Faith Col | ClimbNZ

Type

Altitude

2125m

Part of

The descent to the Dobson Valley is steep and requires considerable care. A better descent route is found by sidling north from Faith Col then following down a leading ridge on the south side of the Hourglass Glacier.

Lat/lon

-43.8004,169.975, NZ Topo Map

Topo50

BY15 567 458

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Quality
	Faith Col, II,2	II,2	0m	0
From the Reardon Hut, go up the stream issuing from the Hour Glass Glacier then gain the spur on the true left at the 1100m contour. Follow the spur left onto the Hour Glass Glacier, the sidle south above the bluffs until a leading ridge gives access to the upper Hour Glass Glacier and Faith Col. The descent to the Richardson Glacier is straightforward. P1 Alpine (Commitment) II Alpine (Technical) 2
	From the Hopkins, 1	1	0m	0
Faith Col provides access from the upper Hopkins Valley to Mt Hopkins via the east ridge, and to the Dobson Valley. Ascent to the col from the Richardson Glacier is straightforward. P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 1

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