Climbing Burnside's highest point
Channel: FutureCat
Date: 2020-06-29

In response to the #MediocreMountainChallenge from The Tim Traveller, I climbed to the highest point in Burnside.  Except it isn't the highest point any more.  So I climbed the new highest point as well.  

Check out the challenge here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkCVqLsjHL4

And also check out the rest of The Tim Traveller's videos, because they're a lot of fun: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2LVhJH_9cT2XKp0VAfsKOQ 

Note: New Zealand currently has very low levels of COVID-19 and is at Level 1, meaning there are no restrictions on travel within the country, and face masks and social distancing are no longer required.  But I decided to stick to my local area anyway, to keep to the spirit of the challenge (and also, because my other options were mountains that are not at all mediocre!) 





Map screenshots from topographic-maps.com https://en-nz.topographic-map.com/maps/g1aw/Canterbury/ and the Christchurch City Council's Wards, Councillors and Community Boards map https://ccc.govt.nz/the-council/how-the-council-works/elected-members/representation

Photograph of Southern Alps from Christchurch: 'Christchurch City from Whitewash Head', Jon Sullivan. Sourced from Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/172513878 CC BY-NC.

Totally-over-equipped-for-the-difficulty tramping gear supplied by Central Otago Sports Depot, Alexandra: https://www.centralotagosportsdepot.co.nz/
(Not actually a sponsorship, it was a Christmas present ;-) )

Music: If I Had a Chicken, Kevin MacLeod.  Sourced from YouTube audio library, attribution not required