News culture 500 km in 22 days: these fans of the Lord of the Rings experienced the FroDon journey to the “volcano”
Posted on 04/13/2025 at 11:24
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Looking at the Lord of the Rings, many have already wondered how exhausting it would be to make the trip of Frodon and Sam in their conditions. On Instagram, two fans then gave themselves the challenge of redoing it in real life, in New Zealand.
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When two fans challenge themselves to redo the Lord of the Rings journey in real life …
In addition to epic battles and beautiful speeches, if there is one thing that characterizes the history of Ringsit is of course his journey. From the departure of Frodon and Sam from the county to the dead lands of Mordor, the two hobbits have traveled a very long distance from the sole force of their feet and their will of iron. A fictitious course that could inspire a lot of fans … starting with James Norbury and his friend Alex. About a month ago, The two Instagram users gave themselves the challenge of redoing the trip of Frodon and Sam as faithfully as possible, and this quest ended a few days ago.
Even if the land of the middle does not really exist, all the fans of the Lord of the Rings know that the trilogy of Peter Jackson has been filmed in New Zealand. Thus, many landscapes in this country instantly recall the films themselves and give the impression of living in this world imagined by Jrr Tolkien. To live the experience to the end, James and Alex therefore disguised themselves as Frodon and Sam (with the exception that they still wore shoes on most of the trip) and started from the reproduction of the village of Hobbits in the north of New Zealand for a very long trip to Mont Ngauruhoe, the real equivalent of Mordor and the Mountain of Destiny. A journey of more than 500 kilometers that the two friends made in 22 days.
A trying, but successful quest
If you are the type to love the Lord of the Rings, the hike and the beautiful experiences, we very strongly advise you to take a look at James Norbury’s Instagram account. By scrolling down his video thread for a few seconds, you will arrive quickly on the first day of his trip with his friend Alex and can follow all their adventures from the first day until the moment when they finally managed to bring the unique ring to the top of Mont Ngauruhoe. An adventure that has been followed by many Internet users and which has aroused many passionate comments.
It must be said that the trip was not easy and almost was canceled several times. The duo of influencers has, for example, lost the unique ring along the way before a knowledge finds it by a happy coincidence and returns them. One of the most difficult periods has surely been the ascent of Mount Ngauruhoe because of the weather conditionsbut fortunately, they ended up managing to go to the top. And even if the volcano has made a big noise several times in a row and scared them well, he obviously did not get into eruption and Alex had to find a slightly more creative way of concluding his trip. We let you enjoy it all by going to watch the videos for yourself so as not to spoil everything.
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