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Christopher Col

Type
Altitude
2452m
Part of

Christopher Col was reached from the west in 1935 but not crossed until 1946, from east to west.
Not a recommended crossing route as the eastern slopes are steep and heavily crevassed in late season.

Lat/lon
-43.74101095168,170.00350283264, NZ Topo Map
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 From Bannie Glacier, III,2+ III,2+ 0m
0

From the east, the col is reached by an all-snow route up the steep Bannie Glacier, complicated or even cut off by heavy crevassing later in the summer.


  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • Alpine (Technical) 2+

 From McKerrow Glacier, III,2 III,2 0m
0

The McKerrow Glacier provides good cramponing to reach the col.


  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • Alpine (Technical) 2

Comments
Attribution
ATP 2018 (Rob Frost)
UUID
 
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