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Mt Stephen

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2546m
Part of
Main Divide
Lat/lon
-43.69521618,170.0282876, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BX15 605 577
Accessed from
Mueller Glacier
Karangarua River
Mt Sefton and Main Divide from Welcome Pass, January 2010
Caption

Mt Sefton and Main Divide from Welcome Pass, January 2010

Rights credit
Danilo Hegg/Southern Alps Photography

Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
15.15 15.15From Douglas névé, III,2 III,2 0m
0

An early season climb these days (before the snow disappears from the slabs). Gain the shelf beneath Brunner and Stephen, then walk up snow to the summit. Also see Route 15I.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • Alpine (Technical) 2
15.16 15.16South Ridge from Brunner Col, III,2+ III,2+ 0m
0

A straightforward ridge traverse with some steep rock scrambling. First climbed from Harpers Rock, but the ridge could also be reached from the Mueller Glacier.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • Alpine (Technical) 2+
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Comments
This place appears in
Aoraki Tai Poutini: a guide for mountaineers, 2018
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Attribution
Alex Palman
UUID
 
14987e21-0046-4b62-b0be-17ad12d7dc91