Ben Lomond Summit

January 31, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

After 8km and 1,438m of elevation gain we reached the summit of Ben Lomond standing at 1,750m high! The views were, as ever, amazing panoramic ones over Queenstown and the surrounding mountains and lakes.

On our descent from the summit, I bumped some familiar faces. Standing before me was the French family I'd previously encountered on the Mueller Hut hike in Mt Cook AND Roy's Peak in Wanaka, making it the 3rd time I'd bumped into the same family whilst hiking in 6 days, in places 180km apart! Not sure who's been following who but after a quick catch up we parted with 'see you on the next hike!'.Read more