Day 2 of Tongariro Northern Circuit - 11/01/08

Distance: 16+ km
Time: 3:00+
Average Speed: 5 km/hr
Total Ascent: 1727m+
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Select a photo... Visibility Excellent 3 Summits Another Hiker Awesome Crater Awesome View Blue Lake Passing Blue Lake View Breathe it In Brilliant Morning Climbing Tongariro Close up of Ruapehu Cool Fissure Crater Again Crater Edge Crater, Steve and Ruapehu Day 2 of Poles Descent to Ketatahi Hut Double Peaks Explorer Steve Goal Attained Goodbye Hut Happy Hiker Heading to South Crater Heading Up Lake Rotoaira in Distance Look Around Looking Back at Lakes Looking up at Cone Me and Mount Doom More Climbers Morning Shadows Mount Taranaki Ngauruhoe and Red Crater North Crater Ralph Slides Ralph Stops Red Crater Road to Mount Doom Roof of Mount Doom Ruapehu from Mt. Doom Scree Descent Slope Starts Snow Cap Snowline Visible Steep Climb Steve on Crater Edge The Goal The Path Up Tongariro Summit Trail Top of Tongariro Tough Road Ahead Trail Back to Emerald Lakes Tricky Descent Tricky Footing View from Higher View to Blue Lake