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A summit route I've always wanted to do is via Carrington ridge from Holly hut. I've always been a bit put off by either needing to take a sleeping bag and overnight things to spend a night in Holly hut or making a long day of it hiking into Holly hut and then completing a summit.  I've also not been quite sure of the route.Anyway, my fitness is pretty good at the moment after plenty of recent tramps and climbs and with the weather looking perfect I set off early on Friday morning leaving t …

One of my favourite climbs on Taranaki is to do a sunset climb around the time of a full moon. Not only do you get to watch the sunset and moonrise from the top of the mountain but also descend under the light of the full moon with the city and town lights spread out across the Taranaki ring plain below you.  The trick of course is to get a clear night as all too often banks of cloud build up during the day. Anyway, last weekend the weather cleared up and looked like perfect conditions …