Dixon Pk | ClimbNZ

Type

Altitude

3004m

Part of

Previously known as Mt Dixon. The actual Mt Dixon (1556m) is north of the Taramakau River, near Arthur's Pass.

Lat/lon

-43.56365353,170.1812771, NZ Topo Map

Accessed from

Places

Type	Name	Alert
Face	West Face

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Quality
	South Ridge, 3-	3-	0m	1.02
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 3- Gain the ridge either via a steep 150m slope from the Grand Plateau or via the névé between Syme Ridge and Mt Dixon. Then head up a rock buttress and follow the winding arête to the summit.
	South East Face, 3-	3-	0m	0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 3- From the Grand Plateau turn the major icecliff on the left and head up. The route usually finishes high on the South Ridge. A somewhat dangerous climb.
	East Ridge, 2+	2+	0m	0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 2+ Either follow the narrow broken ridge from Glacier Dome or climb up a narrow 80m gully from the Grand Plateau just beside the large icecliff. Then follow up easy slopes to the summit. The best descent route.
	From Pioneer Pass, 2+	2+	0m	0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 2+ From Pioneer Pass, climb up a snow gully onto the Haast-Dixon Ridge.
S43°34.157’ E170°11.205’	S43°34.157’ E170°11.205’Give It 80, 4-	4-	0m	2.01
On right of 2+ East Ridge route. Follow rock-band with left traverses to a near-vertical 55m ice & rock gully. This crux pitch is committing and difficult to down-climb, so rest calves midway on rock jutting out on left. Set belay high to give leader enough rope as it top-outs onto an icy slope ≈30m from ridge. 4 ice-screws for crux (although this was done on 2) and stakes. Follow ridge to summit on left and descend via East Ridge route. P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 4-

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Attribution

Alex Palaman

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