Paretetaitonga | ClimbNZ

Type

Altitude

2751m

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Paretetaitonga is the third highest peak of the Ruapehu massif. Its situation, in the centre of the mountain and directly above Crater Lake, makes it a ﬁne point from which to view the high peaks and crater of the volcano.

Lat/lon

-39.27585274,175.55804729, NZ Topo Map

Topo50

BJ34 207 495

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Quality
	East Ridge, I,1	I,1	150m	1.02
P1 Alpine (Commitment) I Alpine (Technical) 1 150m Begin from either The Col (at the head of the Whakapapa Glacier) or Pare Col, to where the ridge narrows and steepens. Diﬃculties can be turned at ﬁrst to the south and later to the north.
	Mangaturuturu Glacier, I,1	I,1	150m	0
P1 Alpine (Commitment) I Alpine (Technical) 1 150m Direct up snow slopes from the glacier basin.
	North West Ridge, I,1	I,1	450m	1.02
P1 Alpine (Commitment) I Alpine (Technical) 1 450m A pleasant and airy climb, high above the mountain’s western slopes. Gain the ridge from above the top of the Far West T-bar on Whakapapa skiﬁeld.
	Whakapapa Face, I,1	I,1	200m	0
P1 Alpine (Commitment) I Alpine (Technical) 1 200m Climb direct from the Whakapapa Glacier to reach the upper North West Ridge.

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UUID

1fa1975c-7b70-42d2-9ad5-8792d5f99c69