I biked to the top of a dormant volcano | Mt Albert 🇳🇿New Zealand 🚴🏻‍♂️ +GPS map
I'm being a bit dramatic but it’s actually true. Mt Albert is one of 53 dormant volcanoes in the Auckland isthmus. The last one that blew up was Rangitoto 600 years ago. They are mostly surrounded or integrated into suburbia but make no mistake, they all blew up at one time or another.
And it could happen again, any time...
Ōwairaka / Mount Albert is one of the older volcanoes in the Auckland volcanic field, and the westernmost volcanic feature.
link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aucklan...
The weather for this ride wasn't great. Grey muddy overcast with 20-25 knot cross wind from the west. The lighting was grim.
0:00 Start Nga Hau Mangere Bridge
11:10 Keith Hay Park Overbridge
16:03 War Memorial Park
19:11 Walmsley Park
21:43 Owairaka Park
25:42 Summit Drive
27:05 Mt Albert Domain
Visuals
GoPro 10 Chest Mount
GoPro 10 rear seat post ( This angle failed as it was set to timewarp@!)
GPS Map: Videometer on an iPhone 8
Audio: iPhone 11+ Rode smartLav+
Edit: FCPX
Gear
Watch: Seiko Kinetic diver 200m + 22mm nato strap
Helmet: Giro
Helmet light:
Front light:
Gloves:
Jacket: Katmandu fleece,
Bike top: Avanti medium
Bib: Torpedo 7
Shorts: Mountain warehouse merino
Bike
Trek Powerfly 4 eBike
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Upgraded 10 speed Shimano 10-speed Deore drivetrain
Cane Creek large pedals
CONNECT
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