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South Face

Type

The 300-metre-high south face of Taiaroa’s south peak rises steeply out of the Korako glacier approximately 300m right of Crampon Pass.

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Aspect
South
Lat/lon
POINT (168.059619 -44.681309)
Topo50
CB09 085 406
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 West Couloir
0
 Original Route 0m
0

  • P1

On the South face. An easy scramble up a left-slanting groove and across ledges to the South Peak.


2 2Liquid Toasted Sandwich, 21 21 0m
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  • P1
  • 15
  • Trad

On the South face. Starting at a large pyramidal block with a flat top in the centre of the south face. 1-2) 15, 45m. Get to top of pyramidal block.


  • P2
  • 21
  • Trad

3) 21. Head straight up from the right-hand side of the block in a fist sized crack until it becomes possible to traverse 5m left across a steep slab to the top of a large detached pillar. Head directly above the pillar to pull through the left-hand side of a short roof.


  • P3
  • 21
  • Trad

4) 21. Technical climbing trending up and right through thin cracks. Obvious and comfy belay at bollard on top of broken pillar


  • P4
  • 15
  • Trad

5-8) 15. Head up and right and follow weaknesses to where it becomes easy enough to unrope. An easy scramble would get you to the summit. A little vegetated but worth it. Descend to the snowfields in the Te Puoho then over Crampon Pass.


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Attribution
Craig Jefferies
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