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West Ridge

Grade
1+
Quality
0
First ascent
Douglas Apperley, Merle Sweney, 14 January 1941
Located on

  • P1
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 1+

From the lower Barrowman Valley, scramble up onto this rocky ridge. Higher up, a snowfield gives a break, and there is enjoyable climbing on weatherworn rock slabs. Mixed ground then leads to the low peak. There is a descent and considerable climb from the low to the high peak and, on the first ascent, the route led north across a snowfield to a col on the North Ridge. Easy scrambling along that leads to the high peak.


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