>>2799667Pretty chill, it is what it looks like. the forest is an interesting monoculture of old-growth beech. Pretty inhospitable; the weather will beat your ass and the biting flies will finish the job. If you go get a DOC hut pass and go deep, deep in the backcountry away from the tourists. North Island has very good stuff too.
>>2799710Xueshan, plus 2 extra days hiking across the southern ridge to make it a loop. Looks like it's not quite a 13er, I misremembered.
