A note on the text 9 Introduction 11 Part 1. Earth 15 1: The smashed summit stone 17 2: Secret huts on the southern slopes 37 3: Lost on Ruapehu -- the Stanton search 57 4: Mangaiti, the hidden hut 83 5: The Dudley rescue 95 6: Hauhungatahi's secret stone 109 Part 2. Air 123 7: The wreck of the Kaka 125 8: A plane wreck hidden for decades 151 9: A fireball above Te Heuheu peak 163 10: A test flight turns to tragedy 177 Part 3. Fire 183 11: The legend of the Haunted Whare 185 12: Te Wai a-moe Crater Lake 201 13: Sly groggers and a booze ban 223 14: Joe Blyth's Ohakune Hut 237 15: Skiing Ngauruhoe 249 Part 4. Water 263 16: Disappearing ice 265 17: Holl's Rock 287 18: The mauri of the maunga 301 Part 5. Aether 315 19: Missing climbers on Mitre Peak 317 20: Te Onetapu -- the Sacred Sands 329 21: Searching for Goatman 339 22: The water vortex of Rotopounamu 345 23: Skull on a summit 355 24: Peak obsession 365 Notes 374 Glossary 388 Select bibliography 387 Acknowledgements 389 About the author 391 Index 392.