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Aiguilles Rouges

Type

Altitude

2950m

Part of

Malte Brun Range

Malte Brun Range

Lat/lon

-43.577596,170.291894, NZ Topo Map

Topo50

BX16 813 715

Approach

30m rap line with DBA, installed 2017 as per photos

Accessed from

Murchison Glacier

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Pro	Quality	Alert	Operations
	South Face, 3+	3+	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 3+ Traverse across the Onslow Glacier to gain the broad rib on the right side of the Face. Head up the rib, which eventually merges into the 45-50 degree slopes of the upper face, arriving on the summit ridge between the East and High Peaks.
	East Ridge, 2+	2+	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 2+ An enjoyable climb with plenty of variety. Access from Onslow Hut is easy except for a short section of rotten rock. The lower flat sections of the ridge can be avoided by keeping to the Onslow Glacier, but two prominent rock steps have to be climbed where the ridge begins to steepen, and after another 200m a snow bulge is climbed. The route then gradually lies back up to the East Peak. It is roughly 25 minutes from here to the Main Peak.
	North East Ridge, 2	2	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 2 Ascend from Malte Brun pass onto this ridge climbing good rock over the East Peak and on to the high peak. The ridge starts in the Cascade Glacier but is gained at half height from Malte Brun Pass.
	North East Flank, 2	2	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 2 Via the Malte Brun Pass. There are two narrowish couloirs, the left one leading up to near the East Peak, and the right one providing access to broad snowslopes leading to the main summit. A good descent route.
5	5North Ridge, 2	2	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 2 From the Pass ascend the ridge to the right of the NE Ridge. Excellent rock. Farther right are steeper variations with good climbing.
6	6Intermediate Ridge, 3-	3-	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 3- Starting right of the North West Ridge, from the upper Beetham Stream, climb up a ridge crossing the occasional shingle covered ledge. Continue up the snow slope to link with the small ridge between the North West Ridge and the West Ridge. Joins the North East Ridge below the summit.
7	7Central Gully, 3-	3-	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 3- Climb the gully between the two rock buttresses on the west face. Left of the West Ridge. Climbed with snow/ice in the gully.
8	8West Ridge, 3+	3+	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 3+ From Malte Brun Pass traverse across scree ledges to gain the ridge at half height. Ascend good rock with some surprisingly difficult sections.
9	9Tiddley Pom, 3-	3-	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 3- Approached from the upper Beetham Valley. Ascend the prominent couloir on the south-west face.
10	10South Ridge, 2+	2+	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 2+ Approached from the upper Beetham Valley. Gained by a large winding couloir (prone to rockfall), which ends in a short rotten rock face. The ridge is rather rotten at first and then improves.

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Facebook NZAC, Will Rowntree, Rapline.

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