"My son(10yrs) and I climbed up the Northern summit route heading off early in the morning 6.15am and summiting by Noon. We took longer than expect to descend but made it home by 6pm to the Camphouse hut which has hot showers and a full kitchen. The day wasn't without drama as a rock fall caused by some descending climbers hurtling past us, the weather was pretty good but the wind would occasionally gust with a cold misty content that had us pulling out layers of clothing only to take them back off when out of the wind or the sun came out. There were approx 40 climbers that day." — loganscott • Dec 28, 2023

"Travelled from Pouakai hut to North Egmont on Kaiauai track, initially gale force winds and low visibility. We were relatively sheltered from the wind on the way up Henry, but very exposed on the way down until back below bushline. " — jojo11 • Apr 25, 2023

"I climbed this as part of the Pouakai circuit going clockwise, I picked the best day of the week for the climb which not only made it safe but the views were fantastic well worth watching the weather forecast. The circuit is 25.5km plus I added the Bells falls which is a 3km there and back tack on and chose to walk the Rams track instead of the road that the circuit suggest as the road is narrow and busy. You could do this with the family stopping at the 2 huts along the way taking 2 or 3 days and exploring the area, its will still be a hard climb but it allows plenty of time. I was on a time limit and decided to do it in a day, it was 9hrs with small stops to enjoy the vista. Doing the circuit clockwise allowed for great views in the morning a the shade of the forest in the afternoon. There are many challenging climbs, the trip to Bells Falls was steep up an down trip and The Henry almost broke me later on in the journey not just the climb but the decent goes on forever. Overall this is a must do trip however you do it and there is many more walks that will fill you with appreciation of the land we live in. " — loganscott • Jan 6, 2021

"Climbed this with my 72yr old father and my 7yr old son. It is a steep but fun little walk, the bottom half is stairs and the top half is chains and a well worn rocky track. Takes all of 10mins to the top even with stops but it pays to watch your step especially on the way down." — loganscott • Jan 5, 2021

"I set aside two days for Mt Taranaki as I've been told the weather is quite unstable in that region. On our first day it rained all day and the peak was constantly enveloped in a giant moving cloud. On our second day we had a sunny forecast with high winds. It had to do. Due to stomach issues I was having, we got a late start from the Egmont visitor center (NE approach) at 7:15am. We hiked through the rain all the way until Tahurangi Lodge, which took us 1.5 hours. After warming up inside, I went to take a pee and noticed that the weather had completely burned off. It was now sunny, but still windy. The summit was visible. There was snow from the lodge, so we strapped into our crampons from the very beginning and followed a gully up along the standard route, which was now covered in snow. The occasional orange pole sticking out through the snow indicated that we were on track. As we climbed large gusts of winds continuously struck us with hail sized shards of ice. The wind made it difficult for Asaka to even stand, and I recognized the conditions were too dangerous. We were not far off from the hut when I decided to send Asaka back and continue on by myself. Normally I wou..." — seancasserly • Oct 17, 2019