Having started off the day relaxing at the house in Cambridge, we’d intended to have a full day of rest and see a bit more of the local scene. However, by lunch, we’d resorted our kit and checked the calander – it was then that we realised that we only have a week in the… Read more

The jungle explorers return! Back in civilisation now after a few days ‘in the bush’. We bid our farewells to our beach side paradise camp, packed up our belongings into our bulging rucksacks and set off into the jungle!  We had a fantastic trek through the bush/jungle on a 10km trek back to the civilisation… Read more

A blissful nights sleep. There was plenty of ‘Jungle Sounds’ but we were too tired to be kept awake. We got up before eight to make sure that we could climb in the main cliff before the sun hit it. Simple living – out the tent, got the stove going for breakfast on the blanket… Read more

Once again, we’ve spent te day marvelling at the places that climbing has taken us! A real adventure day today! Got out of the noisy camp as soon as possible, left the tourist hustle of Taupo behind and drove along the coast to a remote little village called Kinloch. Its barely marked on the map… Read more

Ultimate breakfast spot this morning (see pic above) on the quiet shores of Lake Taupo after a solid sleep. Our bodies were both feeling the effects of yesterday’s excursions so a slow breakfast followed by a quick dip, seemed an appropriate start to the day. After calling in at the Sir Edmond Hilary Outdoor Pursuits… Read more

The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is one of New Zealand’s ‘Great Walks’ and possibly one of it’s busiest. It’s not exactly ‘alpine’ as we know it, but is certainly dramatic. The route hikes up through some impressive volcanic terrain, between two big volcanoes (one of which is still smoking and starred in the Lord of the… Read more