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The Buttress

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2776m
Part of
Mt Tasman Horokoau

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
POINT (170.160575 -43.552363)
Accessed from
Fox Glacier Te Moeka o Tuawe
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
 COMAC, 3- 3-
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 3-

A seven pitch route up an arête on the North Face, climbed from the lower Heemskirk Glacier.
 Deuce, 4,III,M4 4,III,M4 180m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Technical) 4
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • 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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