Went and climbed Mt Adams on the weekend. Its over near Harihari on the west coast. Its non technical (with a little scrambling and a small glacier to climb) but its a really long climb... It was pretty hot on the way up, I wish I'd carried more than the 2.5L of water up the hill!.
We climbed 2340m vertical meters on Saturday (though we made camp after 1800m then climbed with light packs) to the summit and back to camp in 11.5hrs. Then on Sunday we just reversed the access all the way back down to 100m above sea level where the car was... :)
From the top, we could see from Hokitika to Jacksons bay, all the way to Mt Cook and to the Garden of Eden... Best view i've ever had from a summit.. .
Then had gale force winds at our camp on the ridge; all the tents and my bivvy bag were weighed down with the biggest rocks we could lift and we were still woried they were going to be blown off the hill! Got no sleep whatsoever, the noise was deafening and all night it was like some kids were taking turns pushing me from either side..
A real slog, but an amazing weekend...
Sunset from our Friday night campsite at Lake Ianthe 
Murray about to re-cross 'Dry Creek'. (shows the coasters have a sense of humour)
When the guide book says
'You pass through some nice stands of Rata'
they really mean it..
Just peaking above the Bushline, looking out to Okarito Lagoon 
Chamois from about 15m...
Climbing up toward camp at 1700m, the foresummit is visible on the skyline
Our 'sheltered' tiny basecamp (before the other two parties arrived)
Andrew traverses from the shoulder, Mt Cook and Elie de Beaumont in the distance
On the Adams Icefield, the summit just ahead 
Looking over another party on thier way to join us at the summit
Murray, Chucky and Andrew on the summit, 2208m
Andrew wandering home through the lowland flax bushes
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