Good: Dawn climb up stag saddle was fine! So lucky with weather still. Nice and warm overnight despite freezing temps, good sleep.
Bad: pretty much the rest of the day after the saddle. Slidling to descending ridge was not easy and did a nice land in knee in the few metres requiring first aiding. Then tried to re true rear rotor which had got bashed on rock in climb for a while. Descent on compromised wheel not fun but it made it!! V hot. Hated section from hut in creek to start of mtb track – really tough with my set up. Took pedals on and off several times arghhh. Chris previously accurately described then as meat cleavers. Cut thumb badly while checking brake pads at creek hut, more first aiding. V hot. All of this meant bad mental state all afternoon! Made it to tekapo felt bad about stopping. Spent a while hopefully fixing rotor and falling to fix busted frame bad zip.
But it’s a new day, my clothes are clean and my gear is dry and I’m awake and ready to go.