Come Around Sundown

Type

Altitude

1900m

Part of

A remote feeling cirque of rock & ice away from the skifield but still easily accessible. Alot of potential for a variety of grades from WI2 and above, possibly some more challenging mixed routes within. Alike many other routes in the area, would be best climbed early winter season with a cold-snap.

Walktime

30-60 minutes depending on snow conditions

Aspect

South

Lat/lon

-39.30639,175.55213, NZ Topo Map

Topo50

BJ34 200 461

Approach

3km walk-in, from the carpark follow the skifield boundary to the base of the old Ngā Wai Heke chairlift, cross spur above marked highpoint 1767 then follow the 1800m contour up the valley to the catchment. When approaching, the river is deep in places and snow-bridges may vary in strength.

Accessed from

Tūroa Skifield

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Quality
1	1Self Talk, WI2	WI2	60m	0
Located on the left side (SE face), start right up a small corner for approx 12 meters of short steep sections, route leads onto lower angle ice/snow ramp above (made belay at top of ramp with 60m rope), easy walk off access. P1 Water Ice WI2 60m
2	2Mixed Emotion's, WI2	WI2	30m	0
Right hand side of main waterfall, climb up to constriction in river gully. Move up right over rocky step to rock belay in low-angle bowl. Option to include a second pitch on easier group to top-out of bowl. P1 Water Ice WI2 30m Options to place trad gear in rock on right side.

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Attribution

Reached out to climbing community and researched but nothing found or recorded. Happy to acknowledge first ascents if known.

UUID

8dcabef5-aa17-4820-93a1-c4a45fcfe7fe