New Zealand - Routeburn Track Hike Day 2

This is Day 2 of the famous Routeburn Track in New Zealand. Today I cross Harris Saddle onto Mackenzie Hut on the Routeburn Track. Beautiful weather and clear skies give a picture perfect view of New Zealand's snow capped southern alps ending at Lake Mackenzie. Check out my store for gear used in this hike: http://www.crawlingroad.com/store Total pack weight was ~20 lbs. If you are hiking the Routeburn (or other New Zealand Great Walks) in-season the huts are supplied with stoves and propane fuel so you won't need to bring a stove to lighten up your load (you will need pots and utensils to cook though). This hike though was out of season which means hikers must bring their own stove and fuel to cook their food as there are not stoves provided in the huts during this time. The weather in New Zealand is famously unpredictable. Be sure you always bring good wet weather gear and insulation in case of a snow conditions in the alpine areas! Gear included: ULA Circuit Backpack Mountain Hardware Ultralamina 15 Synthetic Sleeping Bag Marmot DriClime Wind Shirt Patagonia Micro Puff Primaloft 1 jacket Icebreaker merino wool t-shirt and thermal underwear Merino wool socks Sealskinz waterproof sock liners Trangia stove with Clikstand port support Evernew Ultralight Titanium Pot Plastic bottle for holding denatured alcohol fuel Swiss Army Climber Knife Skin Technology Picardin bug repellent (testing for trip) Shamwow for a camp towel Tilley hat Julbo glacier glasses Spring water bottles for water transport Princeton Tech Quad LED headlamp (Waterproof) Light My Fire swedish firesteel for emergency fire Basic first aid kit (Adventure Medical Kit Ultralight First Aid modified) Basic survival/repair kit (Adventure Medical Kit Survival Pak modified) Adventure Medical Kit Emergency Bivvy GoLite Umbrella REI Kitmah eVent rain jacket and pants Synthetic hiking pants Generic trail running shoes Hiking Poles Goal Zero Nomad 7 Adventure Kit (For testing purposes, not something I normally carry) GPS App for iPhone is "GPS Kit" with cached Google Terrain maps Suunto M-3G Global Needle Compass Energizer AAA Lithium Batteries (for SPOT device and head lamp - works in cold weather) Ursack Minor Animal Resistant Bag Opsak Food Odor Bag I have these and other items listed in my store and I appreciate your support if you found this video helpful: http://www.crawlingroad.com/store Thanks for watching and stay tuned as I hike the famous Routeburn Track and show you the beautiful scenery from the South Island of New Zealand and the Milford Sound. Music is royalty free license from www.music2hues.com. Track name is Kite Flight. Check out their great music selection for your videos...