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Te Ataahua

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2757m
Part of
Mt Ruapehu

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.

Lat/lon
-39.28625017,175.55826187, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BJ34 206 483
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 Crater Face, I,2 I,2 150m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) I
  • Alpine (Technical) 2
  • 150m

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.
 South West Face, I,1 I,1 450m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) I
  • Alpine (Technical) 1
  • 450m

More or less straight up from Turoa skifield.
 North Ridge, I,1 I,1 150m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) I
  • Alpine (Technical) 1
  • 150m

A quick scramble. Volcanically heated rocks on the lower section can make a nice place to stop for a break.
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UUID
 
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