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reedmangreg
Extremely Difficult but Amazingly Rewarding!
Mt. Teurafaatiu的点评
点评：I am not a hiker, just a guy in his late 30s that visits the gym couple times a week - but whenever a nice hike is available on an island I travel to I try to give it a shot - I love the fact I did here but I must admit it exceeded my expectations on how difficult it was;
1. The start is marked on Google Maps - next to an area with a Coca Cola awning (there are 2 on the island, not to confuse simply follow Google Maps) - there is a wall where everyone leaves their bicycles - the family across from it was super nice about it and showed me what to do when I have arrived - around 8AM it was just my bike and 2 more, a few hours later it was closer to 30-40 :)
2. First thing first, it's very well marked on the way up (after I while I stopped taking pictures as it's pretty much impossible to get lost on the way up, despite some people in the hike telling me so) - there are either red flags, or tape or painted arrows and sometimes even X marks vs Y on which part to take vs not to take - that is on the way up... on the way down not so much as everything is usually well seen on one side of the trees/branches that you don't see as well coming from the higher ground - so I did sidetrack on the way down, and simply continued the descend and made it to the street in a different spot, I followed some other guys in front of me who also got "lost" and as I have later spoken with another girl I met up the peak she said she got out somewhere else as well - so that makes 3 different people/groups not returning the same way they arrived originally - no need to panic, there are not cliffs/edges just a very steep downhill dirt/branches/stones - I have simply followed then the actual road to where my bicycles was parked
3. The ropes... people said some things here that got me, especially my wife, super concerned about the ropes - I think the ropes were amazing, there are 3 areas where you have them - first one is super simple and it was nice to use your upper body to go up for a change after my legs were begging for a break :) this one you dont even have to use really. Second set is right before the first vista peak (the one with the t shirt on my pictures) - it's useful here on the way up, more a must on the way down. Third and final set is right before the actual peak of the hike - this one is impossible really without ropes, especially on the way down - it's brilliant that they are there, i am about 230-240 lbs (105kg more or less) guy and I felt comfortable and actually enjoyed them. This is for adults only, as there are areas where you simply need to be very decisive and responsible as otherwise you will hurt yourself - just when I was thinking of that I bumped into a father with his daughter on the hike, and as much as I was impressed she made it that far I was thinking that the final stage is just a big no go - there is a moment that there is no way one person help the other, it's all on you and I would never let a child do that with all sharp edges/rocks and height - you can really hurt yourself if you aren't responsible here - there is a lot of rocks grabbing/pulling with hands (I took off my wedding band after a while so leave your jewelry behnd).
4. I have a fear of heights and was perfectly fine, both going up and down, and being on the top - I don't think there is really an area one can fall of an edge except maybe at the very top but still so much room in there that you would have to be super irresponsible to fall
5. WATER! Someone said 1L per person... I took 1.5L and could have easily used more and it was in the first week of November and 8AM - it took me about 1h to 1.5h on the way up with more stops on the way, some for pictures and couple vista points, but later on simply to rest for a moment - it's a verrrrrrrrrrrry steeeeeeep and exhausting hike!
6. On your way down... I actually fell 3 times and cut my elbow/bruised up my hands and it was all on the way down - part of it was because I should have slowed down and when I sidetracked I was not looking under my feet as much as I should vs. seeking trail markings, but also because it's sooooooo steep and you literally slide - I did it on a dry day, absolute DO NOT go when it rained or it is raining - you will not complete it and endanger your life
There are 2 big stop - one is with the t shirt on my picture, and that one is nice and I thought I got it... then I looked up and saw that the REAL peak is still further up and that one is just a dream come true - once there you don't want to leave, this was one of the most challenging physical things I have done ever but it was "soul cleansing" and something I will cherish for the rest of my life!
Arrive prepared, go early to avoid "crowds" - on my way up I met a group of 4 returning already, at the top/closer to the top another 5 - on my way down I have easily passed 30 people or more, all of them will need to use the rose at the choke points and also hit the vista stop - that's a lot of people for not too much of the room, and foremost baking in the sun during the hike later in the day is something I would highly discourage you from.
