Ruahine School Year 8 students, along with their teachers and some keen parents, traversed the Tongariro Crossing in early March as part of the William Pike Challenge Award programme which is used to form a portion of the Ruahine School Leadership programme.
Each student was required to complete five outdoor challenges of at least two hours in duration, 20 hours of community service and 20 hours of a passion project.
The children had trained for weeks before the camp and coped well. They stayed in cabins at both ends of the tramp, had brilliant weather for the experience and managed to complete it in under seven hours.
