Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U. Geological Survey. Site Map FAQ. Map Display List Display. Anyone not reaching the summit in time will be driven down by 4WD on the access road, but timing at the finish line does continue even after 3 hours.
Start and finish is at Firmin Field on Waterhouse Street, with the main race starting at In all participants reached the top point within 2 hours, but a few did take just over 3 hours to reach the finish line. The fastest runners complete the course in well under 1 hour, with a new record of 45 minutes 31 seconds being set in The race uses separate tracks for the uphill leg and the downhill leg. The uphill leg apparently follows the normal track to the summit for most of the way, whereas the downhill leg is a very steep and slippery specially constructed track heading more or less straight down the side of the mountain.
The start is about 40 metres above sea level, with the highest point reached on the run at about metres. Total distance is about 7 km. The lower part of the mountain is covered in pine forest, with the upper part covered in mostly low scrub and bushes. Putauaki Mt Edgecumbe is clearly visible from almost everywhere on the Rangitaiki Plains. Entering Kawerau from the north it is very prominent.
The Rangitaiki River runs alongside Firmin Field and the adjacent Waterhouse Street Reserve, and is used for white water rafting and canoe slalom events.
Before the main race there is a Prince and Princess race for schoolchildren held over a much shorter course. Firmin Field before the main race. A huge video screen, seen from the back at the far right, screens live coverage during the race. Photographers and videographers are located in several places along the route.
Drink stations along the route provide water to the participants. This one before the start of the more serious climb through radiata pine forest. The transmission towers at the summit can be seen at the top. Looking back down the mountain the pulp and paper mill and industrial area can be seen to the right, with the township of Kawerau left of centre. Firmin Field is hidden behind the low hills on the far left. The first glimpse of the summit after climbing through the pine plantation.
This is at an elevation of about metres, with more than metres climb still to go.. Another 50 metres higher up and theres a good view across the Rangitaiki Plains to the Bay of Plenty, with Moutohora Whale Island prominent to the right. Almost at the highest point of the race, at about m asl, this is the view of the town, mill and industrial area.
A competitor taking a drink of water, having a rest, and chatting with the recently re-elected mayor of Kawerau, Malcolm Campbell, at the highest point. The mayor stayed there for the whole race before driving back down and helping with the presentation ceremony after the race. Much of the downhill leg is very steep and slippery scoria, and could be done by crouching right down and using the shoes as skis.
Wearing a pair of gloves could be recommended to avoid scoria rash. Dark smoke rose from the crater and convinced the residents in Sitka that the volcano was erupting after all these years.
It was reported that Bickar had been planning the prank for about four years and is listed as among the ten best April Fool hoaxes of all times. Many people often wonder how the name Mt. Edgecumbe came to be. It all started when the indigenous Tlingit people considered the mountain sacred. The mountain then received the third and final name by Captain James Cook in May of During his third voyage, he named it Mt.
Edgecumbe, which is presumed to be after a hill overlooking Plymouth Harbor, England.
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