Perhaps it's a character flaw- I'll blame my parents- but increasingly when I see mountains I want to climb them these days and there are mountains all around the lake beckoning to me so today I've decided to walk around the lake to Roy's peak. I'm not sure who Roy is but it's a decent mountain at 1578m and it's not until later that I realise starting from lake level at 300m makes it a jolly big climb. Actually, I've been used to knocking a good 1/3rd off the DOC's advised times but this time my cockiness is punished!
The views are stunning but after an hour and a half to reach the track it's 3 hours solid climbing up. The views are spectactular, panoramic. 2 hours down and I'm exhausted, feet blistering and with the temperature up to 28 C today and brilliant sunshine I'm hot and dehydrated from taking only 2 L of water. Nevermind, a rehydrating and relaxing evening whilst the legs quietly howl and the satisfaction of bagging a peak!
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