Gillespie Circuit and North Wilkin

A fairly relaxed 5 day hut trip highlighted by Gillespie Pass, the Siberia Valley, and a nice detour into the North Wilkin Valley.
Day 1: Hike up the Young Valley to Young Hut
Day 2: Over Gillespie Pass and down to Siberia Hut after a detour to Crucible Lake
Day 3: Down to the Wilkin confluence and upstream to Top Forks Hut
Day 4: A nice morning day hike into the North Fork Valley before afternoon weather came in
Day 5: A quick hike down to Kerin Forks and a jet boat ride out to the Makarora

Heading up the Young Valley
Youngs Valley
Nice little stream
Silky Stream
Evening light on Pt 2026
Youngs Valley Peak
Paradise Ducks
Paradise Ducks
Upper Young Valley. Mt Awful on the left
Upper Youngs Valley
Mt Awful and the Upper Young Valley
Upper Youngs Valley
Upper Young Valley
Upper Youngs Valley
En route to Gillespie Pass. New Zealand is full of terrain that looks a lot like this.
Gillespie Pass
A look back down the Young Valley from Gillespie Pass
Youngs Valley
Looking out toward the Siberia Valley and Mt Alba
Gillespie Valley
Mt Awful
Mount Awful
Mt Awful and Young Peak
Mount Awful
Mt Alba from the pass
Alba
Young Peak
Youngs Peak
Looking back to Mt Awful and Gillespie Pass
Mount Awful
Falls draining the Crucible Valley
Crucible Falls
Mt Alba at the head of the Crucible Valley. Crucible Lake rests behind that moraine.
Crucible Valley
Looking down the Crucible Valley
Crucible Valley
Mt Alba and Crucible Lake
Crucible Lake
Siberia Valley and Mt Despair
Dreadful
Flowers in the Siberia Valley
Siberia Flowers
Siberia Hut
Siberia Hut
Siberia Valley
Siberia Valley
Mt Awful poking up and some Siberia Creek reflectiness
Siberia Creek Reflection
Kerin Forks Hut, Wilkin River
Kerin Forks Hut
Kerin Forks Hut
Kerin Forks Hut
Inside Kerin Forks Hut
Kerin Forks Hut Inside
Looking down the Wilkin River
Wilkin
Looking down valley from Jumboland
Jumboland
Some alpenglow behind Top Forks Hut
Top Forks Sunrise
Pollux and Castor
Top Forks Sunrise
Pollux and the North Wilkin
Pollux
Pollux and the North Wilkin
Pollux
This cairn has been around for a long time
North Wilkin Cairn
Castor and some calving
Castor Icefall
Lake Diana
Lake Diana
Pollux and Lake Diana
Lake Diana
Pollux
Lake Diana
Pollux and Lake Diana
Lake Diana
Lucidus Lake
Lucidus Lake
Lucidus Lake
Lucidus Lake
Lake Castalia
Lake Castalia
Lake Castalia
Lake Castalia
Lake Castalia
Lake Castalia
Looking down the North Wilkin Valley
North Wilkin
North Wilkin Valley
North Wilkin
North Wilkin Valley
North Wilkin