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Photographic locations worth sweating for: Ellis Basin bivvy, Mt Arthur Range
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Photographic locations worth sweating for: Ellis Basin bivvy, Mt Arthur Range

Peter takes us to another amazing photographic location near Mt Arthur – one also carved out over eons by glaciers.

By Peter Laurenson

In the July/August issue of Captivating Photography Journal I described a night on top of Mt Arthur / Tuao Wharepapa, one of the highest points in the Arthur Range / Wharepapa, in Kahurangi National Park. I mentioned how accessible Mt Arthur is and that it’s situated in a fascinating and very photogenic karst landscape where, during the ice ages, glaciers carved smooth basins on the flanks of Mt Arthur, scouring and polishing the marble.

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