Apr 7th, 2010 at 8:00AM: A Dutch tourist, along with two kiwi hiking partners, were rescued from Mount Ngauruhoe in New Zealand over the Easter weekend after they set out on a hike to the summit too late in the day and without the proper gear. The mountain, which stands 7516 feet in height, served as the basis for the fiery Mt. Doom in the Lord of the Rings films, and the three trekkers are described as avid fans of the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Hikers rescued from Mt. Doom!
Apr 7th, 2010 at 8:00AM: A Dutch tourist, along with two kiwi hiking partners, were rescued from Mount Ngauruhoe in New Zealand over the Easter weekend after they set out on a hike to the summit too late in the day and without the proper gear. The mountain, which stands 7516 feet in height, served as the basis for the fiery Mt. Doom in the Lord of the Rings films, and the three trekkers are described as avid fans of the ...The Tolkien Trail: Touring the real life inspiration behind Middle Earth
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Dec 16th, 2007 at 12:01PM: Although the classic Lord of the Rings Trilogy was shot in New Zealand, the real life inspiration behind some of Tolkien's most fantastic landscapes came from Birmingham, England. This is where Tolkien grew up and spent his childhood exploring mysterious places like Moseley Bog which, according to the local Birmingham website, "is recalled in The Lord of the Rings as the 'Old Forest', last of the ...
