Adventure on mighty Mt Benger

Welcome to my blog about biking in New Zealand! Note that it's written in Swedish AND English, with the Swedish version first, followed by the English version in italic font. Enjoy your reading!

Antligen fick jag chans att cykla upp mt Benger igen, det stora majestatiska berget bakom varat hus. Det finns manga vagar upp pa bergsryggen som ar en del av Old man's range, och den vagen vi cyklade den har gangen leder fran Ettrick direkt up till en av topparna pa 1200 m. Det var inte svart att overtala min cykelpolare Big T att folja med aven om jag tror att vi bada undrade vad sjutton vi holl pa med nar bakhjulen pa vara cyklar hopplost slirade i leran halvvags uppfor backen. Det tog oss ungefar tva timmar att na toppen, men som vanligt ar det sa himla vart det och den brannande kanslan i benen ar som bortblast. Det var lite sno daruppe och nar den kalla vinden bet tag sadar i ansiktet sa kande jag mig nastan som hemma. Det ar alltid lite trakigt att lamna denna fantastiska plats, men turligt nog ar nedforsbacken tillbaka lang, snabb och rolig. En annan vag upp pa berget ar via Coal Creek, las om det har, eller upp till andra anden, till the Obelisk, vilken du kan lasa om har.

Finally I got a chance to ride up mt Benger again, that mighty big mountain that rules the surroundings here. It wasn't too hard to convince my bike-buddy Big T to join me but I think that we both wondered what the heck we were doing when the back wheels of our bikes hopelessly kept on slipping in the mud snow and ice halfway up the mountain. It took us about two hours to climb, but as always, once you reach the summit, it's soooo worth it, and the burning feeling in the legs is gone in a blink. There was a little bit of snow on the ground, and I felt like home when the chilly wind pinched my face. It's always a bit of a sad feeling to leave the amazing place, but luckily the downhill is pretty long, fun and fast. Another way up to Old man's range is via Coal Creek, read about it here, or up to the other end of the range, to the Obelisk, which you can read about here.