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South East Face

Grade
IV,3+
Length
0m
0
Quality
0
First ascent
Tim Barfoot, John Luxton, Richard Tornquist, January 1962
Located on
Mt Spencer
Topo ref
5.12

A route lies up the icefalls well north of the Grant Duff Glacier and then up a rib of steep shattered rock and snow directly to the south summit. The rock on the Main Divide is notoriously loose in this area.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) IV
  • Alpine (Technical) 3+
The Main Divide south of Graham Saddle, from De La Beche Ridge, September 2016
Eastern aspects of Aoraki Mt Cook to Mt Spencer, from Malte Brun’s west ridge, March 2016
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