Tahurangi Lodge

Mount Taranaki Summit

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Date: 19-21 February 2021.
Trip type: Easy Medium.
Location: Mount Taranaki.
Author: Matt P.
Trampers: Meneka, Tracey, Amanda, Jamie, John E, John P, Anna, Matt P, Denise, Liliana and James (leader).

View from top of Mt Taranaki

We’ve regrouped at the top of a 300m long stretch of steep scoria on the way down the north ridge of Mount Taranaki. The sun blazes from a cloudless sky, there’s no wind and it’s hot – a heat haze shimmers off the dusty slope. Having climbed over 1500m today our legs are tired and … Read more

Terrible Taranaki

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Date: 14th to 16th August, 2015.
Trip type: Alpine 1 Medium.
Location: Taranaki Mt Egmont.
Author: Henry Fisher.
Trampers: Kim Manford, Emily Thorp, Tom Willett, Sonja Mitchell, Valentina Baccetti, Nick Johns, Kristy Johnstone (co-leader), Jessie Go, Henry Fisher (leader).

INTRODUCTION The weather reports leading up to this trip were very inconsistent, and as such we thought we would proceed rather than cancel. However, the leader made it clear to all that reaching the summit (which was the trip’s goal) was going to be a bonus at best! The back-up plan was to tramp around … Read more

Good Rock – Organ Pipes

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Date: 7-9 March 2014.
Trip type: Rock climbing.
Location: Taranaki.
Author: Katy Glenie.
Trampers: Mike Schier (leader), Brendan BC Eckert, Mike Phethean, Megan Sety, Katy Glenie, David Jewell.

New Zealand is a new country geographically speaking. The Southern Alps grow every year, and Aoraki has a go at shrinking every year. For a NZ rock climber, the primary goal is to find “good rock”. Not to seek out nice “starred” routes with lovely outlooks and beautiful sequences. No, the goal is to find … Read more

The world was about to end so we got high!

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Date: 20 May 2014.
Trip type: Alleged Fit Tramp.
Location: North Taranaki: Summit via Tahurangi Lodge.
Author: Murray Sutherland.
Trampers: Punters: Mike Phethean (leader), Sharron Came, Steve Healy, Murray Sutherland.

Platform 9 at the train station, the usual story, but this weekend was different. The world was predicted to end, and the weather was forecast to be clear on Mt Taranaki… It was as if the stars were aligned. The plan, being to take the club vans to North Taranaki car park and a quick … Read more