Chilly Early Morning Start. 7 AM!
It was so clear you could see all the way to the west coast where Mt. Taranaki is, over 140km away!
Soda Springs
Skull Carved into the mountain.
People said it looked like King Kong. Everyone was in a bit of a Peter Jackson mood.
The first steep climb
It was a few degrees away from being full on rock climbing
Some of us got a bit sweaty
Looking back on the 1st quarter of the trip (4km). The patch of green far off in the distance is where we started. And this was only the 1st summit. We had 2 more to hike.
Detail of where we started. You can see the buses in the upper right.
Crossing the South Crater approaching our second summit hike.
Me and Mt. Doom
People on top of Mount Doom (Mt. Ngauruhoe)
Our Crew
The South Crater
Side of the Red Crater
One of the Emerald Lakes
Huge Dried Lava Flow
After 15km, finally some shade!
