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Castle - McDermott

Grade
17,4
Natural pro required
Quality
2.01
First ascent
Phil Castle, Carol McDermott , January 1985
Located on

Started up the toe of the Buttress initially and then moved left into the
corner after 20m. Continued up the corner then up the middle of the upper
slabs and traversed back right to cross the roof line in the upper wall. They
mistook this for the Gledhill Buttress.


  • P1
  • 17
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 4
  • Trad

The first two pitches climbed were in the corner just left of the buttress, they then moved right onto slabs between the corner and the buttress traversing r to cross the roofs that are left of the prow.


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