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The Real Reward of Climbing a Mountain #shorts

June 01, 2026 / 01:07

This episode covers hiking experiences in New Zealand, focusing on Rangitoto and Roy's Peak, and discusses the contrast between tourists and seasoned hikers.

Jacqui shares her experience of taking a ferry to Rangitoto, walking to the summit, and enjoying simple snacks like scroggin. She emphasizes the satisfaction of reaching the top despite the effort.

The conversation shifts to Roy's Peak, where Jacqui observes tourists struggling with their gear shortly after starting the hike. She notes the impressive determination of those who push through to the summit.

They reflect on the trend of hikers stopping for Instagram photos instead of completing the hike, highlighting the difference between capturing moments and achieving personal goals.

The episode concludes with a discussion on the sense of achievement that comes from reaching the summit, outweighing the number of photos taken during the hike.

TLDR

Hiking experiences in New Zealand highlight the contrast between tourists and seasoned hikers.

Episode

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The sense of achievement when you get to the top of this outweighs the price of 200 photos on your phone.
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>> Or Rangitoto, the volcano just off off Auckland here. I'll take the 25-minute
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ferry over and I'll go for a walk to the summit and back and they'll have like
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one square meal bars, bags of scroggin. >> Or or the opposite is you go to Wanaka and
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you climb Roy's Peak and you see these people with their, you know, white fluffy hats and their white puffer
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jackets and it's like all their ski gear and it's like they're they're 1 minute
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into the hike and they're like taking off all of their gear because they're
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too hot and it's a it's a big mountain like Roy's Peak, so >> Oh, it's hard, Jacqui. It goes on
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forever. >> It's impressive watching those like tourists getting up to the top and
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they're wrecked, but good on them, I say. >> I reckon a lot of people probably stop
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at the Instagram spot rather than going to the summit. >> I mean, I I things always pop up on my
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on my phone saying that um people that climb a mountain, they just got they've
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got like 200 photos of the view that just gets higher and higher. The sense of achievement when you get to
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the top of this outweighs the price of 200 photos on your phone.

Episode Highlights

  • Climbing Roy's Peak
    A challenging hike where many stop for Instagram rather than reaching the summit.
    “I reckon a lot of people probably stop at the Instagram spot rather than going to the summit.”
    @ 00m 45s
    June 01, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • It's impressive watching those tourists getting up to the top and they're wrecked.
    The Real Reward of Climbing a Mountain #shorts

Key Moments

  • Tourist Struggles00:38
  • Instagram vs Summit00:45