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Faith Col

Type
Pass
Altitude
2125m
Part of
Naumann Range

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
POINT (169.975 -43.8004)
Topo50
BY15 567 458
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 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 (Technical) 2
  • Alpine (Commitment) II
 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
Comments
UUID
 
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