Another year, another trip to Foggy under the full moon. This time our party was very small – only six brave souls embraced the fresh breeze on a chilly Monday evening. We started from Porters Pass just before sunset and followed the well-known route up along Foggy Peak Ridge. The red full moon rising above the southern ridges of Mt Torlesse was as impressive as ever. At the flat area around 1600 m we put crampons on – we expected to encounter ice higher up, but it wasn’t as icy as we thought. We still found some good patches of crisp snow with an icy layer, perfect for cramponing. We spent about a minute on the windy top before turning back and heading quickly down. It was a good challenge, and I’m hoping that next year we’ll get more snow!
Stats: 5.2 km, 3h 25min, 815 m ascent. Route shown on NZ TopoMap (GPX download below).
Participants: Michal Klajban (leader, scribe, GPX), Jan Kupka, Safka Dowding, Chris Freear, Matt Bloc, Jonathan Carr
Tramped on 8th September 2025.
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Max elevation: 1730 m
Min elevation: 945 m
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