New Zealand 28.10.2012-11.11.2012

Mt. Taranaki climb and overnight stay

on route via Lost Highway

typical green hills

tree ferns

native forest

typical rolling hills with Mt. Ruapehu behind

Mt. Taranaki N side

on the way to Taranaki

changing vegetation at higher altitude

storm and ice greeting-even far below summit

climbing above cloud layer

arriving in summit caldera

alien ice pillars

ice wonderland - summit view to W

SW view

S view, Fanthams peak below

chilly campsite

ice sculptures

ice sculptures

mountain shadow rises

cloud collar below

mountain shadow and laast sunlight

a few minutes in deep red color

sunset

earths shadow rises

dusk and ice

dusk and ice

preparing for a freezing night

colors of ice

under southern stars

nightfall

dawn

summit with Orion constellation above

colors of ice

colors of ice

sunrise

summit caldera with mountain shadow

mountain shadow

summit seen from W side

mountain shadow

Tongariro range behind

view back

moss laden trees

Mt. Taranaki seen from E

on the way back to Taupo...

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