Monday, April 30, 2012

Climbing Mt Ruapehu ain't easy!

We decided to climb it because it was there at 2797m.  So we cheated a bit and caught the chair lift as far as we could go which deposits you at the highest ski cafe in NZ with great views.  To climb to the summit it is quite difficult there's no path just lots of boulders and scrambling. Unfortunately it defeated us after about an hour we probably had another hour to go at our kid rate and with lots of cajoling.


Mt Ngauruhoe

Taking the chair to Mt Ruapehu

The ascent

A volcanic vent in the distance

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