Routes
| Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Alert | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Via Temple Basin, 2 | 2 | 0m | ||||
|
Phipps Pk can be climbed by following the Main Divide from Arthur's Pass, but it is usual to gain the ridge from Temple Basin by the col west of the summit (and just east of Pt 1728). The gendarme on the ridge below the summit is turned on the Westland side up a small gully. This can be difficult in new snow conditions. Face climbs are also available on impressive, tall slabs on the Temple Basin side, or via steep snow slopes and rock gullies on the southern flank.
|
|||||||
| East Face, III,2,14,3- | III,2,14,3- | 245m |  |
||||
|
Summer route only due to avalanche risk. Best access is via a sidle traverse of Mt Temple (1913m) by descending NE slopes from near the summit, or by sidling NNE from Temple Col down through the 1775m col separating the head of the Mingha from the Deception catchments.
Sidle talus slopes under Mt Temple northwards, then ascend onto the East Face of Phipps Peak, northward up through two bands of straightforward bluffs climbing about 100m. At about 1800m, ascend west up through more talus slopes. The third bluff band (crux) is met at about 1860m which leads up onto the South Ridge of Phipps (a.k.a. Temple traverse), just below the summit rocks. |
|||||||
| 2 | 2From Pegleg Creek, 1 | 1 | 0m | ||||
|
The crux of this climb is reaching the headwaters of Pegleg Creek. It’s ugly and it’s a bash! If in doubt follow a deer trail. Once at the head of the creek, climb to the col north of the peak.
|
|||||||
| From Deception River, 1 | 1 | 0m | |||||
|
Climb onto the ridge opposite Good Luck Creek, reaching Pt 1820 north of Phipps Pk. (This is a bit of a bash!)
|
|||||||
Images
Why are the routes on Phipps peak marked as "Gone"?
In reply to Why are the routes on Phipps by felixcollins
Sorted