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Starvation Saddle

Type
Altitude
2204m

Starvation Saddle was first reached by George Mannering, Arthur Harper, H M Hamilton and J Annan in January 1890. The Mannering provides a great spring ski run, and laps are sometimes completed by skinning up the Murchison back to Starvation Saddle

Image
Caption

Mt Annan and the Mannering Glacier, December 2016

Rights credit
Gavin Land/First Light Guiding
Image
Caption

The upper and lower Murchison Glacier from near Mt Phyllis, October 2017 

Rights credit
Matteo Scoz
Lat/lon
-43.51907921,170.37813616, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BX16 881 782
Approach

Starvation Saddle can be accessed from either the Mannering névé or easily from the upper Murchison Glacier (route 6.27 on topo, grade II, 1+).

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Comments
Attribution
ATP 2018 (Rob Frost)
UUID
 
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