Cookie’s Senior & Senorita

Cookies Senior and Senorita

Little Big Bench

Little Big Bench

NickyIt doesn’t look it but it was well windy up at the top. Glad of this giant bench for a spot of lunch :) My little legs don’t touch the ground ;)

White Christmas (kind of)

Deep

CookieWoo hoo, first snow! We had heard grave reports of ‘treacherous snow conditions, must have ice axe and crampons..’ from the DOC people at the visitors centre. Quite good snow for walking on actually, nice and sticky, didn’t get soft and post holey in the afternoon either. Going to enjoying coming back down this way in a few hours time :D

Mum & Dad Climbing with Mt. Doom in the Background

Mum and Dad Climbing with Mt. Doom in the Background

CookieI forgot to say – Nicky didn’t come with us today. Tomorrow we leave for 8 days solid kayaking down the Wanganui River, so she wants to be fully rested for that.

Mum and Dad on the Top of Mount Ruapehu

Mum and Dad on the Top of Mount Ruapehu

Mum and Dad Heading Back Down

Mum and Dad Heading Back Down

CookieComing down Ruapehu was much easier than Mt. Doom, the scree was of much finer granulation which makes for very predictable and fast downwards progress.