South Ridge

The South Ridge is gained from the vicinity of Battleaxe Col or as part of a traverse from Amazon Peak. If approaching via Billy McCoy Stream and the Hecuba Glacier, access may be difficult or impossible. From the head of the Hecuba Glacier, take a couloir that gains the South Ridge on the Amazon side of Battleaxe Col. The ridge involves some good red rock but also badly broken greywacke and argillite, including a section of difficult rock over the buttress that trends down to the Kirk Glacier. From here, move on to snow on the Kirk side to avoid gendarmes, before regaining the ridge to the summit.