Little Mt Peel

So this weekends adventure was to climb Little Mt Peel (1300 metres) via the Deer Spur track and descend by the South Ridge route. After a 100 minute drive from Christchurch, we arrived at the base of Little Mount Peel. From the start of the day it was drizzling, but not cool. Little Mount Peel must get a lot more rain than the rest of the Canterbury Plains as the undergrowth had distinctly more ferns. We climbed to the tarn (about 700 metres) where we intended to stop for morning tea, but the constant drizzle inspired us to keep walking. It was a steady gradient on a well formed track which towards the top turned into a well formed stream. On reaching the peak, we headed straight out of the rain, and into the precariously pearched hut, where we had lunch. After Lunch we descended the much steeper South ridge. This was made slightly more fun by the wet slippery rocks that we had to scramble down. The rest of the descent was uneventful. At the bottom we made a two minute detour to see Emily Falls.

Kiwis spotted: Nil

Moas Spotted: Nil