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22 Feb 2023: Round the Mountain, Tongariro, New Zealand
Photos:
Robert Ian MAIR
Ready to start on our Round the Mountain...
Cloud floated across the valley giving...
Boardwalk across some of the sensitive areas...
We climbed steadily on the well prepared...
Approaching the saddle the going became...
Breaks in the clouds provided good views of...
From the saddle we could see the high point...
Light cloud drifted by with views of the...
The descent down the volcanic ash to the...
Off to our left in the distance there were...
At times the cloud enveloped the landscape...
After turning off from the junction on the...
The lava flow reached out into the valley...
In good time the Oturere Hut appeared in the...
Inside the hut we settled into the available...
The hut was cosy!
Next morning the rain looked like it would...
With still no prospect of good views of the...
It wasn`t long before we were crossing the...
Our route took us down the `eastern` side of...
The sparsely vegetated landscape presented a...
More sheltered valleys were a haven for...
Climbing out of the valley floor among the...
Over the saddle and the lip of the valley...
The well-designed hut was positioned to have...
A side trip to the nearby original hut...
Day 3 and rain was still hanging around.
We were now off the Tongariro Northern...
The dominant presence of Mt Ruapehu was now...
The valley ahead looked bleak as rain and...
A bridge across one of the more forbidding...
As the afternoon wore on Rangipo Hut took...
The weather pattern moved on, skies cleared...
Day 4 promised better weather although it...
Over the top of the adjacent ridges the...
Even clearer views presented themselves as...
..
Our attention was soon diverted as we...
At the bottom another bridge stretched out...
In a reversal of the usual cliche, `what...
The river twisted and turned as it made its...
And then, as we made our way further south...
Boardwalk replaced volcanic debris.
Away from the more popular Great Walks we...
A southerly aspect of Mt Ruapehu was at our...
Day 5 brought a change of plans. An...
First we made our way on the Round the...
Best not to look down!
River levels were benign and the smaller...
From the track junction we made our way up...
Blyth Hut was a chance to reassess our plans...
It was all ahead as we searched out...
A long stretch across the grassy hills...
A final descent through dense conifers to...
Back now on the main Round the Mountain...
A rugged landscape of volcanic flows and...
The final stretch down volcanic rock faces...
Looking back our route between the the...
The rain brought with it wet feet as we...
And what a place to be! With views directly...
As the sun set lower the colours intensified.
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Next morning we prepared for big climbs...
First we had another river to cross. Sad for...
The brilliant sunset had given way to a...
The initial climb brought us to Lake...
Then the climb really began. A staircase...
From the top lake Surprise was now framed by...
We were not yet out of the valleys and dark...
More waterfalls plunged down the rocky...
A brief side trip exposed an inviting pool -...
Back on track we continued to circle around...
The way ahead rose and fell in a seemingly...
In the distance waterfalls hung like...
Whakapapaiti Hut greeted us with an open...
One more group photo as we set off on the...
The Whakapapa River looked a little more...
A pause for one more look back to Mt Ruapehu.
Up ahead now was Mt Ngauruhoe no longer...
Like ravenous children we pounced on the...
