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Balfour Buttress

Grade
15,4+
Length
0m
0
Quality
1.02
First ascent
Stu Allan, Jim Jolly, Feb 1976.
Located on
Magellan
  • P1
  • 15
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 4+

Start at the toe of the buttress, beside an icefall, or from ramps to the right (which lead from the Magellan-Drake snow apron). Sustained climbing on excellent rock leads up with the climb slowly relenting (crux grade 15). Descend by either abseiling the " Anyone Can Play Guitar" Route or traverse to Teichelmann.

Comments
GCorban

Climbed Jan 2024. Rock was worse than expected, with frequent rockfall as permafrost melted. Two big crevasses on the Magellan-Drake snow apron would be interesting to get past to access 'Guitar.

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 12:22 Permalink
UUID
 
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