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The Commander

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2337m
Part of
Two Thumb Range

Named by the first ascentionists for its commanding position at the head of the Godley valley.

Pyramus and The Commander from the Godley Glacier, December 2009
Caption

Pyramus and The Commander from the Godley Glacier, December 2009

Rights credit
Danilo Hegg/Southern Alps Photography
Lat/lon
-43.45073808,170.60325623, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BX17 061 863
Accessed from
Godley Glacier
Forbes River
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
8.61 8.61North East Ridge, II,2+ II,2+ 0m
0

Either gain the ridge directly from the Godley by climbing towards Pt 2116m, or traverse Pyramus from Terra Nova Pass. Now follow the rocky ridge.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Commitment) II
  • Alpine (Technical) 2+
Comments
This place appears in
Aoraki Tai Poutini: a guide for mountaineers, 2018
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Attribution
ATP 2018 (Rob Frost)
CW Alps 2009 (Geoff Spearpoint, Yvonne Cook, CMC)
UUID
 
207d548b-77f1-4441-8a75-07f0cd482f89