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Syme Hut and Mt Taranaki | A Sherpa-Assisted Summer Ascent – WTMC

Date: 7 March 2014.
Trip type: Easy -Medium.
Location: Taranaki / Egmont National Park.
Author: Robyn Lutzenberger.
Trampers: Tony Gazley (leader), Illona Keenan (sherpa), Becky Day, Rachel, Dave, Kirsty, Meena Kadri, and Robyn Lutzenberger.

Syme Hut and Mt Taranaki

Syme Hut and Mt Taranaki | A Sherpa-Assisted Summer Ascent – WTMC A sherpa assisted summer Taranaki Maunga climb to Syme Hut then up the southern slopes towards the summit turns dramatic when a rescue helicopter arrives to lift three unknown stranded climbers leaving the party to retreat in difficult conditions. Read this true Kiwi mountaineering adventure of … Read more