Text taken from the club newsletter.
TARANAKI EAST RIDGE
A WTMC day-trip to the top of a nice mountain by ED JOURNAL
There are many different routes to the summit of Taranaki. The most travelled is via the marked track from the North Egmont Road, which is a straightforward climb up the scoria slopes to the summer crater entrance then to the top. The southern approach from Dawson Falls is similar but takes you past Fanthams Peak before the final slopes to the crater.
But the funnest summer route must be the East Ridge leading up to the Shark’s Tooth directly from the Stratford Plateau. This is the way WTMC punters Rachael, Colleen, Dan, Elizabet, Nick, Simon, Tony, and Andrei went on a fine and calm day early in March. They climbed up the good rock on the ridge to the Shark’s Tooth and then descended the cool chimney leading down to the crater. Then a short climb from there to the actual summit of Taranaki.
Everyone on the trip agreed it was great day out, and here are some of their pictures to prove it.
On a small spur above the Manganui ski tow, Mt Ruapehu on horizon
On the East Ridge
On the top of the Shark’s Tooth
Starting down the chimney At the bottom of the chimney
In the crater
Lunchtime just below the summit.
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