Do it, you won't regret it, dont give up, let the endorphins carry you! :)
1. The start is marked on Google Maps - next to an area with a Coca Cola awning (there are 2 on the island, not to confuse simply follow Google Maps) - there is a wall where everyone leaves their bicycles - the family across from it was super nice about it and showed me what to do when I have arrived - around 8AM it was just my bike and 2 more, a few hours later it was closer to 30-40 :)
2. First thing first, it's very well marked on the way up (after I while I stopped taking pictures as it's pretty much impossible to get lost on the way up, despite some people in the hike telling me so) - there are either red flags, or tape or painted arrows and sometimes even X marks vs Y on which part to take vs not to take - that is on the way up... on the way down not so much as everything is usually well seen on one side of the trees/branches that you don't see as well coming from the higher ground - so I did sidetrack on the way down, and simply continued the descend and made it to the street in a different spot, I followed some other guys in front of me who also got "lost" and as I have later spoken with another girl I met up the peak she said she got out somewhere else as well - so that makes 3 different people/groups not returning the same way they arrived originally - no need to panic, there are not cliffs/edges just a very steep downhill dirt/branches/stones - I have simply followed then the actual road to where my bicycles was parked
3. The ropes... people said some things here that got me, especially my wife, super concerned about the ropes - I think the ropes were amazing, there are 3 areas where you have them - first one is super simple and it was nice to use your upper body to go up for a change after my legs were begging for a break :) this one you dont even have to use really. Second set is right before the first vista peak (the one with the t shirt on my pictures) - it's useful here on the way up, more a must on the way down. Third and final set is right before the actual peak of the hike - this one is impossible really without ropes, especially on the way down - it's brilliant that they are there, i am about 230-240 lbs (105kg more or less) guy and I felt comfortable and actually enjoyed them. This is for adults only, as there are areas where you simply need to be very decisive and responsible as otherwise you will hurt yourself - just when I was thinking of that I bumped into a father with his daughter on the hike, and as much as I was impressed she made it that far I was thinking that the final stage is just a big no go - there is a moment that there is no way one person help the other, it's all on you and I would never let a child do that with all sharp edges/rocks and height - you can really hurt yourself if you aren't responsible here - there is a lot of rocks grabbing/pulling with hands (I took off my wedding band after a while so leave your jewelry behnd).
4. I have a fear of heights and was perfectly fine, both going up and down, and being on the top - I don't think there is really an area one can fall of an edge except maybe at the very top but still so much room in there that you would have to be super irresponsible to fall
5. WATER! Someone said 1L per person... I took 1.5L and could have easily used more and it was in the first week of November and 8AM - it took me about 1h to 1.5h on the way up with more stops on the way, some for pictures and couple vista points, but later on simply to rest for a moment - it's a verrrrrrrrrrrry steeeeeeep and exhausting hike!
6. On your way down... I actually fell 3 times and cut my elbow/bruised up my hands and it was all on the way down - part of it was because I should have slowed down and when I sidetracked I was not looking under my feet as much as I should vs. seeking trail markings, but also because it's sooooooo steep and you literally slide - I did it on a dry day, absolute DO NOT go when it rained or it is raining - you will not complete it and endanger your life
There are 2 big stop - one is with the t shirt on my picture, and that one is nice and I thought I got it... then I looked up and saw that the REAL peak is still further up and that one is just a dream come true - once there you don't want to leave, this was one of the most challenging physical things I have done ever but it was "soul cleansing" and something I will cherish for the rest of my life!
Arrive prepared, go early to avoid "crowds" - on my way up I met a group of 4 returning already, at the top/closer to the top another 5 - on my way down I have easily passed 30 people or more, all of them will need to use the rose at the choke points and also hit the vista stop - that's a lot of people for not too much of the room, and foremost baking in the sun during the hike later in the day is something I would highly discourage you from.
