Thank you to the very generous donors. $1080 has been for Project Tongariro.
If you still want to be involved you can go directly to Project Tongariro (https://www.tongariro.org.nz/get-involved)
Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill turned down $1M. I've done it for $1k.
Thank you everybody who has donated. I'll post a photo once the razor rash subsides.
Image: Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe from near Oturere hut.
Thanks again to everyone who has donated. I set a deadline of March 15 to hit $1000, so it will be down to the wire.
If you've previously seen this and thought: "I should put a couple of dollars on that", this is your chance and a reminder.
If this is your first time reading this, see the previous posts
Image: looking south to Ngauruhoe over Central Crater from the saddle near Te Wai-whakaata-o-te-Rangihiroa (blue lake)
Thanks very much everyone who has donated. It's great to have a network of supportive people willing to pitch in for a great cause.
Since becoming a runner, I've become a bit of a greenie. Humans have impact on the environments in which we play. Having run in events like the Tussock Traverse through Tongariro National Park, it's obvious to see the impacts; both positive and negative. The work Project Tongariro do balances out some of the negative, while maintaining access for people and educating the next generation about what's special in New Zealand's natural heritage.
The Kiwi Forever Programme (https://www.tongariro.org.nz/kiwi-forever-programme) is a great example of this work.
Image: me at my first Tussock Traverse event in 2017
