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Please submit any useful information about climbing Pihanga that may be useful to other climbers. These attr, acted several enquiries on where and how to climb it. The Sunday morning ride, that leaves at 10 am , was well attended by 10 riders. Pihanga overlooking Lake Taupo to the north, Lake Rotopounamu to the west and Tongariro National Park to the south. The crater climb is only suitable for fit, experienced, and well equipped people who can make effective judgments about alpine and volcanic hazards. All text licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 New Zealand Licence unless otherwise stated. Times stated are approximate only. Pihanga Climb Pihanga’s Challenge was met in numbers by the Rock n Road Cycling club last weekend. Commercial re-use may be allowed on request. Pihanga overlooking Lake Taupo to the north, Lake Rotopounamu to the west and Tongariro National Park to the south. There is a hole in the bush and a vehicle track a few metres long starting from a point where there is a slight widening of the tar seal, room for one or two cars to park. Distances: Friday: If walking to the hut, rather than take the chairlift, then it is about 2km or about one and half hours. When TRM posted some aerial panoramic views of Turangi – photos taken from nearby Mt. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. win her affections. Pihanga Climbing Notes. The andesitic eruptions formed Tongariro, a steep stratovolcano, reaching a height of 1,978 metres (6,490 ft).Tongariro is composed of layers of both lava and tephra and first erupted 275,000 years ago. After seeing pictures of it, I was determined to give it a visit while on my road trip across New Zealand to my new home of Wanaka. The reason for that is that you will not find the southern end as it is not visible from the road side until you are on it. I will describe this route from north to south, even though this is the reverse of the way did it. These attracted several enquiries on where and how to climb it. In the end Tongariro was the victor. Princess Wears Hiking Boots Recommended for you 13:38 This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. This very easily missed at highway speed so slow down. © Crown Copyright. The tricky thing about this track is finding it. Consider things such as access and accommodation at the base of Pihanga, as well as the logistics of climbing to the summit. In fact, it’s such a perfect volcano it was shot as Mt. The track now continues to the top of Tihia through tussock and scrub.

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