Mount Taranaki and the Pouakais, from the southern part of the Tongariro Crossing route, at dawn
Mount Taranaki (2,518m)
At the South Crater (1,659m), looking up the route to the summit of Mount Ngauruhoe (2,287m)
View north east, at about 1,750m, across the South Crater
The gradient of Mount Ngauruhoe, on the north side
View from Ngauruhoe's crater rim to Mount Taranaki
View from the northern crater rim, into the crater and south west to Mount Ruapehu (2,797m, right)
Nearing the highest point of the crater rim (2,287m)
Summit view north east. The South Crater is in the foreground, Mount Tongariro at left, the Blue Lake right of centre and Lake Taupo beyond
The Blue Lake and Lake Taupo
Skirting the crater rim in a clockwise direction
One of the Tama Lakes and Mount Ruapehu
Summit view north east
View from beneath Mount Tongariro, looking back across the South Crater to Mount Ngauruhoe
Climbing Mount Tongariro's south face
On the summit of Mount Tongariro (1,967m), with Mount Ngauruhoe (2,287m) and Mount Ruapehu (2,797m) behind. Mount Taranaki (2,518m) is also far right on the skyline
On the summit of Mount Tongariro (1,967m)
Looking back to the summit of Mount Tongariro, on the ridge descent to Mangatepopo Hut
Mount Taranaki and the Pouakais, from below the summit of Mount Tongariro, at sunset
Mount Taranaki and the Pouakais, from below the summit of Mount Tongariro, at sunset
Mount Taranaki and the Pouakais, from below the summit of Mount Tongariro, at sunset