Three-day trip staying at Discovery Lodge Tongariro National Park. Climbed all three peaks - Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro.
Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro 23-25 January
Jumping for joy was appropriate on such a glorious day
A wee rock scramble put us where we wanted to be
MetService staff, past and present
The Team..
The top...Crater on Ruapehu
Crater lake and Tahurangi
Crater and Emergency Shelter on Mt Ruapehu
Crossing the Summit Plateau towards Te Heuheu
3 of the guys tried to climb Tahurangi but didn't have the gear for it
While 4 of us climbed Te Heuheu
Tahurangi from the top of Te Heuheu
Ruapehu GPS track (Te Heuheu team)
DAY TWO Mt Ngaurahoe early second morning
A daunting climb ahead
But they're still managing to force smiles!
Main crater of Mt Ngaurahoe with Mt Ruapehu peaking out the back
2nd summit celebration
View from Ngauruhoe across South Crater to Blue Lake
And south across Tama Lakes to Ruapehu
Fumarole near Ngauruhoe summit
...while the crater itself is cold enough to retain snow
Much quicker going down....
All smiles back at the road end
Ngauruhoe GPS track
Climbing away from Mangatepopo Hut for our ascent of Tongariro
Happy Parawais (and others) on their 3rd summit of the weekend
Third and final Day. Made it to the top of Mt Tongariro with Mt Ngaurahoe and snow capped Ruapehu in background
David is utterly exhausted as he looks back over the weekend climbs
photo-bombed
Back on the crowded Tongariro Crossing, looking across Red Crater
Tongariro GPS track
Finally, a pool to cool off in
Wild mermaid
