Christmas in the Havelock

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CHRISTMAS IN THE JAVLLOCK. On Doxing Day "Bill-or-Sten" Pottor, Frank KcGowan and Loador Bob Williams loft Wollington for Christchurch and caught the carly train to Ashburton whore Ellice Burdon, a 0.M.C. (Cantcrbury Mcat Sompany) bod kindly cartod us in his bonc-shekor to Erowhon Station, erriving there at 3p.mo Wo chango at the car park and startod velling, fording the Clydo River and turning up the Havolock Rivor. Aftor a meal at tho Forks Hut We moochod up rivor and campod in a. patch of mategouri and mountain totara almost opposito the Growler Hut. Noxt day was spont in anbling up to Bric Bivye tho rivur had chango its course sinco Johnny Pascoo's guilo book was writton an? WO hai sono bluff troublo which can be avoidod by naking th- e fords of the rivor Lctwoon Totara Point and Agony Island, We arrived at Eric Bivy about fivo-ish doing tho trip in ono full day instcad of two days as wO had plannod. Goorgo Thompson, Max Pomborton and Dave Caswoll were in rosidonce at the bivy and had a brew ready for us - thanks boys. Thoy loft tho noxt morning al three for tho Classon Bivy. Wo followed thoir footstops to Pyramus whero WC had a fino vicw of Mts. McLuro, Onlookor and D'Archiac. Tho noxt two dnys woro wot and in tho following fivo days WO mado tripe to Milno Poak, tho 1 orth and South Eric Glaciors and Gunn Pass an. Disan intmont Sadilo. Wo had a vory intcrosting day on the Havolock Clacior which is ovurlookod by numerous icc falls that "ork and which dolayod us for sovoral hours so that WO cid not climb Outram as plannod, but in rocomponso WO hac a wondorful viow from Disappointmont Sadilo. Wo spont tho noxt two days on our trip out thoro Ellice Burdon mot us on schodulo. Thu Havolock Valloy is woll worth visiting and wO throo ars looking forward to anothor trip thorc, It is suitoble for small mobilo partios of throe or four an has limbs suitablo for all grados of oxporioncod climbers. Bob Williams,