Comments on: An awesome day on the Kepler Track http://blog.wildvista.com/an-awesome-day-on-the-kepler-track/ Treks · travels · landscape photography · general randomness Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:09:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick http://blog.wildvista.com/an-awesome-day-on-the-kepler-track/comment-page-1/#comment-8611 Patrick Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:31:36 +0000 http://blog.wildvista.com/?p=391#comment-8611 Thanks very much for your comments. They - like your blog - are extremely helpful. I may come back and ask a few more questions. Thanks very much for your comments. They – like your blog – are extremely helpful. I may come back and ask a few more questions.

]]> By: Paul Filby http://blog.wildvista.com/an-awesome-day-on-the-kepler-track/comment-page-1/#comment-8607 Paul Filby Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:20:21 +0000 http://blog.wildvista.com/?p=391#comment-8607 Hi Patrick, I don't think you'd have any trouble doing the Kepler in two days -- overnighting at Iris Burn. It'll be a hard couple of days (particularly the first, via the Luxmore Hut), but I'm sure you'll find that the suggested times (as given in the track leaflets and on the signs) are way longer than you'll need if you're at all fit. Hope you enjoy it! Hi Patrick, I don’t think you’d have any trouble doing the Kepler in two days — overnighting at Iris Burn. It’ll be a hard couple of days (particularly the first, via the Luxmore Hut), but I’m sure you’ll find that the suggested times (as given in the track leaflets and on the signs) are way longer than you’ll need if you’re at all fit. Hope you enjoy it!

]]> By: Patrick http://blog.wildvista.com/an-awesome-day-on-the-kepler-track/comment-page-1/#comment-8594 Patrick Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:45:57 +0000 http://blog.wildvista.com/?p=391#comment-8594 I'm planning a trip for March 2012 and your blog is helpful. I'm 42 and a fit marathoner. I'm considering trying to do Kepler is 2 days / 1 night, staying at iris Burn. Am I crazy to do this? I’m planning a trip for March 2012 and your blog is helpful. I’m 42 and a fit marathoner. I’m considering trying to do Kepler is 2 days / 1 night, staying at iris Burn. Am I crazy to do this?

]]> By: ladders http://blog.wildvista.com/an-awesome-day-on-the-kepler-track/comment-page-1/#comment-4281 ladders Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:18:37 +0000 http://blog.wildvista.com/?p=391#comment-4281 Those pictures are wonderful. Those pictures are wonderful.

]]> By: Paul Filby http://blog.wildvista.com/an-awesome-day-on-the-kepler-track/comment-page-1/#comment-2010 Paul Filby Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:14:49 +0000 http://blog.wildvista.com/?p=391#comment-2010 Hi Stephen, Yep, it's definitely possible to do that in a day (Mt. Luxmore summit from Te Anau, and back). You'll need to be in reasonably good shape though, and make sure you start at a reasonable time to give yourself the full day, but it should be a great day out on the hill. I think you're looking at around 35km and 1300m ascent, or close to anyway. You could shorten the distance a bit by starting from the Control Gates rather than in Te Anau itself, but that's not essential. DoC (NZ Department of Conservation) suggest 4 to 6 hours to the Luxmore Hut I think. I was pretty fit when I was there, and managed it in 3 hours without feeling rushed at all, and still walking rather than running. The track is incredibly well made and maintained, so no problems there. Have fun! Hi Stephen,
Yep, it’s definitely possible to do that in a day (Mt. Luxmore summit from Te Anau, and back). You’ll need to be in reasonably good shape though, and make sure you start at a reasonable time to give yourself the full day, but it should be a great day out on the hill.

I think you’re looking at around 35km and 1300m ascent, or close to anyway. You could shorten the distance a bit by starting from the Control Gates rather than in Te Anau itself, but that’s not essential.

DoC (NZ Department of Conservation) suggest 4 to 6 hours to the Luxmore Hut I think. I was pretty fit when I was there, and managed it in 3 hours without feeling rushed at all, and still walking rather than running. The track is incredibly well made and maintained, so no problems there.

Have fun!

]]> By: stephen goulden http://blog.wildvista.com/an-awesome-day-on-the-kepler-track/comment-page-1/#comment-2009 stephen goulden Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:54:53 +0000 http://blog.wildvista.com/?p=391#comment-2009 I am thinking of doing this walk, to the first top, there and back in a day from Te Anau. Is this possible? I am thinking of doing this walk, to the first top, there and back in a day from Te Anau. Is this possible?

]]> By: Paul Filby http://blog.wildvista.com/an-awesome-day-on-the-kepler-track/comment-page-1/#comment-1868 Paul Filby Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:44:38 +0000 http://blog.wildvista.com/?p=391#comment-1868 Hi Sarah, In my experience (limited to only one season though :-)), March is a good time to be trekking in NZ. What it boils down to is that, even in the summer, it's possible to have bad weather sweep through that'll dump snow on the mountains. Such summer snowfalls are usually very short-lived, and the snow's gone again within a few days on a track like the Kepler. You'd be unlucky to hit these conditions in March, but it's by no means unheard of. DoC (NZ Department of Conservation) closely monitor the weather forecast and conditions on the managed tracks, and there are wardens at each hut, so you shouldn't find yourself in the midst of a storm unexpectedly. I'm sure you'll love it! Hi Sarah,
In my experience (limited to only one season though :-) ), March is a good time to be trekking in NZ. What it boils down to is that, even in the summer, it’s possible to have bad weather sweep through that’ll dump snow on the mountains. Such summer snowfalls are usually very short-lived, and the snow’s gone again within a few days on a track like the Kepler. You’d be unlucky to hit these conditions in March, but it’s by no means unheard of.

DoC (NZ Department of Conservation) closely monitor the weather forecast and conditions on the managed tracks, and there are wardens at each hut, so you shouldn’t find yourself in the midst of a storm unexpectedly. I’m sure you’ll love it!

]]> By: sarah http://blog.wildvista.com/an-awesome-day-on-the-kepler-track/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 sarah Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:37:06 +0000 http://blog.wildvista.com/?p=391#comment-1865 Most excellent. I just followed your links from the lonely planet post. I'm travelling in March and considering this track after Milford ( I mean, if I'm going to get my butt into fiordland then I best make the best of it), and now I'm considering snow. Which is a little bit of a turn off, since I'm specifically trying to escape the Maine winter. And I'm starting to think I don't know much about mountains... Most excellent.

I just followed your links from the lonely planet post. I’m travelling in March and considering this track after Milford ( I mean, if I’m going to get my butt into fiordland then I best make the best of it), and now I’m considering snow. Which is a little bit of a turn off, since I’m specifically trying to escape the Maine winter. And I’m starting to think I don’t know much about mountains…

]]> By: filbyp http://blog.wildvista.com/an-awesome-day-on-the-kepler-track/comment-page-1/#comment-41 filbyp Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:25:40 +0000 http://blog.wildvista.com/?p=391#comment-41 Hi John, Good question. It was late February, so well into the southern hemisphere summer really. I've edited the post to include a date now. Is this a track you're thinking of doing? Hi John,
Good question. It was late February, so well into the southern hemisphere summer really. I’ve edited the post to include a date now. Is this a track you’re thinking of doing?

]]> By: John Rosner http://blog.wildvista.com/an-awesome-day-on-the-kepler-track/comment-page-1/#comment-39 John Rosner Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:58:26 +0000 http://blog.wildvista.com/?p=391#comment-39 What time of year did you go on this track? What time of year did you go on this track?

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