Do it, you won't regret it, dont give up, let the endorphins carry you! :)
翻译：我不是徒步旅行者，只是一个 30 多岁的男人，每周去健身房几次 - 但每当我去的岛上有不错的徒步旅行时，我都会尝试一下 - 我喜欢我在这里所做的一切，但我必须承认，它的难度超出了我的预期；
1. 起点在谷歌地图上有标记 - 旁边是一个有可口可乐遮阳篷的区域（岛上有 2 个，不要混淆，只需按照谷歌地图即可） - 有一面墙，每个人都把自行车停在那里 - 对面的一家人对此非常友好，并告诉我到达后该做什么 - 早上 8 点左右，只有我的自行车和另外 2 辆，几个小时后，就接近 30-40 了 :)
2. 首先，上山的路上标记得很清楚（过了一会儿，我停止拍照，因为上山时几乎不可能迷路，尽管徒步旅行中有些人告诉我迷路） - 有红旗、胶带或画箭头，有时甚至有 X 标记或 Y 标记，标明哪些部分可以走，哪些部分不能走 - 这是在上山的路上……下山的路上就没那么多了，因为通常所有的东西都在树木/树枝的一侧看得很清楚，而从高地上看不太清楚 - 所以我在下山的路上绕了个弯，然后继续下山，来到了另一个地方的街道上，我跟着前面几个也“迷路”的人，后来我和另一个在山顶上遇到的女孩交谈，她说她也在别的地方下山了——所以有 3 个不同的人/团体没有按照他们最初来时的路返回——不必惊慌，那里没有悬崖/边缘，只是非常陡峭的下坡泥土/树枝/石头——我只是跟着实际的道路走到我停放自行车的地方
3. 绳索……人们在这里说了一些让我，尤其是我的妻子，非常担心绳索的事情——我认为绳索很棒，有 3 个地方有绳索——第一个非常简单，在我的腿乞求休息后，用你的上半身来换换姿势上去感觉很好 :) 这个你甚至真的不需要用。第二组是在第一个观景峰（我照片上穿着 T 恤的那座）之前——上山时很有用，下山时更是必备。第三组也是最后一组是在徒步的实际顶峰之前——如果没有绳索，这真的是不可能的，尤其是在下山时——有绳索真是太好了，我大约 230-240 磅（105 公斤左右），我感觉很舒服，实际上很享受它们。这只适用于成年人，因为有些地方你只需要非常果断和负责，否则你会伤到自己——就在我想到这一点的时候，我在徒步旅行中遇到了一位父亲和他的女儿，虽然我对她能走到那么远印象深刻，但我认为最后阶段是绝对不行的——有那么一刻，一个人是没有办法帮助另一个人的，一切都取决于你，我永远不会让孩子在所有锋利的边缘/岩石和高度下这样做——如果你不负责任，你真的会伤到自己——有很多石头是用手抓/拉的（过了一会儿，我摘下了结婚戒指，所以不要戴首饰）。
4. 我有恐高症，但完全没事，无论是上去还是下来，还是在顶上——我认为除了在最顶端以外，没有其他地方会从边缘掉下来，但那里仍然有很大的空间，你必须非常不负责任才会掉下来
5. 水！有人说每人 1 升......我带了 1.5 升，其实可以多用一些，当时是 11 月的第一周，早上 8 点，我花了大约 1 小时到 1.5 小时上山，途中多次停留，有的是为了拍照，有的是为了看几个观景点，但后来只是为了休息一会儿——这是一次非常陡峭和令人精疲力尽的徒步旅行！
6. 下山途中……我实际上摔倒了 3 次，手肘被割伤/手部淤青，都是在下山途中发生的——部分原因是我应该放慢速度，当我偏离路线时，我没有像应该的那样仔细查看脚下，而是寻找路标，但也因为山太陡峭了，你真的会滑倒——我是在干燥的天气下爬上去的，绝对不要在下雨或正在下雨时去——你不会完成，还会危及你的生命
有两个大站——一个是我照片上穿着 T 恤的地方，那件 T 恤很漂亮，我想我找到了……然后我抬头看到真正的山峰还在更远的地方，那件 T 恤简直就是梦想成真——一旦到了那里，你就不想离开了，这是我做过的最具挑战性的身体活动之一，但它是“灵魂净化”，我会珍惜一生！
做好准备，早点出发，避免“拥挤”——上山的路上，我遇到了一组已经回来的 4 个人，在山顶/接近山顶的地方又遇到了 5 个人——下山的路上，我很容易就遇到了 30 个人或更多，他们所有人都需要在瓶颈处使用玫瑰，还要到达观景台——人数太多，空间却不大，最重要的是，在当天晚些时候的徒步旅行中，我强烈建议你不要在阳光下晒太阳。
