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Alamein Pk

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2361m
Part of
Main Divide

(Middle Grey Virgin).
Cassino, Alamein and Takrouna were known as the Grey Virgins, and resisted attempts for many years. Alamein and Takrouna remain unclimbed directly from the Grey.

Lat/lon
POINT (170.466081 -43.447218)
Topo50
BX16 950 864
Accessed from
Grey Glacier
Butler River South Branch
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
OR OROriginal Route, 2 2 0m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 2

From the Nansen névé, the summit pyramid involves snow slopes or a rock scramble, depending on conditions. A traverse of this peak along the Divide is straightforward.
Comments
Attribution
Alex Palman, Yvonne Cook and Geoff Spearpoint,
in association with the Canterbury Mountaineering Club
UUID
 
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