Natural Gas

Starts left of the large corner on the left side of the North East Spur. Up the face on ice leads until steep mixed ground is encountered. The first ascentionists abandoned the climb here by traversing to the North East Spur; the route is awaiting a finish to the North Peak. The routeis best climbed when the face is heavily rimed. Choose a not too hot day, as the face gets a lot of sun and the rime ice can fall down. Dave’s comment on the route was ‘harder than the Central Gully on Douglas.’ Named after the LPG gas heater flown in to Pioneer Hut for the trip.