Well, actually Ekka was correct with his second guess of Mt. Egmont, because that is the non-Maori name. I was considering posting a photo of inside the crater - then we would have found out who the mountaineers are! The gumboot thing was referring to how rural the province is...trees are a rarity, as they have been bowled to make way for the more profitable grass. It was a shock coming here after living in the well-wooded city of Hamilton.
Can I have a punt on your ID, James - are you the James who holds the current footlocking record for NZ? If so, I saw you set that at the North Shore in 2006 - totally amazing, especially with a rope miss as well. |