Place info
Type:
Mountain
Altitude:
2757m This peak, Ruapehu’s second highest point, is really just a bump on the ridge. It is likely most often climbed as part of a Crater Rim traverse to or from Tahurangi. Also known as Shark’s Tooth, because it appears as a sharp spike from Turoa skifield.
NZMS260:
T20 307 100
Topo50:
BJ34 206 483 | Reference | Name | Grade | Quality | Length | Comments | Actions | |||||
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150m
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| Like the Crater Face of Tahurangi, this wall provokes strong differences of opinion: take your pick. It’s either interesting and reasonably difficult mixed climbing, or sun-damaged snow threatened by lumps of rime falling from above. In other words, perhaps, like a miniature east face of Aoraki. | |||||||||||
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450m
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| More or less straight up from Turoa skifield. | |||||||||||
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150m
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| A quick scramble. Volcanically heated rocks on the lower section can make a nice place to stop for a break. | |||||||||||
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