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I was determined to get in one last snow climb of Taranaki before the snow was all melted as summer set in so I set off to Dawson Falls on new years day.  When climbing in summer I was always set off early for a couple of reasons.1. So I complete much of the climb in the cool of dawn2. So I can watch the sunrise from high up on the mountain.So for this climb I left home soon after 3:00am and set of on my climb from Dawson Falls by torch light at around 4:15am. I climbed steadily in the dark …

On Sunday Iheaded off for a climb of Taranaki from the Stratford Plateau via curtis ridge. I've been wanting to make a climb up curtis ridge  for a few years now but have never quite managed to fit it in. Its an enjoyable route best done while there's still a good covering of snow so that you can get off the top of the ridge and traverse across onto the southern side of the mountain to complete the climb up into the crater. I last climbed this route in 1978 with my father though the climb I …