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Ngaitahu Pk

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2224m
Part of
Darran Mountains
Accessed from
Cleft Creek
Te Puoho Glacier
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
11 11West Ridge 0m
0
  • P1

Ascend to the Col between Te Wera and Ngaitahu then easy scrambling along the ridge to the summit.
12 12East Ridge
0
 Ngai On All Night, III,20 III,20 500m
1.02

The north face of Ngāitahu is easily visible from the lower Hollyford valley and has plenty of scope for more routes. Descent on the first ascent was to the col between Ngāitahu and Te Wera and then the Te Puoho Glacier, Karetai Col, and Lindsays Ledges to Lake Turner.

  • P1
  • 20
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
  • 500m
  • Trad

Ten pitches. A long route on compact, difficult-to-read rock that offers sparse protection. Scramble up 100 metres to belay. Three easy pitches, then another through an overlap and up and left to belay. The fifth pitch (crux) takes an intricate line on beautiful coarse stone. Continue to the top, generally trending right to find runners and easier ground.
Comments
Attribution
Craig Jefferies
UUID
 
21ca2506-188d-4c5b-bbad-e302b623396c