West Ridge

Climbed as part of a Transalpine thru-trip with a multiday pack (including rack and rope, unused here). From a camp on a beautiful plateau a few hundred meters up the spur NE of Swift Water (1-person enclosed bivvy rock, or marginal 2-person shelter rock), probably at 1570m, generally follow the ridge. Scrambling with some hard scrambling and some easy rockclimbing, often on good red sandstone greywacke. Gain 2264 by some good quality lower-grade rockclimbing, gained by move left of the ridge (exposed) then following a crack or line of weakness (exposed). Then downclimb into an exposed notch and along a sharp ridge to the summit. To descend, take a line to the beautiful Clarke Gl. neve blending the easiest terrain of the EF and (loose!) SE ridge, downclimbing WI2 waterice in one location. The first ascentionist then descended the Cockayne Gl. to the Rakia although the map indicates various possible descent options back towards the Lord.