 Ngauruhoe in the background. |  Remarkably fresh glacier striae on lava. |  Meltwater stream and glacier striae. |  Ladybirds populate Ruapehu's lava just as they do on Etna. |
 Small remnant of Whakapapa Glacier with ash layer from 1995/96 eruption; Mount Taranaki or Egmont in the background. |  Following the ridge between Whakapapa Glacier and the Summit Plateau. Dome shelter to the left of the summit. |  Cathedral Rocks (2663m) on the far side of the Summit Plateau. Very little permanent ice is left here are a result of glacier retreat. |  Cheese! Pam and Jürg in front of the steaming Crater Lake. |
 Steaming Crater Lake and Tahurangi Peak (2797m) on the upper right. The place where the lake overflows, when it gets full, is in the middle of the far side. |  No, this is not an impact from a recently erupted bomb! Ash covering a snow layer has collapsed where some melting has occurred. |  An unusual «volcanic glacier table». The block protects the underlying ice and snow from the sun's radiation and thus reduces melting. |  Quickly descening Ruapehu by means of a few remnant snow patches. |