De La Beche

From Graham Saddle, take your pick of gullies and spurs – involving mostly pleasant, steep rock scrambling – to reach the north summit. From there, follow the edge of the snow plateau between De La Beche and the Minarets to the main summit.

An enjoyable rock climb leading directly to the summit. The steep five pitch couloir between the West Ridge and the West Rib has also been climbed. First ascent unknown.

This climb can be interminably long in soft snow conditions, but the lower half can offer a good alternative approach to Graham Saddle.
From De La Beche Corner, ascend the moraine wall onto the lower ridge. The moraine wall is very steep below the old hut site. At least one party has reported a good spot (in 2015) about 400m further up the Tasman, at about BX16 777 747, which leads to the 1560m shelf at BX16 775 749. However, a large collapse from the terrace in November 2017 may have destroyed this. Try your best – everywhere is likely to be sketchy.
From there, head up the ridge to about 1900m, then traverse on the eastern snowslopes and basins up to the plateau between De La Beche and the Minarets, weaving around crevasses as required. Pick a line from the plateau up the final summit block. First ascent unknown.