One of the many highlights of our New Zealand visit last week was the walk up Isthmus Peak. It's about 1000m of ascent from the start, near Lake Hawea, to the summit, so it's a respectable three hour slog. Excellent track of course, and fabulous scenery.
Nearing the top now.
Right on the snow line. And on the western side, beyond Lake Wanaka below, are very snowy mountains twice as high, including Mount Aspiring, the highest in the area.
The big climb didn't deter the crowds though. It seems to be peak tramping season in New Zealand, and dozens of groups of visitors from all over the world were doing Isthmus Peak that day.
Some locals, we noticed, were doing it the (relatively) easy way, paragliding their way up and then looking down on us.
No comments:
Post a Comment