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Sharks Tooth

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Updated 15 December 2025, by Richard Thomson.

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Type
Mountain
Altitude
2096m
Part of
Harris Mountains

The spectacular spire of Sharks Tooth is admired by many but climbed by few. It is a fun and challenging scramble. above the West Matukutuki River.

Lat/lon
-44.530005,168.776826, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
CA11 644 606
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Accessed from
Matukituki River West Branch
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
1 1South West Ridge, I,2 I,2 0m
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Climb to the col on the Shotover-Matukituki divide. An easy tussock and rock ridge, with snow on its south side, leads north east from the col to the final rock pyramid, which is normally climbed by the moderately steep, rather loose slabs of the West Face or the rocks of the South Ridge. For permission to cross farmland you must contact Mt Aspiring Station manager Randall Aspinall, 03 443 7155.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) I
  • Alpine (Technical) 2
Comments
timrobertson

Avoid following the spur to the Col as is unpleasantly loose when narrow.

Wed, 10/12/2014 - 22:45 Permalink
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Attribution
Allan Uren & John Cocks. Photo DG Bishop.
UUID
 
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