My first tramping trip (1963?) was Klondike - Carrington day 1, Carrington - Barker Hut day 2, Barker Hut - Waimakariri Falls day 3, Waimakariri Falls - Otira day 4 (via the col, and Rolleston R). The WF dunny in those days was cantilevered out over the stream... I remember nasty sub alpine scrub and barked shins on the way up to WF that didn't show in your vid! Wonderful to see the whio up there now. Great trip, great video on your part - thank you for reviving the memories!
Great video Sam and Kev, particularly the close-proximity shots of the unbanded whio. "Waimakariri" means "cold water" and is inarguably appropriate as much of its water originates from glaciers in the White, Crow and Waimakariri valleys.
Great vid, amazing views, really inspiring to get out on the trails. I was impressed to see you guys walking through the rivers with no sign of pain from the freezing cold waters. A couple of a HARDENED TRAMPERS there. Kia kaha fellas and keep'em coming!
Cheers Matt - we are definitely not hardened trampers and don’t have all the gear and get stuff wrong too. But hopefully the vids help people understand what is involved on some of these trips so they can do them too.
Great video. Thanks guys. When i was up there in the summer of 2007 i got my only ever sighting of Rockwren in the boulder field below the upper river wire bridge. Lots of mtn flowers were blooming above the hut. You had great weather !
Thanks Bruce. Unfortunately we never got to see a Rock Wren or the mountain flowers. We have been lucky enough to spot Rock Wren twice before, once at Sefton Biv and once at the rock biv at Canyon Creek.
Really well put together movie guys I watched in full. I have been to Barker/carrington/AntiCrow but Waimak falls has been on my hit list for years now I definitely want to go there soon! I subscribed and liked. Looking forward to seeing future adventures on your channel.
Wondering when you are both in the shot, particularly if you are walking away from the camera do you have a 3rd person filming you? Or do you have the camera on a tripod and you have to walk back to retrieve the camera?
Pleased you enjoyed the video. In terms of risk, there are two main issues - avalanches and river crossings. I haven't been following the weather conditions in Arthurs Pass in recent weeks so probably can't comment accurately in terms of current avalanche risk, but the Avalanche advisory hasn't kicked off yet this season www.avalanche.net.nz/region/4 . As for rainfall and river levels, they can rise and fall pretty quickly. Closest monitoring site is a wee way down stream at the Esk confluence with the Waimakariri - which shows river levels are currently up (2nd June) www.ecan.govt.nz/data/riverflow/sitedetails/66404 Just keep an eye on the weather reports to ensure there is minimal snow and rain between now and when you are planning to go. MetService has a report for Carrington Hut that we have found very accurate www.metservice.com/mountains-and-parks/national-parks/arthurs-pass and the YR app has Waimakariri Falls Hut listed as a location (which we have found to be less accurate). Finally, best to check in with DOC at Arthurs Pass - they'll be able to give you better and more up to date information that anyone. If you do end up going, you'll love the tramp. Good luck. Sam and Kev.
From memory there are signs saying that 4WDs are not allowed further up into the river valley. I seem to recall there were some rocks or barriers in place too.
Awesome video, thanks for sharing. Can I ask you how do you guys prevent or deal with blisters? What sort of boots and socks combination you go for? I did a fair amount of trekking through Fiordland where my feet were under water 60% of the track due to heavy rains and frequent flooding and I am yet to find the best way to prevent blisters. I am starting to think I should try a double layer of socks, finger socks on the inside and merinos socks on the outside but again it might not work. My boots are super comfy and weatherproof (Millet Bouthan GTX) but keeping my feet dry proves to be mission impossible in some very wet areas, so I am guessing that preventing friction rather than wetness might be a better approach... always curious to know if it has been an issue for you given you seem to have crossed a few rivers. Thanks.
Hi BonuxCoukeur, pleased you enjoyed the video. In terms of blisters the best advice we can give is 1. Make sure your sure your boots/shoes and socks are comfortable 2. As soon as you feel some rubbing or discomfort stop straight away and do something about it, sometimes this seems a pain but in the long run it saves time. 3. Put something on the area that is causing discomfort. We use a tape called Leucoplast (the dark blue version). It's waterproof, hard wearing and lasts for days
@@samandkevsoutdooradventures Good advice. The dark blue cover Leucoplast was always in my pack for the same reason. Another trick is a variation on the two sock method - put on one pair of thin socks, insert foot into plastic bag like a supermarket carry bag, then put on second pair of socks. The bag stops the friction between the two pairs of socks that end up rubbing on the foot - the inner sock stays attached to your foot without rubbing.
some interesting camera shots that was awesome - but why the music to ruin it? we tramp to get away from that. Great shot of the blue ducks. had to stop watching due to the music - bummer.
Thanks for your comment and sorry about the music. We have actually started using music only sparingly in more recent vids and often not at all. Will take your comments on board. Thanks again.
