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West Face

Type
Face
Part of
Brodrick Pk
Aspect
West
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
OR OROriginal Route 0m
0
  • P1

Drop into the névé from a point west of Whataroa Saddle. Climb the prominent rib on the face, gaining the north ridge, then continue to the summit.
SR SRSlab Route, 16,3 16,3 0m
0
  • P1
  • 16
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 3

Six pitches of excellent red rock. Start just left of the major left facing corner and finish 100m below, and to the south of the summit (crux 15/16). The slabs can be seen from the Main Divide between Hochstetter Dome and Aylmer. Climbed from the upper Whymper (see the back cover photo of the Mt Cook guidebook).
NB NBNorth Buttress, 3+ 3+ 0m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 3+

Climb the buttress at the head of the true right branch of the Whymper Glacier.
NER NERNorth East Ridge, 2- 2- 0m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 2-

From Whataroa Saddle follow the rock and snow ridge of the Main Divide or snow slopes to the south-east.

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