Tongariro Crossing - South Crater

Next up what a flat section along the south crater, before a steeper ascent up towards the summit. As part of our group was an older French lady called Patricia. She was quick on the flat and on the descents but she really struggled on the uphill. So a hung around with her way off the rest of the group and even ended up carrying her bag for a while. Please use the comment section to compliment my kindness and fulfil my ego and to make my good deed worthwhile.

The view over the south crater was amazing as the summit of Mt Doom became covered in cloud, a sign of things to come! From here we could look onwards towards the nearby summit.Read more