The Tongariro Crossing is an extending trek over steep volcanic terrain. It begins and ends at different points, trekking around Mt. Ngauruhoe and Mt. Tongariro. It spans the length of 18.5 kms and takes about 7-9 hours. It travels over steep and often difficult terrain and is often subject to severe weather conditions and unpredictable weather change at alarming speed.
Sitting in the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand, these volcanoes are hyper-active and eruptions may occur at any time. Toxic gases, steep and rugged terrain, loose lava soil (it gets dislodeged when stepped on), strong alpine wind are some of the trekking challenges in this trail.
As a reward, the trail offers dramatic scenery and unique land forms. From alpine meadow to mountain summit with stunning volcanic features along the way. The trekker will walk across a lunar landscape of craters, scattered pumice, mountain springs, lava flows, emerald lakes, piles of scoria - all testament to the forces that were unleashed to create this volcanic desert.
If you have trekked this trail before, dare you to post-a-trail now !
Photo credit : Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tongariro)
Tongariro Alpine Crossing spans the length of 18.5kms and took us about 7 hours to complete the whole trek. The crossing treks on steep volcanic terrain around Mt. Ngauruhoe and Mt. Tongariro.
We started late, about half past 10am, the last group to leave on that day. We ignored the weather warning forecast that expected snowfall under 1,000m and imminent heavy shower at noon and strong gusting wind that would trail us all the way to the peak of Tongariro and possibly beyond.
This trail is especially dedicated to the victims and the family members who mourn the loss of their loved ones in recent Sichuan (四川), China earthquake epidemic.
This trail would not have been written had the tragic news not changed the face and lives of Sichuan today.
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Day 4 : 18 Oct 2005
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Date : 11th. May. 2008 ( Sunday- Mother day) Day trip.
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