The Devils' Staircase

Climbing Mount Doom (well almost)

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March 5th 2007
The day of the climb arrived and I was up bight and early (if not breezy) to attempt the immpossible in my mind. However, I cheerily joined the others and we set off for the beginning on a beautiful warm and sunny morning. After the horror stories I had been told in regard to people being stranded / frozen on the mountain in inapropriate clothing; I had put so many layers on that I began to resem ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more