Day ascent from Iwikau; objective Dome ridge / Summit Plateau, return by assessed ascent. A1: published Whakapapa uphill access, 3.02 km. A2: OSM Dome Summit Track ridge reference, 1.49 km, poor visibility; NOT a recorded winter GPS track. Approx 41 m gap between sourced lines requires on-site connection assessment. Final decision marker stops before DOC crater recommendation; Dome summit itself is close to / inside the 700 m recommendation. Do not continue into this zone or descend into crater. Blue access / green ridge / red 700 m / orange 1.5 km. Hidden alternatives and full mapped path are context only. Recheck DOC/GeoNet, current NZAA Tongariro forecast, MetService mountain forecast, Bruce Road and ski-field staff directions Friday and Saturday. Download map layers offline and test in airplane mode; record your actual ascent for retreat. Planning circles are approximate, not surveyed boundaries. Sources in object descriptions.