Grade
V,6,WI5
Length
0m
0
Quality
First ascent
Murray Ball, Bryan McArthur, Zane Williams, Jan 1980.
Located on
Topo ref
SS
An ice climb up the couloir to right of Cormack-Wilson Rib. Where the couloir
cuts right to the South Ridge move left and up (crux) to reach the shelf,
then out onto the upper South Ridge.
17 x 40m pitches. This is a steep climb and further R than Andys route. They
share the same finish
- P1
- Alpine (Commitment) V
- Alpine (Mt Cook) 6
- Water Ice WI5
"The" line on the face to date. An ice climb up the couloir to right of Cormack-Wilson Rib. Sustained climbing through middle section with vertical and overhanging ice encountered. When first climbed there was pronounced rockfall on the first two piches as the bottleneck collects all debris between Cormack-Wilson rib and TTSB. Objective danger should lessen rapidly on subsequent pitches. 450/500m depending on the collection/debris cone at the base.
Comments
UUID
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