Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Up the northern route to the summit. We first went up to Tahurangi Lodge and then up the scree slopes and back down the same way. All 23 of us spent Saturday night at the 24 bunk backpackers quarters at the Stratford Motor Camp. On Sunday most of us did the loop walk to Dawson Falls.
Saturday, 14 March 2015
And so it begins.... - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

And so it begins....

Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Tahurangi lodge, a convenient spot for a break after 1.5hrs climbing. - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Tahurangi lodge, a convenient spot for a break after 1.5hrs climbing.

Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Still a long, long way to go - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Still a long, long way to go

Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Upward, ever upward - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Upward, ever upward

Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Rocky scramble towards the summit, much better than scree - at least when going uphill - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Rocky scramble towards the summit, much better than scree - at least when going uphill

Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Into the crater - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Into the crater

Sue summits - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Sue summits

Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
A great spot for panoramas - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

A great spot for panoramas

Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
The Sharks Tooth, climbed by our eastern team - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

The Sharks Tooth, climbed by our eastern team

Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Spot the specks - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Spot the specks

Time to descend - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Time to descend

Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March
The dreaded steps - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

The dreaded steps

Back at Tahurangi - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Back at Tahurangi

Lookin' back - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Lookin' back

Time to unwind and celebrate back in Stratford - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Time to unwind and celebrate back in Stratford

On the Sunday the mountain looked great, but the cap cloud confirmed we'd picked the right day (Saturday) - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

On the Sunday the mountain looked great, but the cap cloud confirmed we'd picked the right day (Saturday)

Tourist stuff at Dawson Falls - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

Tourist stuff at Dawson Falls

And an easy walk to stretch the muscles - Mt Taranaki - the northern team Saurday 14 March

And an easy walk to stretch the muscles

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