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Mt Raureka

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2333m
Part of
Main Divide
Lat/lon
-43.63424,170.09943, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BX15 6602 6467
Accessed from
Hooker Glacier
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 South Ridge, II,2+ II,2+ 0m
0

Follow the Main Divide from Edith Peak. There is an 80m high steep section to gain the summit of Raureka, which appears to be the crux of the Divide when traversing from Copland Pass to Mt Beatrice.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) II
  • Alpine (Technical) 2+
 East Spur, III,3 III,3 0m
0

Via a prominent spur leading up from the Hooker Valley. Access onto the base of this spur is likely to become increasingly difficult due to recession of the Hooker Glacier.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • Alpine (Technical) 3
Comments
This place appears in
Aoraki Tai Poutini: a guide for mountaineers, 2018
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Attribution
Alex Palman
UUID
 
63d0bb1f-4a96-4491-a7f7-bb9b104f06eb