Last weekend, I went tramping with the tramping club to the Kepler Mountains. It was 2 candians, 2 kiwis, 1 german, and 3 americans haha- quite the diverse group! We did a 2 day hike up to Luxmore Hut and back down. We left on Friday night and spent the night at the control gates. I thought we would be staying in a hut, but I found out that we were camping outside (mind you, its the middle of winter here!) haha. There was a brand new shelter, which has walls- that dont touch the ground or connect, and we laid out our sleeping bags and slept there. Reminded me of sleeping on the baseball diamonds at summer camp... only 80 degrees colder haha...
We hiked up to the top on Saturday, but when we reached the bushline- it was a blizzard of snow and wind... I couldnt see two feet in front of me! haha- the snow was also hard to tramp through because you would step and fall up to your knees, get out and then take another step and fall up to your hips. it was constantly a game of how far i was going to fall. We were constantly tumbling over and helping eachother get out of holes haha- As much as I was mumbling swears under my breath, it was pretty hilarious- Its one of those times I wish I could rewatch from the outside... When we reached the hut, we went right inside to thaw out. We made tea, then soup, then mulled wine! It was yummy. We cooked red wine and added oranges, cloves, and cinnamon. And then after sitting around some more, we made dinner! haha- It was great to get to know some more people from the tramping club and relax in the middle of no where! We went to bed at nine and slept for 12 hours! when we got up, we made breakfast and chilled out for a couple hours before hiking back down. The weather was better the next day, but we didnt get any of the spectacular views. Once we got to the bottom of the hike, we looked behind us and the clouds cleared! We finally were able to see some mountains and a SWEEEET sunset! it was amazing!
Here are some pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2077971&id=21105072&l=35549f5441
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