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Tantalus Rock

Type
Mountain
Altitude
1951m
Part of
Main Divide

Originally called Gehenna Rock, Tantalus Rock was first climbed by Paul Powell and Peter Child on January 10, 1965.

Lat/lon
-44.345663,168.833895, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
CA11 679 813
Accessed from
Matukituki River East Branch
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 Ruth Ridge, III,2 III,2 0m
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From the top of Ruth Ridge, Tantalus Rock is but a few minutes’ easy scramble above the Volta Névé. It would probably take about five hours from Ruth Flat to the summit.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 2
Comments
Attribution
Allen Uren & John Cocks
UUID
 
1e0c6f49-c9e1-435a-9389-eb47caffef51