Last Weekend I went south from Hamilton to the Central Plateau and Mt Ruapehu for an Abseiling and Rock Climbing weekend course..
I pitched up early on the Friday evening and decided to climb one of the ridges for a bit of a leg stretch after the drive...
Here is the view from the ridge looking across to Mt Ngauruhoe which is under a heap of cloud... but it gives you a good idea of the terrain the elevation at this point is approx 1700m
The ridge is a chossy broken affair and quite loose a bit like being on top of the Glyders... but no cantilever...
Any how I felt my Milo calling and cracked out the brew kit..
I had a crack at lighting the hexy with a firesteel but to no avail or more to the point it was starting to blow a bit and I was mindful of cracking on the the brew..
With a Bic lighter normal service was resumed...
A wind break was constructed from small lumps of scoria and when the water was warm in went the milo...
I'd found the Hexy in an army surplus store for a bargin price so had stocked up on it the stove is a german issue one I think..
Anyhow after a while and despite the wind on the ridge the milo was ready...
Another shot of the scenery Ngauruhoe with a better view from further up the mountain...
Cheers
John
I pitched up early on the Friday evening and decided to climb one of the ridges for a bit of a leg stretch after the drive...
Here is the view from the ridge looking across to Mt Ngauruhoe which is under a heap of cloud... but it gives you a good idea of the terrain the elevation at this point is approx 1700m
The ridge is a chossy broken affair and quite loose a bit like being on top of the Glyders... but no cantilever...
Any how I felt my Milo calling and cracked out the brew kit..
I had a crack at lighting the hexy with a firesteel but to no avail or more to the point it was starting to blow a bit and I was mindful of cracking on the the brew..
With a Bic lighter normal service was resumed...
A wind break was constructed from small lumps of scoria and when the water was warm in went the milo...
I'd found the Hexy in an army surplus store for a bargin price so had stocked up on it the stove is a german issue one I think..
Anyhow after a while and despite the wind on the ridge the milo was ready...
Another shot of the scenery Ngauruhoe with a better view from further up the mountain...
Cheers
John