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West Face

Type
Part of

700m upper face starting at 1400m accessed through steep slabs at 1000-1200m elevation

Aspect
West
Accessed from
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 The Pregnant Porter, 18 18 700m
1.02

Up the obvious buttress from the top of the access slabs to point 2135 and then along the ridge to the summit.


  • P1
  • 18
  • 700m
  • Trad

The climbing began with 300m of grade 12-15 along a right trending ramp (simul climbed), then up a corner system (five pitches of grade 15-18), and then right (80m grade 12-15 simul climbed) onto the prominent upper buttress (two pitches of grade 18), before continuing to point 2135m via 150m of grade 12-15 (simul climbed). See https://www.alpineteam.co.nz/post/the-first-ascent-of-the-west-face-of-mount-grave for photos, topo and more detailed description


Comments
UUID
 
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