Type:
Mountain
Altitude:
2206m Karetai Peak is the centrepost of the Central Darrans, with three faces of magnificent orange stone rising above the Te Puoho Glacier, the Donne Valley, and Lake Turner.
NZMS260:
D40 174 033
Topo50:
CB09 073 415 
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200m
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The ridge starts with a 50 metre rock step leading to easier travel to the summit.
It is also possible to scramble left above the first pitch, into a gully leading between the summit and the highest gendarme on the Donne Face, and then the top of the West Ridge. Robin Pettit, Richard Price, Barry Scott, Doug Warren, 1972 |
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The ridge is at first narrow and of good quality rock, but becomes more blocky high on the western side. David Lewis, Lindsay Stewart, November 1937 |
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A straightforward ridge starting from Patuki Col First Ascent unknown. |
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This place appears in:
Places
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| Face | East Face (11 routes) | |
| Face | Statue Wall (4 routes) | |
| Crag | Housekeeping Crag (7 routes) | |
| Face | Donne Face (South West Face) (2 routes) |
