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Come Around Sundown

Type
Crag
Altitude
1900m
Part of
Tūroa Skifield
Aspect
South

A remote feeling cirque of rock & ice away from the skifield but still easily accessible. Alot of potential for a variety of grades from WI2 and above, possibly some more challenging mixed routes within. Alike many other routes in the area, would be best climbed early winter season with a cold-snap.

Lat/lon
-39.30639,175.55213, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BJ34 200 461
Approach

3km walk-in, from the carpark follow the skifield boundary to the base of the old Ngā Wai Heke chairlift, cross spur above marked highpoint 1767 then follow the 1800m contour up the valley to the catchment. When approaching, the river is deep in places and snow-bridges may vary in strength.

Walktime
30-60 minutes depending on snow conditions
Accessed from
Tūroa Skifield

Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
1 1Self Talk, WI2 WI2 60m
0

Located on the left side (SE face), start right up a small corner for approx 12 meters of short steep sections, route leads onto lower angle ice/snow ramp above (made belay at top of ramp with 60m rope), easy walk off access.

  • P1
  • Water Ice WI2
  • 60m
2 2Mixed Emotion's, WI2 WI2 30m
0

Right hand side of main waterfall, climb up to constriction in river gully. Move up right over rocky step to rock belay in low-angle bowl. Option to include a second pitch on easier group to top-out of bowl.

  • P1
  • Water Ice WI2
  • 30m

Options to place trad gear in rock on right side.
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Images

Full view of cirque
Main waterfall
Main waterfall
Left side lines
Right hand lines
Comments
Attribution
Reached out to climbing community and researched but nothing found or recorded. Happy to acknowledge first ascents if known.
UUID
 
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