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Deep Purple

Grade
IV,4,14
Length
700m
0
Quality
0
First ascent
Bill McLeod, December 1994
Located on
Topo ref
DP

Ascend the central rock buttress to finish 40m right of the summit of Mt Cran. The first two pitches pass just left of overhangs (crux). Gain a sharply defined crest and follow it to the top of the buttress – 450m of ‘make you think’ climbing and then 250m of easy-angled terrain to the summit.


  • P1
  • 14
  • Alpine (Commitment) IV
  • Alpine (Technical) 4
  • 700m


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Comments
terra.dumont@g…

Climbed this back in 2008 - very chossy! Wouldn't recommend! Grade 14 is about right, but "make you think" definitely refers to making you think about your life choices being on the route. Go climb Monkey Puzzle instead, it's great!

Tue, 24/03/2026 - 08:07 Permalink
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