<h2>Montée</h2> De Syme Hut, descendre dans le large col au pied de la face puis remonter les larges pentes régulières de la face S jusqu&#8217;au bord du cratère (env. 2450&#160;m). Le traverser vers Shark&#8217;s Tooth, la dent à l&#8217;E du sommet, et gagner celui-ci par la pente E, peu raide. <h2>Descente</h2> Par le même itinéraire. <ul> <li>Itinéraire magnifique et facile par bonnes conditions.</li> <li>Attention&#160;: comme partout en NZ, la météo change très vite et, par mauvais temps, ça peut vite devenir nettement moins agréable (vent, brouillard&#8230;)</li> </ul>

Mount Taranaki / Egmont - New Zealand

Au pied du Taranaki

Mount Taranaki / Egmont - Face S

Camptocamp

camptocamp

The summit track begins above the N Egmont car park adjacent to the red Camphouse building. Climb the stile over the locked gate and wind up the gravel road to Tahurangi Lodge (private). Sections of this track are very steep. There is a public toilet 100m below the lodge. The track passes in front of the Tahurangi Lodge (1,492m) and continues upwards, via the poled route through the rock covered Hongi Valley. A series of steps leads out of the valley onto the steep scoria slopes (roughly 1,730m). The scoria slope continues W of the Snow Valley to the Lizard (2,314m) a prominent rocky ridge which leads up to the crater entrance. Sections of this route involve climbering over rocks. The route then crosses the crater snow to the final short climb up to the summit rock (2,518m). Warning: there is snow in the crater all year round. Except in summer, crampons and/or ice axe may be required to cross the crater and to reach the top. Return via the same route. From N Egmont visitor&#8217;s centre to Tahurangi Lodge (1h30 to 2h), From Tahurangi lodge to the summit (3h to 4h). As there is no well waymarked path it is very easy to get lost on Mount Taranaki. Climbing Mount Taranaki is rightly considered as dangerous, so be very careful especially in case of fog! As of 2009 more than 60 people have died on Mount Taranaki, many after being caught unprepared in bad weather. This mountain is rightly considered as one of the most dangerous in New Zealand.

Mount Taranaki / Egmont - NW face from North Egmont visitor's centre

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New Zealand

Le mont Taranaki est l&#8217;appelation maori, le nom anglophone est mont Egmont. Cette montagne de Nouvelle-Zélande est au SW de l&#8217;île du N, au cœur du parc national d&#8217;Egmont. Le volcan n&#8217;a pas connu d&#8217;éruption depuis 1755, mais est toujours considéré comme actif et potentiellement dangereux. Sa forme conique et régulière est caractéristique.

Mount Taranaki / Egmont

Routes

Mount Taranaki / Egmont - New Zealand

Mount Taranaki / Egmont - New Zealand