The Buttress | ClimbNZ

Type

Altitude

2776m

Part of

A two kilometre long ridge extends north from the foot of Tasman’s North Shoulder separating the Heemskirk and Abel Janszoon Glaciers. There are many more lines to do on The Buttress.

Lat/lon

-43.552363,170.160575, NZ Topo Map

Accessed from

Fox Glacier Te Moeka o Tuawe

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Quality
	COMAC, 3-	3-	0m	0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 3- A seven pitch route up an arête on the North Face, climbed from the lower Heemskirk Glacier.
	Deuce, III,4,M4	III,4,M4	180m	0
P1 Alpine (Commitment) III Alpine (Technical) 4 Mixed M4 180m Progressive increase in steepness and technical difficulty. Crux near the top in the form of a short overhang.

Comments

This place appears in

Aoraki Tai Poutini: a guide for mountaineers, 2018

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Attribution

Alex Palman

UUID

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