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Mt Split Open

Type
Mountain
Altitude
1967m
Part of
Main Divide

Aptly named, Mt Split Open comprises two peaks separated by a large chasm. The chasm is filled with
rock debris, which can be easily crossed.

Lat/lon
-43.114017,171.063824, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BW18 412 192
Accessed from
Whitcombe River
West Mathias River
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
SR SRSouth Ridge, 1 1 0m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 1

The lower reaches of the creek draining the south side of Mt Split Open are steeply gorged and impassable. From Kea Pass, or the shelf below the pass, sidle across relatively flat ground above the gorge (true left) and below the bluffs of Mt Split Open to scree and rock slabs leading to the col at the foot of the South Ridge. Follow the ridge to the summit.

 East Ridge 0m
0
  • P1

From Kea Pass. No record. Climbers attempting to descend reported smooth rock faces.
Comments
Attribution
Yvonne Cook and Geoff Spearpoint,
in association with the Canterbury Mountaineering Club
UUID
 
9419808f-2ab7-4fbf-9f4b-a28ef27b2e58