去做吧，你不会后悔的，不要放弃，让内啡肽带你走吧！:)
1. 起点在谷歌地图上有标记 - 旁边是一个有可口可乐遮阳篷的区域（岛上有 2 个，不要混淆，只需按照谷歌地图即可） - 有一面墙，每个人都把自行车停在那里 - 对面的一家人对此非常友好，并告诉我到达后该做什么 - 早上 8 点左右，只有我的自行车和另外 2 辆，几个小时后，就接近 30-40 了 :)
2. 首先，上山的路上标记得很清楚（过了一会儿，我停止拍照，因为上山时几乎不可能迷路，尽管徒步旅行中有些人告诉我迷路） - 有红旗、胶带或画箭头，有时甚至有 X 标记或 Y 标记，标明哪些部分可以走，哪些部分不能走 - 这是在上山的路上……下山的路上就没那么多了，因为通常所有的东西都在树木/树枝的一侧看得很清楚，而从高地上看不太清楚 - 所以我在下山的路上绕了个弯，然后继续下山，来到了另一个地方的街道上，我跟着前面几个也“迷路”的人，后来我和另一个在山顶上遇到的女孩交谈，她说她也在别的地方下山了——所以有 3 个不同的人/团体没有按照他们最初来时的路返回——不必惊慌，那里没有悬崖/边缘，只是非常陡峭的下坡泥土/树枝/石头——我只是跟着实际的道路走到我停放自行车的地方
3. 绳索……人们在这里说了一些让我，尤其是我的妻子，非常担心绳索的事情——我认为绳索很棒，有 3 个地方有绳索——第一个非常简单，在我的腿乞求休息后，用你的上半身来换换姿势上去感觉很好 :) 这个你甚至真的不需要用。第二组是在第一个观景峰（我照片上穿着 T 恤的那座）之前——上山时很有用，下山时更是必备。第三组也是最后一组是在徒步的实际顶峰之前——如果没有绳索，这真的是不可能的，尤其是在下山时——有绳索真是太好了，我大约 230-240 磅（105 公斤左右），我感觉很舒服，实际上很享受它们。这只适用于成年人，因为有些地方你只需要非常果断和负责，否则你会伤到自己——就在我想到这一点的时候，我在徒步旅行中遇到了一位父亲和他的女儿，虽然我对她能走到那么远印象深刻，但我认为最后阶段是绝对不行的——有那么一刻，一个人是没有办法帮助另一个人的，一切都取决于你，我永远不会让孩子在所有锋利的边缘/岩石和高度下这样做——如果你不负责任，你真的会伤到自己——有很多石头是用手抓/拉的（过了一会儿，我摘下了结婚戒指，所以不要戴首饰）。
4. 我有恐高症，但完全没事，无论是上去还是下来，还是在顶上——我认为除了在最顶端以外，没有其他地方会从边缘掉下来，但那里仍然有很大的空间，你必须非常不负责任才会掉下来
5. 水！有人说每人 1 升......我带了 1.5 升，其实可以多用一些，当时是 11 月的第一周，早上 8 点，我花了大约 1 小时到 1.5 小时上山，途中多次停留，有的是为了拍照，有的是为了看几个观景点，但后来只是为了休息一会儿——这是一次非常陡峭和令人精疲力尽的徒步旅行！
6. 下山途中……我实际上摔倒了 3 次，手肘被割伤/手部淤青，都是在下山途中发生的——部分原因是我应该放慢速度，当我偏离路线时，我没有像应该的那样仔细查看脚下，而是寻找路标，但也因为山太陡峭了，你真的会滑倒——我是在干燥的天气下爬上去的，绝对不要在下雨或正在下雨时去——你不会完成，还会危及你的生命
有两个大站——一个是我照片上穿着 T 恤的地方，那件 T 恤很漂亮，我想我找到了……然后我抬头看到真正的山峰还在更远的地方，那件 T 恤简直就是梦想成真——一旦到了那里，你就不想离开了，这是我做过的最具挑战性的身体活动之一，但它是“灵魂净化”，我会珍惜一生！
做好准备，早点出发，避免“拥挤”——上山的路上，我遇到了一组已经回来的 4 个人，在山顶/接近山顶的地方又遇到了 5 个人——下山的路上，我很容易就遇到了 30 个人或更多，他们所有人都需要在瓶颈处使用玫瑰，还要到达观景台——人数太多，空间却不大，最重要的是，在当天晚些时候的徒步旅行中，我强烈建议你不要在阳光下晒太阳。
去做吧，你不会后悔的，不要放弃，让内啡肽带你走吧！:)
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