Type
Altitude
2751m
Part of
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
Routes
Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Alert | Operations |
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East Ridge, I,1 | I,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. |
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Mangaturuturu Glacier, I,1 | I,1 | 150m | |||||
Direct up snow slopes from the glacier basin. |
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North West Ridge, I,1 | I,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. |
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Whakapapa Face, I,1 | I,1 | 200m | |||||
Climb direct from the Whakapapa Glacier to reach the upper North West Ridge. |
Comments
UUID
1fa1975c-7b70-42d2-9ad5-8792d5f99c69