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Mt Kitchener

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2042m
Part of
Sealy Range
The Sealy Range from Mt Wakefield, January 2013
Caption

The Sealy Range from Mt Wakefield, January 2013.

Rights credit
Rob Frost/Subalpine Photography
Lat/lon
-43.7352,170.0633, NZ Topo Map
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
1.11 1.11Watertank Ridge, I,2 I,2 0m
1.02

Starts directly from the watertanks above the Hermitage, accessed via the Glencoe track. There’s some light scrub to push through low down, and later a few sections of exposed scrambling. The step 100m below the top is climbed using a right-to-left ledge system. Descend via Mueller Hut and Sealy Tarns. A great day out.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) I
  • Alpine (Technical) 2
 From Mueller Hut, I,2 I,2 0m
0

Up easy rock from the slopes behind Mueller Hut. There are numerous variations. Take care if cloud comes in while you’re out – the hut is harder to find when descending than you think. The ridge from Ollivier to Kitchener has some very exposed sections, but is not technically difficult.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) I
  • Alpine (Technical) 2
Comments
This place appears in
Aoraki Tai Poutini: a guide for mountaineers, 2018
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Attribution
Rob Frost, ATP, 2018
UUID
 
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