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Roderick Pk

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2343m
Part of
Maximilian Range

Named after Rod Syme by the first ascent party.

Western aspects of Maximilian Range from Goatpath Ridge (Baird Range), January 2015
Caption

Western aspects of Maximilian Range from Goatpath Ridge (Baird Range), January 2015 

Rights credit
Rob Frost/Subalpine Photography
Lat/lon
-43.465628,170.341473, NZ Topo Map
Accessed from
Whataroa River
Callery River
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
9.15 9.15South Ridge, III,2+ III,2+ 0m
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From the Burton Glacier, gain the ridge via a couloir south of Roderick (formerly the Carty Glacier), which could involve a difficult rock step near the base, depending on the season. Then ascend mixed snow and rock slopes near the ridge crest to the summit.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • Alpine (Technical) 2+
Comments
This place appears in
Aoraki Tai Poutini: a guide for mountaineers, 2018
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Attribution
ATP 2018 (Rob Frost)
CW Alps 2009 (Geoff Spearpoint, Yvonne Cook, CMC)
UUID
 
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