Trip 023 - Routeburn - Lake Wilson

 

DATE: January 14-16, 2023
LEADER: Sharen Rutherford (027 229 1961)
TRIP GRADE: Moderate/Fit to Climbing (7-9 hrs per day)

Lake Wilson, nestled 200m higher than Lake Harris on the Routeburn Track has been visited multiple times by the club, both in summer and winter. With the highest peak in the area (Mt Erebus, 1978m) located to the east of the lake, the Valley Of The Trolls and Lake Wilson saw multiple visits by the club on the annual Winter Routeburn as several attempts were made to summit Erebus.

One club trip has included Lake Wilson as part of the traverse along the Serpentine Range from the upper North Routeburn.

Due to the time required to get to Lake Wilson from the road end (6-8hrs) this trip is moderate to fit camping trip (there are no huts).

Options once at Lake Wilson are to scramble up the easy hills to the west of the lake for views out over the Hollyford, a circumnavigation of the lake, visit the head of the lake and into the basins beyond, or have a go at climbing Erebus, which is more or less a rock scramble in summer.

As the trip is in mid-January, the list will close on December 20 – please email Sharen Rutherford to sign up.