Tongariro N.P. - Mt. Ruapehu climb with overnight stay
Ruapehu seen from N |
Ngauruhoe from W |
climbing Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe behind |
crater wall in evening light |
waiting for sunset |
late light with Ngauruhoe behind |
evening colors |
Mt. Ngauruhoe at sunset |
full moon rising |
full moon above crater wall |
Mt. Taranaki in far distance |
colors of ice |
Ruapehu crater lake |
Ruapehu main summit |
emergency hut under ice load |
full moon above N crater |
summit view to N crater |
summit view into crater lake |
summit ridge |
Ngauruhoe in moon light |
ice colors at dawn |
crater lake at dawn |
sunrise |
first sunrise minutes in deep red color |
summit ridge with moonset |
first sunlight |
mountain shadow with full moon |
Ngauruhoe at sunrise |
crater lake |
mountain shadow |
descending to crater lake |
view back to main summit |
crater lake is not frozen due to underground heat |
our chilly campsite |
leaving the crater area |
descending with Ngauruhoe view |
Tongariro N.P. - Mt. Ngauruhoe + Mt. Tongariro climb with overnight stay
Ruapehu view |
approaching Mt. Ngauruhoe |
local flowers |
Red crater |
Red crater |
Red crater with Ngauruhoe behind |
Emerald lakes |
Emerald lakes |
Emerald lakes |
thermal area near Emerald lakes |
thermal area near Emerald lakes |
thermal area near Emerald lakes |
Red crater with Ngauruhoe behind |
on the way to Mt. Ngauruhoe |
view back to Tongariro complex |
view back to Tongariro complex |
summit area - inner crater |
summit ridge |
summit ridge and inner crater to the right |
view back |
summit ridge |
inner crater seen from outer ridge |
view to Mt. Ruapehu |
summit panorama |
view to Mt. Ruapehu |
inner crater panorama |
view into inner crater |
inner crater wall |
inner crater wall |
view to Mt. Ruapehu |
view to Mt. Taranaki |
sunset colors |
sunset colors |
sunset colors |
mountain shadow with Tongariro complex below |
sunset |
Tongariro complex below |
dawn seen from Red crater |
moon over Mt. Tongariro |
low level clouds |
sunrise seen from Red crater |
Ngauruhoe in first sunlight |
North crater in first sunlight |
Mt. Tongariro in first sunlight |
steam trail from recently active Tongariro eruption vent |
Blue lake in the middle, still frozen |
North crater view |
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Mt. Taranaki view |
Ngauruhoe from Red crater |
Mt. Ngauruhoe |
South crater below |
Central crater |
Mt- Tongariro summit view to E |
Mt- Tongariro summit view to S |
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our campsite near Red crater |
small rock arch |
view back to Mt. Ngauruhoe |
Views from East side
Tongariro complex seen from E with steaming recent eruption vent |
view to steaming recent eruption vent |
Mt. Ngauruhoe seen from Desert road |
Mt. Ruapehu seen from Desert road |
