Tongariro claimed another life

So sad, another tramper died enjoying the great NZ outdoors. Not surprisingly she's a tourist. Just another glaring example of coming unprepared is call for trouble. I think I knew the spot where they had trouble. The fork leading to the summit of Ngaruhoe and the trail leading down below the big crater. There were clear signs but I can imagine the spot hard to navigate on a very bad day. With minimum visibility, they probably missed trail signs.



Poor preparation blamed for elderly tramper's death

28.04.06
By Jon Stokes

American tourist Dennis McDougall did not expect to see the sun rise as he huddled in freezing conditions near the highest point of the Tongariro Crossing yesterday morning.

It was 2am, and the...