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Sceptre Pk

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2319m
Part of
Main Divide
Lat/lon
POINT (170.672607 -43.350148)
Topo50
BW17 114 977
Accessed from
Havelock River
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
 South West Ridge, 2 2
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 2

Climb the small tributary of the Havelock Glacier, avoiding seracs, aiming for open snow terraces above. From here gain the broad ridge of the Main Divide north of Pt 2140 metres. Follow the Divide, negotiating several rock and snow towers near the summit.

 Havelock Face
0
  • P1

From the lower Havelock Glacier follow a glacial lead around a large buttress, and then follow its north branch directly to the summit. This route has deteriorated since it was first climbed, leaving remnant icecliffs in place of continuous snow. The route is now very difficult.

 North East Ridge, 2- 2-
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 2-

From Havelock Col follow the Divide via Pt 2269 metres, negotiating straightforward rock guts on good rock on the western side.

Comments
Attribution
Yvonne Cook and Geoff Spearpoint,
in association with the Canterbury Mountaineering Club
UUID
 
1695132b-b46f-418a-abc8-6f86395e30fd