East Ridge Taranaki

Standard view while going up the East Ridge of Mount Taranaki. Ryan looking out at the Tasman Sea. This was a great scramble. Oh, by-the-way, the "summit rocks" are probably not worth bringing gear up for crag climbing. Just a bit of a jumble of blocks messy fractures. We downclimbed a 5.5 to get into the crater from the East Ridge, and then looking back at the crag decided to leave our rope in our backpack and just enjoys the views before heading down the standard route.