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Ashburton Pk

Type

Altitude

2359m

Part of

Arrowsmith Range

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Lat/lon

POINT (170.961256 -43.370741)

Topo50

BW18 348 960

Accessed from

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Pro	Quality	Alert	Operations
	From Lawrence Valley, 1+	1+	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 1+ About 2 km north of Hermitage Hut follow a north-east trending spur before traversing into a basin between Ashburton and Hakatere Peaks. From here the summits are straightforward climbs.
	South West Ridge, 1+	1+	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 1+ A grassy trough beside the lateral moraine at the foot of the Ashburton Glacier leads to scree slopes interspersed with rock bluffs. Climb these to the upper basin lying between Ashburton and Hakatere Peaks. From here reach the crest of the range and follow rock to the top.
	North East Ridge, 1+	1+	0m		0
P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 1+ Head up snow slopes and a steep gully to join the North East Ridge a short distance from the top.

Comments

Attribution

Yvonne Cook and Geoff Spearpoint,
in association with the Canterbury Mountaineering Club

UUID

302a9ddb-5e15-4ec1-b037-439761e6e3b2