E3 for Year 12-13 school students (ages 17-18) is a 11-day wilderness expedition. Travelling as a small community through remote wilderness areas of Aotearoa New Zealand, each expedition is focused on developing the character of participants and strengthening their connections with God, others, and creation.
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Our E3 Otago expedition is an 11-day wilderness journey. We start our adventure on the Main Divide of Kā Tiritiri-o-te-moana/the Southern Alps, at the head of the Makarora Valley on Tīoripātea/Haast Pass.
For the first six days, we will tramp through parts of Aspiring National Park. This stunning national park is part of the Te Wāhipounamu, a UNESCO World Heritage site which encompasses 2.6 million hectares.
We will tramp through dense forest, we will cross glacial-fed rivers and we will traverse alpine passes. Along the way, as well as enjoying the scenery of snow-capped mountains and alpine lakes, we’ll participate in some practical conservation work — potentially checking predator-traps and monitoring water-quality, plus surveying and recording the amazing array of birds that live in the area.
We will then give our legs a break for a couple of days, using paddles to guide our sea kayaks on the vast expanse of Lake Wānaka. Arriving at Minaret Station, we will then spend our final three days biking the western shores of Lake Wānaka — a remote area rarely accessed by the public — before finishing our
expedition in Wānaka.
For more info: https://sunz.org.nz/camps/e3/
For FAQs: https://sunz.org.nz/e3-faq/
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E3 is a partnership between SUNZ, Adventure Specialties Trust and A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand.