A winter day trip over the Tongariro Crossing
Winter Tongariro Crossing Saturday 16 July
Raring to go
Winter wonderland
The track in to Mangatepopo Saddle
Comfort stop :-)
Crossing South Crater
A Parawai salute in whiteout conditions
Trip leader is happy
Karl tests the snow depth
The climb to Red Crater got a bit icy and tricky
Up on the Red Crater rim
The ridge above Red Crater (Red Crater on the right)
Descending to Emerald Lakes
A calmer spot down by the Emerald Lakes was a great place to relax for a few minutes
Elisabeth iced-up
One of the Emerald Lakes
Central Crater on the left and one of the Emerald Lakes on the right
A strong smell of sulphur here
Rex and Carl with Central Crater in the background
Setting off across Central Crater
We experienced some wild conditions on the long descent from Blue Lake to Ketehahi Hut
Two ways of descending a snow slope
The anti-balling plates on Ting's crampons are working!
A good excuse for not fixing the hut?
Finally, we aren't the only living things on the mountain
Continuing blizzard below Ketetahi
Looking back, during one of the brief sunny spells
