North Face

Type: 
Alpine
Description: 
From Whale Stream, a number of routes can be followed to the summit. Climb a line near the north-east spur, or from 2200m altitude traverse 200m west onto the scree face and scramble up gullies and ribs to the summit.
Pitch(es): 
#EwbankAlpine (Technical)Alpine (Commitment)Alpine (Mt Cook)AidWater IceMixedBoulder (Hueco)LengthBoltsTrad
11+II0mNo
Grade: 
II 1+
Quality: 
1.02
Gone: 
0
Length: 
0m
Bolts: 
0
Natural pro: 
0
Ascent: 
Rex Booth, Reg Winn, April 1939
UUID: 
fd0d1fb2-cd3b-4d0f-aa7d-56e3b10ff61d

Comments

The short summit ridge from the top of the Whale Stream route is pinnacled with the 300 metres just before the summit being made up of a number of tors that have to be traversed which are exposed and very loose in places. I wonder if this summit ridge is a victim of increasing storms and erosion as it is not the walk in the park that some have written in years past. ...at least without any snow on it.