Te Araroa / 2019
The Crazy Plan
The original plan for running the full 3,000 km Te Araroa route from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
Te Araroa runs down the whole of New Zealand, from the tip of Cape Reinga in the North Island to Bluff in the South Island.
The route takes in the Whanganui River, Richmond Ranges, Queen Charlotte Track and Tongariro Crossing. It also winds through Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown, which offered the promise of a well-earned coffee.
The terrain includes roads, mountain scrambles, creek crossings, kayaking, dense forest, long beaches and tussock plains. The total elevation is equivalent to summiting Everest nine times.
The target was fewer than 70 days, or roughly 46 km every day, supported by a crew van and a rotation of friends and family.
