NEW Taranaki Ascent and Ascent/Decent Records

THE NITTY GRITTY

Saturday 28^th January

6:30am

Start/finish point: Touch the wall of the Camphouse – North Egmont

Route and time splits:

Previous Ascent/Decent record of 2.45hrs was set by Ingrid Perols in 1993 on the Razor Ridge track (now not in use by DOC). 

Camphouse directly up the summit track via ‘The Puffer’ to Tahurangi Lodge: 30minutes

Tahurangi Lodge up the steps to ‘The Lizard’ ridge, across the crater and up to the plaque on the summit: 1:29hrs

Turn around and come straight back down over the scree to Tahurangi Lodge: 2:00hrs

Down ‘The Puffer’ to the finish: 2:16hrs