43 km · Tongariro National Park, Central North Island
In the middle of nowhere,
In the middle of the night.
In the fresh mountain air,
In the full moon light.
Up stairs on end in thick mist,
Down ass rear end on loose scree.
Over beds no end of rough schist,
Through a pain to end it damn knee.
On tuff and tephra aglow by stars,
On tossed rock expelled by lahars.
On towering peak ignited by dawn,
On Tongariro a new Great Day born.