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Bowie Face

Grade
IV,5+,18
Length
500m
0
Natural pro required
Quality
0
First ascent
Kevin Boekholt, Nick Cradock, Dec 1984
Located on
Aoraki Mt Cook
Topo ref
4.28
  • P1
  • 18
  • Alpine (Commitment) IV
  • Alpine (Technical) 5+
  • 500m
  • Trad

The Bowie Face is the relatively neglected steep rock face on the right side of the Upper Bowie Buttress. A route of 10 pitches ascends the left/ centre of the face.The route starts from the upper Linda Glacier and then follows a narrow chimney , which is often iced up, (crux 18).

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Comments
cragrat
climbnz_editor member

A route was climbed to the left of this route by Petrouchka Stiener-Grierson and Owen Lee early 2020's.

Fri, 02/01/2026 - 13:19 Permalink
Attribution
Photo: B Maggs
UUID
 
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