Skip to main content

Pluto

Type
Altitude
2480m

tba

Image
Lat/lon
POINT (168.3862745 -44.61538179)
Topo50
CA10 339 494
Accessed from
Add Place Add Route

Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
 North West Face, I,2 I,2
0

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) I
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 2

From the Bedford Valley a prominent scree fan leads to a couloir. A variety of routes up rock and snow ledges leading round towards the North West Face can be followed, the final ascent of the tower being up a couloir on the North West Face. Variations on the ledges up the tower have been followed. From Pluto Col climb scree until the foot of a vertical step in the ridge is reached at a point overlooking Spaniard Valley. Here a large ledge tends round on to the western face to gain the couloir on the North West Face. Follow beautiful big red stepping-stones from here to the summit.


 South Buttress, 15,II 15,II 0m
0

From Pluto Col. This is the steep left-hand ridge viewed in profile from the bivvy. The route includes two distinct overhanging steps, both of which are turned on the climber’s right. It is loose and steep. Descent is via abseil back down the route.


  • P1
  • 15
  • Alpine (Commitment) II

Comments
Attribution
Allan Uren & John Cocks. Photo Brian Wilkins.
UUID
 
bb6269e5-e597-4670-8ab7-dfb21df7fe03