Mt Taranaki - Summit crater, mid Summer
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An icy valley between the Shark's Tooth and the summit proper provided plenty of action on a hot January day as one unlucky punter took a bad fall on the ice and had to be choppered out. Caution required here year round, trekking poles help with staying upright in the warmer months.