Day 33 | Mt Pirongia 935m
15 November 2022 | 19°C | 33km
The Karamu track is a lovely stretch of trail across slightly hilly farmland.
I walk and talk with Josefine, who also worked as a product manager recently, about the challenges of agile product development. We are so into the conversation that we get off trail a couple of times. I realize that have not thought about work a single day since my arrival in NZ.
At lunchtime I make up my mind to walk all the way up to the summit of Mount Pirongia at 959m and sleep at Pahautea Hut at the top. If I am determined I can do it.
The first part of the ascent is a pretty easy walk continuously moving up on a nice forest track until it gets steep and rocky. The last 4km are terribly slow due to the difficult terrain. No views really from the summit as the clouds are hanging low today but I happily and hungry reach the hut at 7.30 pm.