About Me

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
In 2012 I decided to challenge myself. I plan to climb as many mountain peaks in the North Island this year as I can. This is known as "peak bagging", the original idea coming from the highlands of Scotland. Come with me on this adventure as I travel around NZ's north island collecting all the mountains she has to offer, and hopefully some fantastic views too!!

Friday, 7 September 2012

Mt Ngongataha (756m)

Another relative smallish peak just to get back into the swing of things...

Rotorua city and the lake from Mt Ngongataha

Mt Ngongataha is situated on the outskirts of Rotorua.  The track to the summit begins at the carpark on Paradise Valley Road and climbs steadily through the bush to meet the access road near the top.  At the summit there unfortunately are no views to be had due to major shrubery growth , but views can be obtrained from a few hundred metres down the access road. From here the lake, Mt Tarawera and all of Rotorua city can be seen.

A good climb done within a couple of hours, good practise for the next one...


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