The Gap by Castle Hill Peak (Torlesse Range)
The Gap is a prominent opening in the Torlesse Range, located between Castle Hill Peak and Red Peak. It resembles a missing tooth in a jaw of sharply pointed canines and flat molars, making it…
The Gap is a prominent opening in the Torlesse Range, located between Castle Hill Peak and Red Peak. It resembles a missing tooth in a jaw of sharply pointed canines and flat molars, making it…
This trip was postponed a couple of times until we finally had good conditions: minimal wind, a clear sky, and snow. Perhaps because the trip was on a weekday, it didn’t attract many participants, and…
I first scheduled this trip in June. Four full moons later, all the necessary variables (such as snow, clear skies, and no gale wind) finally aligned, and the trip was finally on. What’s more, it…
Funny enough, I’ve just realised now, as I’m writing this, that I led a trip up to Castle Hill Peak in January. Oh well, one can’t visit there too frequently; the convenience is just too…
Weirdly enough, this was my first climb to the Castle Hill Peak, probably the most popular high peak for Christchurchians. We started off at the Porters Pass car park, a neat carpark right on the top of the pass.