2. NZ
  3. South Island
  4. Aoraki Tai Poutini
  5. Malte Brun Range
  6. Novara Pk
  2. NZ
  3. South Island
  4. Aoraki Tai Poutini
  5. Murchison Glacier
  6. Novara Pk
  2. NZ
  3. South Island
  4. Aoraki Tai Poutini
  5. Tasman Glacier
  6. Novara Pk

Novara Pk

(3 routes)

Type: 
Mountain
Altitude: 
2298m
Access: 

Access to the terraces beneath Novara Peak and Mt Johnson can be found up the slopes beside the Burnett Glacier. Between the Burnett and Lecky glaciers are a number of tussock basins with good campsites, but there are steep walls leading from the terraces down to the river.

New Zealand map

Map, Topo

Lat/Lon: 
-43.620671000000, 170.242627000000
NZMS260: 
H36 875 282
Topo50: 
BX16 775 666
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Reference Title Grade Length Quality Bolts Gone Natural pro Link to edit content
South Twin 2298m - East Ridge 1+
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Starting from the Murchison Valley ascend an easy rib to reach the divide a little south of the peak.
J B Waterhouse, Dec 1985
North Twin 2326m - North East Ridge 1
0
From the Burnett Falls ascend the ridge heading directly to the summit.
J B Waterhouse, Dec 1985
Standard Route 1+
0
Easily climbed from the moraine hollow beside the Tasman Glacier, or else from the junction of the Tasman and Murchison valleys.
Franz & Julius Malcher, Feb 1914.

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