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Elie-Walter Col

Type
Pass
Altitude
2790m
Part of
Main Divide
Lat/lon
-43.488175,170.323405, NZ Topo Map
Accessed from
Spencer Glacier
Tasman Glacier
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 From Spencer Glacier , III,3 III,3 0m
0

A steep snow route on the western side, which becomes badly crevassed in later summer. To reach the Tasman Glacier, large crevasses in the lower Anna Glacier after midsummer usually necessitate a traverse over Walter.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • Alpine (Technical) 3
Comments
This place appears in
Aoraki Tai Poutini: a guide for mountaineers, 2018
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UUID
 
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