Hiking 7:14:29 [2] 21.7 km (3.0 kph) +1195m
shoes: Asics Gel Trail Sensor 5
Tongariro Northern Circuit Hike - Day 1 & 2 combined. We were supposed to start hiking the day before but the weather was terrible for the alpine crossing, so we delayed by a day and walked a tad further on the first day.
Spectacular volcanic park on the North Island (with parts of the trail closed due to recent eruptions). Three volcanoes (including the one used as Mount Doom for LOTR) towering all around us, emerald-coloured lakes, contorted volcanic rock and 80km/h winds... awesome :)
And this was my 100th overnight hike, in just under 14 years since my first 3-day hike on the Fanie Botha trail in April 1999.