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Pelican

Grade
22,III,7
Length
400m
0
Quality
1.02
First ascent
Peter Dickson, Alex Palman, Feb 1989.
Located on

  • P1
  • 22
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 7
  • 400m

Ascends the clean red rock of the Central Buttress all the way to the summit, never deviating more than six metres. A technical start is followed by an arête capped by an intimidating roof (crux 22). The Pelican takes the left side of the roof and continues up a series of towers to the summit. Occasional bolt belays and runners. Very sustained. There are two first pitch options: follow the obvious crack system to the wave and traverse to the edge of the buttress (20) or continue up the crack to join the buttress higher (22).


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