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Blair Pk

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2486m
Part of
Main Divide

Southern Alps Ka Tiritiri O Te Moana

Lat/lon
-43.2824845,170.85455953, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BW18 259 056
Accessed from
Cockayne Glacier
Lord River
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
WR WRWest Ridge 0m
0
  • P1

From Heim Plateau follow moderately easy rock, exposed in places, with an awkward face just below the summit.
SR SRSouth Ridge, 2- 2- 0m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 2-

A steady rising traverse of the crevassed Heim Plateau leads to the upper icefall that spills off Blair Peak. Follow the ridge, moving on to the face when necessary, which is exposed towards the top. This route can get cut off just below the summit in late season.

 North Ridge, 2 2 0m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 2

From the Swift Water From the Swift Water, follow up the north west slopes under Blair and gain the North Ridge. A section of rock can be avoided by going to climbers right on snow and when this steepens markedly can be sidled off further right to gain a gentle ridge below the summit.

 From the Radiant Glacier, 1+ 1+ 0m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Mt Cook) 1+

From the Radiant Glacier, follow up snowslopes between the north and north east ridges.

Comments
Attribution
Yvonne Cook and Geoff Spearpoint,
in association with the Canterbury Mountaineering Club
UUID
 
7669443e-a83a-4766-b54b-f2e87bacbc19