I totally climbed a real mountain today. With the tramping club, I climbed up to the summit called Avalanche Peak in Arthur's Pass (Southren Alps) then down Scott's Track. It was a tough tramp. Mountain weather changes so rapidly. One moment I was in a tank top with bright, sunny weather, the next moment I was in a wool sweater and a rain jacket with poor visibility. There were parts of the tramp that were literally vertical sections of rock.
The tramp was just incredible. I recommend looking up beech forests, they are magical. That is the type of vegetation all around the base. The actual summit appeared to be completely slate, maybe mudstone, I am not sure! There was grass and some kind of metamorphic in between. From the top, we saw stunning waterfalls and the surrounding Southern Alps.
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