Hikers are dwarfed by the volcanic Mount Ngauruhoe on the Tongariro Crossing trail, Tongariro National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

View along the slope and hiking trail up towards the Red Crater Volcano, on Tongariro Alpine Crossing, Tongariro National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

View along the slope and hiking trail up towards the Red Crater Volcano, on Tongariro Alpine Crossing, Tongariro National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

View along the hiking trail of Tongariro Alpine Crossing, going through brown scrub fields, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Mount Ngauruhoe, Tongariro Alpine Crossing, Tongariro National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Mount Ngauruhoe, Tongariro Alpine Crossing, Tongariro National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Hikers standing on stones, hiking trail Tongariro Alpine Crossing in snow over lava fields, Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Hikers on hiking trail Tongariro Alpine Crossing in snow over lava fields, Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania