South West Ridge

OPEN: Access is subject to conditions.

Updated 15 December 2025, by Richard Thomson.

Permission is required to cross Mt Aspiring Station land. Log in for contact details.

Grade

I,2

Length

0m

0

Quality

First ascent

Bob Craigie, Phil Cook, Roland Rodda, Scott Gilkison, 19 December 1939

Located on

Sharks Tooth

Topo ref

1

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

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