These cliffs, unsurprisingly, are to the south of the car park, towards the Whangaehu valley.
Altitude:
1800m
Type:
Face (Alpine)
Aspect:
South East
Walk time:
20-40 min
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| Chandelier | WI3 | 25m |
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Forms fairly regularly, although the ice can be marginal and – as the names suggests – chandeliered. Several options exist. It has a short life so get in early if it is formed.
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| Spoiled Bedsheets | WI2 M2 | 30m |
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Wide gulley right of Chandalier.
Up series of rock and ice steps.
Early season route before it banks out
Lincoln Quilliam, Matt Wilkinson, Adam Power, 05/07/15
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| Central Buttress | M3 | 60m |
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A good mixed winter route. Two pitches on sound rock, grade 8–10.
Don French, July, early 1990s
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| Southern | 20m |
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Straightforward with a steep finish, but quite honestly not that flash.
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| Pilier Français | 60m |
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Another good two-pitch mixed line, if anything better than Central Buttress.
Don French, July, early 1990s
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| Barney's Boots | M4 | 35m |
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Mixed route straight up face a few meters right of 'Camp 2015' overhang.
I think more like M3+
Adam Power, Matt Wilkinson 05/07/15
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