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Traverse from West to East Peak.

Grade
IV,4
Quality
0
First ascent
Laurie Kennedy & Dave Innes, Feb 1969.
Located on
Topo ref
7

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) IV
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 4

The traverse of the summit ridge is a far more exacting proposition than the West Ridge. The crux of the traverse is a deep notch, which requires a very delicate descent of a forty metre wall and an even more difficult climb out the other side. Kennedy and Innes took seven hours from the west to the middle peak, of which three were spent getting past the notch. The ridge from the middle to the East Peak is straightforward and normally requires only a few minutes. This route has probably not had a second ascent.


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