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Mt Wakefield

Type
Altitude
2058m

Mt Wakefield has been described as the focal point of
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, and it certainly
feels that way when you take in the view from the summit
on a fine day.
A fast descent alternative to the south ridge in dry conditions is a scree slope from 1550m that drops directly to the valley floor. There are a number of glued moraine esque gullies that drop onto it, but the one at 1550m is the most mellow. There is also a large boulder at the top of the ~20m gully that a rope could be looped over to allow a rap onto the scree directly, but this should be executed with care to avoid rockfall, and certainly not during or after rain. See topo for entry point.

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Lat/lon
POINT (170.17427444 -43.77561812)
Topo50
BY16 726 492
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
1.12 Routeless Guide 12,3+,III
0
1.13 Ranger Route a.k.a Guideless Buttress 8,3,III 800m
2.01
1.14 Wakefield Gullies - Various grades
1.02
1.15 South West Ridge (Guides Route) 2+,II
1.02
1.16 The Old Man and the Scree 15 120m
0
1.17 South Ridge 1,I
0
Bad Obsession (?) 700m
0
Comments
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