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Routes
Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Alert | Operations |
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North Couloir, 3- | 3- | 0m | |||||
A popular half-day outing rewarded with fantastic views of the Main Divide peaks and the Franz Josef Névé. There are a number of routes. The easiest appears to be the narrow gully on the north side, accessed from the flat col west of the peak. |
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East-West Traverse, 3- | 3- | 0m | |||||
From Christie follow the ridge to Halcombe. |
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Pioneer Face, 2+ | 2+ | 0m | |||||
The broad snow face that can be seen from Pioneer Hut. |
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Pioneer Face, Variant 1 | 0m | ||||||
A short loose rock band to the west followed by snowslopes to the summit. Climbed from near the same col as the North Couloir. |
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Pioneer Face Variant 2, 3 | 3 | 0m | |||||
A good quality rock buttress on the Franz side of Halcombe offers a worthwhile three pitch route. The last pitch is desperately loose however, so rapping off is recommended. |
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Blitzing Everywhere, III,4,M3 | III,4,M3 | 0m | |||||
Up the S Bend coolie not described in guide book for two pitches of
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