Wild camping beneath Mount Owen | Kahurangi National Park, NZ

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At 1875m, Mt Owen is the highest mountain in Kahurangi National Park. Renowned for its striking limestone rock formations, access to the summit requires a bit of grunt. Starting from Courthouse Flat campsite (330m) The trail climbs steadily to 1250m beneath Billies Knob before dropping steeply through the forest to Blue Creek. Some boulder hopping ensues before Granity Pass Hut is reached. Surrounded by towering limestone cliffs, it’s a spectacular spot to overnight.
Date hiked: February 2023
Distance: ~24 KM return. 1400m elevation gain
Duration: 2 days
More info on the trail:
- www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-rec...
- tinytramper.com/mount-owen-da...
- www.wildernessmag.co.nz/trip/...
- www.alltrails.com/trail/new-z...
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- Ignition by Why We Wander
- A Year in Return (Ambient Version) by Young Collective
- Lift Me (Somehow) by Alaskan Tapes
- Estes feat. Hannah Yoo by Judah Earl
- The Florist on Belmont by Sad Moses
- Wehre Direh (Reprise) [No Oohs & Ahhs] by Judah Earl
- In My Heart by By the Coast
- Where The Gravel Road Ends by Sad Moses
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
2:04 - The initial ascent
4:55 - To Granity Pass Hut
6:27 - Camping by the tarns
10:21- Climbing up Mount Owen
14:10 - Descending Mount Owen
16:35 - The journey back via Blue Creek

Пікірлер: 55

@zinny54 4 ай бұрын

Good trip thanks team

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏

@mathewmacpherson857 8 ай бұрын

Everything else is easy after Cascade and French Ridge. Mount Owen is amazing.. Never even knew it existed. Thank you very much.

@ChrisandDanya 8 ай бұрын

It's definitely a special place! The granite formations are so unique and beautiful to photograph.

@olivebranch.777 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful 😍

@ChrisandDanya 10 ай бұрын

One of our favourites on the South Island 😊

@learnwhispering 29 күн бұрын

nice video - thank you. Nice to see "home"...

@ChrisandDanya 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@johnhallford239 8 ай бұрын

Talk about beautiful, peaceful and quiet. Lakes reminded me a bit of those at the top of Borland Saddle. Getting to enjoy it all by yourselves on top of it. So cool. I can't wait to get back. Another great video. Thank you for sharing.

@ChrisandDanya 8 ай бұрын

Great to hear from you again John and thanks for watching another video 😊

@mikehardiman7165 10 ай бұрын

Great video as usual , love your channel. Such beauty

@ChrisandDanya 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike, really appreciate it 🙏❤️

@paulbond4812 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your wonderful video . I went up Mt' Owen years ago in rain and snow .Icicles on the trig at the top .I've since posted a "Kahurangi" song on youtube that you might like to hear .Cheers.

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Sounds like a wild trip Paul! Will definitely check out the song 😊

@TherealenglishGeeza 11 ай бұрын

Amazing ❤ I’d love to live your life 😊

@ChrisandDanya 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊🙏 It's not all sunshine and rainbows, but we don't have a lot to complain about 😊

@honeybee592 10 ай бұрын

That geology is incredible!!

@ChrisandDanya 10 ай бұрын

Agreed! A Very unique and stunning mountain

@NathanaelCBR 7 ай бұрын

You should see the caves under the mountain!

@ChrisandDanya 7 ай бұрын

@NathanaelCBR can you actually visit them? Danya doesn't like caves so don't think she would have been keen 😅

@NathanaelCBR 7 ай бұрын

@ChrisandDanya I think the caves are all unmarked and for professionals only, but there's a whole chapter on them in the book Caves (2017) a beautiful book of NZ's caves if you can get your hands on a copy.

@ChrisandDanya 7 ай бұрын

@NathanaelCBR sounds cool! I'll keep my eyes open when I'm next in a bookstore/library

@NathanaelCBR 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful footage of Mt Owen, you've really captured the majesty of the place. I still kick myself for somehow massively screwing up planning a trip there with my dad in 2012 and thought we could go up and back in a day; maybe I misread the distance or something, but of course we didn't even get close. Got to Granity Pass Hut before having to turn around. I still really, really want to get up to the top.

@ChrisandDanya 7 ай бұрын

Yeah getting up to Mt Owen and back in a day would be pretty brutal, but I'm sure there's people that do it 😅. I think going to Granity Pass Hut and back in a day is fairly common, but that's still quite the trip! Well done on completing that Definitely worth it to spend the night at Granity Pass Hut and do a day trip up to Mt Owen if you get the opportunity too!

@Capfka 5 ай бұрын

Great video, guys. I've never been to Kahurangi NP - to my shame - but it's clearly worth the effort!

@ChrisandDanya 5 ай бұрын

Definitely worth the visit if you get the chance! It's such a large national park with so much variety

@Capfka 2 ай бұрын

@@ChrisandDanya Unfortunately I now live 12,000 miles away .... unlikely that I'll ever get there.

@ChrisandDanya 2 ай бұрын

@Capfka hope you get the chance to return one day 😊

@edgeplay4205 11 ай бұрын

You are never going to find another area with similar features. Mt Owen is unique. Mt Arthur is the next best spot. Where you camp in the basin is the source of the largest cave system in the country. As you walked from there to the summit there could have been cavers climbing around underneath you. If you shoot nothing other than Mt Owen you will have a profession for life. Mt Owen is very hard to capture on video because it is so 3D, but you got it.

@ChrisandDanya 11 ай бұрын

It is a very special spot indeed 😊 We did Mount Arthur as well and that is the closest, but still not the same. Although, the Tablelands are extremely beautiful in their own right We also did the Kiwi Saddle up to Mount Patriarch, which was stunning as well. Was cool seeing Mount Owen across the way

@janakotrcova2790 11 ай бұрын

Another great hike,beautiful pictures - of a nice couple,-of the sunset by the lake,-the fog rolling in the valleys ,all accompanied by pleasant music.Good luck!

@ChrisandDanya 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Jana 😊🙏❤️

@kenfitzpatrick933 11 ай бұрын

Great video Guys stunning scenery - Tourism NZ should be sponsoring these videos!!

@ChrisandDanya 11 ай бұрын

That'd be nice 😂

@JaneSinclairart 11 ай бұрын

Magnificent scenery and great filming Chris & Danya ! Thanks for taking us on a magical ride 🥰

@ChrisandDanya 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for coming along Jane 😊🙏

@sal8527 11 ай бұрын

Spectacular.

@ChrisandDanya 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Sal 😁🙏❤️

@JerryArizona 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning scenery. Great video, man.

@ChrisandDanya 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man, great to hear from you! 😊 I remember chatting with you when you had a few thousand subscribers; it's been a journey watching your channel grow into what it is now! Keep up the great work

@patrickscully4171 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Chris and Danya. Really enjoyed it. Such beautiful photography and interesting commentary too. It looked pretty tricky to climb Mt Owen. Did you find the route to take was easier being there?

@ChrisandDanya 2 ай бұрын

Thanks again Patrick! The route up was pretty easy to follow, but coming down it was easy to take the wrong track which would lead you to a dead end; still pretty easy overall though. Not a bad place to spend more time though, the rock formations are beautiful 😊