This is the last river crossing before climbing through scrub and bush straight up 1km to Hunters Hut. The widest part of the Wairoa River is where I had to cross before the climb. The river was high and I crossed in the wrong place first and had to cross back and walk along further, shimmy around a rock face in bum deep water. I decided on my crossing plan and nailed it. Heart racing, sore grazed legs and a tear in my pants. 16 Dec 2021, 11km
@christinav Conditions change quickly and the markers to cross rivers do to. On this day the cairns were not visible and indicated the river was high so I had to work out how to get to the exit on the other side. 🥴 I was glad to reach every hut.
