To ensure I walk as much of the AAWT as possible it was decided this morning to use New Years Eve as an active rest day. We would daywalk to Cope Hut (our original choice for New Years) with the arrival of Sal's family and my brother imminent! So we set out to scope Cope! The walk was nice and gentle, especially with no pack and we walked the 2.5kms very quickly. Cope Hut was built in 1929 specifically to service the increasing number of ski-tourers on the Hi...

Today was a day that would prove to be spectacular in place of hard! We set off from the delightful campsite at Roper's Hut with the general agreement that we could definitely have stayed there for an extra day or two, such is the beauty and magical nature of the place. Sal mused a hammock was the only accesory needed, as we already each had a good book in our packs! We walked up the fire trail to escape the tree line and were rewarded with 360 degree views fr...