It's thought that Glenthorne shepards may have climbed Mt Sebastopol early in the 1800s, no doubt looking for wayward merinos. - Aoraki Tai Poutini, Rob Frost.
The easiest approach is via Red Tarns
Routes
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| Bread Arete, II,3 | II,3 | 280m |  |
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The prominent rib seen from Red Tarns
Climb good easy rock to a shrubby ledge.
Follow the ridge to a prominent ledge with a large boulder to use as a belay station.
Climb two small towers and arrive at an obvious headwall with little options for anchors.
Climb a steep section with loose rocks and little pro and either pull directly over the crux (14) or siddle around to the climbers right. Climb some more, stopping right before a narrow flat section.
Climb easy terrain with a couple of fun options until you reach a prominent rock above a small ledge to set up the next belay.
Follow a narrow flat section to a prominent wall for easy climbing (10) and ascend until you see easy shrubby terrain.
Scramble up shrubs and rocks to the summit. |
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| Traverse, I,1+ | I,1+ | 0m | |||||
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An east–west traverse of Sebastopol provides accessible scrambling but with some loose sections.
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