Uploaded January 2010 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Trekking this classic New Zealand Great Walk, the Routeburn Track, over a period of three days and camping rather than staying in the huts. We had an unusual Routeburn Track experience in that we were hiking it in early season and there had been heavy snowfall over winter. So much so, NZ DOC decided to lay on some helicopters (for a small fee) to lift us over the snow covered Harris Saddle, rather than delay the opening of the track for a few weeks more.
Trekking this classic New Zealand Great Walk, the Routeburn Track, over a period of three days and camping rather than staying in the huts. We had an unusual Routeburn Track experience in that we were hiking it in early season and there had been heavy snowfall over winter. So much so, NZ DOC decided to lay on some helicopters (for a small fee) to lift us over the snow covered Harris Saddle, rather than delay the opening of the track for a few weeks more.
