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North West Face

Grade
I,2
Quality
0
First ascent
J.A. Sim, V.J. Leader, K. Grinling, Dec 1931.
Located on

  • 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.


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