D32- Studholme Saddle hut to Cameron hut

I've been at it for a month now. Its a chilly start to the day at 1300, but with a short distance to cover there's no need to get into it too early.
Its a 10 min walk down the creek to the Studholme Bivvy, a basic 2 man shelter, its not high enough to stand up in and 2 matresses take up the entire floor space, bivvys like this are a common feature of the Kaweka. From here a poled route climbs steeply back to the saddle. The Studholme Saddle has a reputation for being the windiest spot in the Kaweka, I've been blown uphill here on a previous trip. Its not that windy today but theres still a stiff breeze.
Continuing south i pass the track to Mackintosh hut, im only 2 hours away from home despite being in the middle of the trip, tho im not going that way. There's a good view over the Macintosh Plautoe and i can clearly see where my trap line would be. Further south i reach the summit of Kaiarahi(1507m). The obvious ridge continues south past The Tits, The Rouge, and down to the Tutaekuri river. I head NW in a big arc around the head of the Tutaekuri, eventually heading south again, it dips briefly below the tree line where Castle Camp is found. Castle camp is a tarp shelter with a tin roof and a dirt floor, the matresses have been removed from my last visit, but you could stay there if necessary. Probably the most useful aspect is it's water tank.
Back on the open tops, the ridge meanders south before reaching Kiwi Saddle, again just below the bush line. Kiwi Saddle hut is located on the saddle. Its owned and maintained by Herataunga tramping club, but open for public use. Its a tidy 8 bunker with a woodburner and tank and gets a lot of use. I've had a possum block here in the past so am familiar with the area.
From here its a bit of a grunt to the Cameron hut/ Lakes carpark junction at 1380m. The western side is bare, the eastern covered in invasive contotra pines. Taking the western ridge towards Cameron it drops reasonably steeply with a decent drop off on the southern face. Once below the bush line it meanders around 1150 untill the Cameron/ Kiwi Mouth junction. The bush is quite open, there's occasional snow damage, but nothing much, the high altitude beech seems to cope with it better.
From the junction it climbs to 1180m, where occasional open areas give good veiws down to the Ngaruroro river. For most of this trip I've been disadvantaged by heading north- south, traversing all the Major rivers upstream, the descent to Cameron is one place im glad to be southbound. The route looses 600 vertical meters over a kilometre. Its not commonly used, and serves as a high route for when the Ngaruroro's in flood. It's mainly open clay and scree, in places there's little vegetation to slow the descent, a few clay patches required carefull shuffling. After rain it would be extremely dangerous.
At the base it enters tall kanuka forest and joins the broad Cameron track which is followed though flats to the hut. Cameron hut is a standard nsfs hut and has had little modernisation. There's an open fire, 6 steel bunks and water from the Ngaruroro river. It gets a lot of use, tho only October to April. Its easy access up the riverbed, tho many parties report being stranded by the river or forced to  take the high route. The Ngaruroro is great and its a highlight of the trip. Its not a monster like the Motu/Mohaka, tho its big enough to be popular with rafters and fishermen. There's a perfect swimming hole outside the hut, and its just what i need after a long, dusty descent. The water's warm and clear, statistically it's the second clearest river in the country. Fact.