In midDecember 2021, we hiked New Zealand’s famous 19.4 km (12.1 mile) Tongariro Alpine Crossing also known as the Tongariro Crossing with our 4 year old. The hike took us a total of 10 hours, and the little guy was able to walk nearly all of it by himself. Although it was a LONG day and the hike was not what we’d consider easy, the experience of making this journey together was worth every painful step.

00:00 Intro
00:14 Start & overview of the hike
03:19 Soda Springs & why we film our hikes
05:38 Devil’s Staircase
06:12 South Crater
07:31 Red Crater
08:04 Emerald Lakes
09:59 Blue Lake
11:06 Ketatahi Hut (location of)
12:35 Almost done 16.2km!
14:31 Crossing the finish line & overview of our hike

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About us: We’re an American family of three who moved to New Zealand from Washington, DC, USA in April 2021. We are exploring as much of NZ as we can and hope our videos encourage you to go live adventurously!