Mathers Creek

Mathers Creek Canyoneering Canyoning Caving

Also known as: Mather Creek.

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‌	Difficulty:‌4C1 III (v4a4 IV) Swift water Raps:‌18, max ↨82ft Metric Overall: 5.5-8.5h Approach: 1.5-2.5h Descent: 4-6h Exit: 10min  ↑25ft No Red Tape:‌No permit required Shuttle:‌None Vehicle:Passenger Rock type:Schist
Start:	-44.0109, 169.3578
Parking:	-44.0123, 169.3817
Condition Reports:	31 Dec 2024 "A bit higher then when Id done it last March but overall good. Two or three abseils with difficult flow and one or two swims that might be intimidati
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Best season:	Dec-Mar winter spring summer fall Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Regions:	Pacific New Zealand  South Island Westland

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31 Dec 2024: Moderate. Challenging but not dangerous for intermediate canyoneers (class C1 = a4). Requires crossing high flow on a few abseils, a couple of abseils where ziplines are recommended for bags and some low level navigation of water hazards only very experienced parties should do the wet arch abseil in this level.

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Introduction

The Haast River has Didymo. Be sure to avoid the river on the approach. Or you can wear different shoes and stash them and put on your canyon shoes when past the River section.

A really cool canyon with a nice variety of features. A worthwhile day, especially if adding on Imp if time allows.

Approach

Hike up Mather Creek until you get to the last rappel (arch). Check flow and then backtrack a few hundred meters until you see a good footpath that heads up the canyon right side. The path is well tracked for a while and then disappears. Enter the canyon just above the 500m topo line.

Exit

Simple and quick. 15 minutes

Beta sites

• KiwiCanyons.org : Mathers Creek
• Descente-Canyon.com : Mather Creek
• Icopro.org : Mather Creek
• Icopro.org : Mathers Creek

Credits

Mathers Creek

Information provided by automated processes. KML map by (unknown). Main photo by (unknown). Authors are listed in chronological order.

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