New Year on Mt Doom

My humble yet epic abode for the night on New Year’s Eve at the base of Mt Doom in Tongariro National Park.

Climbed Mt Doom (Mordor) in Middle-earth to witness the first sunrise of the New Year. Literally! I get to see the first sunrise before the rest of the world. Though one does not simply walk into Mordor. Freezing cold rain, mist and gust tried to stop me in getting to the summit. At the end, I had no precious to throw into the fire but to sit back at the summit and enjoy this precious view and welcome the New Year with much gratitude and in anticipation for what’s ahead.

PS: Waited for those damn Eagles to show up but they never did and had to walk back myself.

One of my New Year summits: every year since 2013, up on New Year’s Eve, a night under the stars, and the first sunrise of the year from the top.

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