Mt Darby | ClimbNZ

Type

Altitude

2513m

Part of

Caption

Mt Jean, Mt Jeanette (partly obscured) and Mt Darby from upper Sladden Glacier, July 2011

Rights credit

Danilo Hegg/Southern Alps Photography

Lat/lon

-43.76359742,170.0159178, NZ Topo Map

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Quality
2.18	2.18East Flank, II,1+	II,1+	0m	0
Follow the snow slope to the ridge east of the summit. P1 Alpine (Commitment) II Alpine (Technical) 1+
2.19	2.19North Ridge, II,2+	II,2+	0m	0
This ridge can be reached at almost any point, but the best is probably the small col around 2390m. Rock scrambling on a blocky ridge leads to the summit. P1 Alpine (Commitment) II Alpine (Technical) 2+
	North West Flank, I,2+	I,2+	0m	0
From Barron Saddle via the Williams Glacier. Climb the rib up the middle of the face. P1 Alpine (Commitment) I Alpine (Technical) 2+
	West Ridge, I,2	I,2	0m	0
Gain the ridge from the true left edge of the Williams Glacier. Exposed rock scrambling, similar in difficulty to the North Ridge. P1 Alpine (Commitment) I Alpine (Technical) 2
	Bengal, 12,4-	12,4-	0m	0
Access to the south face of Mt Darby is easy, descend from Barron Saddle, then follow a gully up to the snow slopes beneath the face. Bengal is a 300m rock route at grade 12 which begins in the centre of the face on the right hand side of the black gully, crosses left through the gully to gain the left tending corner. Follow the broad ramp which leads to the summit. P1 12 Alpine (Mt Cook) 4- Trad

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Attribution

ATP 2018 (Rob Frost)

UUID

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