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Mont Ngauruhoe from Mont Tongariro (New Zealand)

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Looking back, I still can’t believe I had the chance to walk the Tongariro Crossing, know to be one of the most beautiful day walk in the world.

Yeah I know, it is in New Zealand, not every body will have a chance to go there. And even if the luck is on your side, you still need to hope for good weather, as winds usually are around 80 to 100 km/h.

Anyway, this is the view on Mount Ngauruhoe (which was featured in the LOTR movies as Mount Doom), shot from Mount Tongariro. Climbing Mount Ngauruhoe is not easy at all, and fairly dangerous, as at any time a rock may fall on your head leaving you a vegetative state forever, if it doesn’t kill you. It is all ashes and sand, and volcanic stone, so pretty unstable and requiring a lot of effort to progress. But the view must be quite awesome. Another time or life maybe…

Lets conclude on an interesting fact: this is one of the most active volcano of our era. I couldn’t do this walk two years ago, because the all track was damaged by an eruption (though shooting the eruption must be quite a lot of fun and fear all together).

Enjoy (or not) and stay tuned !

Iwikau Village on Turangi (New Zealand)

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And for those of you who wonder how is the view from Mt Ruapehu, well here’s a glimpse from Iwikau Village.

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Mont Ruapehu (New Zealand)

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On my way to the Tongariro National Park, I stopped to shot the Mt Ruapehu, which caught my attention the very moment it enter my field of view.

I tried it with my infrared filter (which I start to love more and more). The result would have had been more awesome without the clouds, but I still cannot control the elements and it’s not looking like I’m every going to be able to do so, given that my plans for the doing the Tongariro Alpine Crossing are now gone with the wind.

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Mont Tongariro and Mont Ngauruhoe (New Zealand)

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Here’s a little treat for you: the Mt Tongariro and Mt Ngauruhoe, two of the three iconic volcanos of the Tongariro National Park, the literally hottest place in NZ. It also happens to be one of the place used as the location of the Mordor (especially Mt Doom) in the Lord Of The Ring.

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