Sarah, Eric (and a bit of Greg) on the climb up the Dun Mountain Walkway, Jan 2004. Probably New Zealand's best uphill - a gentle 1-in-blah gradient, well drained and under tree cover, so you can climb comfortably even when it's blazing hot. Very, very pretty. After three hours hou're at ~900m and can go anywhere you like. Everyone on this trip rode alloy hardtails with Marzocchi Bombers and wee backpacks, except me:)