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Mt Whitcombe

Type
Altitude
2650m
Part of

Southern Alps Ka Tiritiri O Te Moana.
Mt Whitcombe is a significant climb from any direction, being the highest peak on or west of the
Main Divide in the region. Even the easier routes from the west, across the Leeb Glacier or via Snow
Dome, should not be taken for granted. Several parties have had difficulty getting off the peak on this
side in mist and poor weather.
Slabs tilted to the west and crevassed glaciers perched above huge bluffs characterise the western
side of the Whitcombe Massif. From this side, the peaks are usually approached from the Bracken
Snowfield, Evans River, or Vane Stream and the Hazard Glacier. The Buttress makes a fine sight from
Smyth Hut, with ice-serac teeth crowning parts of it.

Image
Lat/lon
POINT (170.91230063 -43.21602478)
Topo50
BW18 304 131
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
Ln Leviathan 5 1300m
0
OR Original Ramsay face Route 5
0
MP Middle Peak Route
0
NE North East Ridge 2+
0
LWs Low Peak, West side 2-
0
MWs Middle Peak, West side 2-
0
LG High Peak, From Vane Stream via Leeb Glacier 2-
0
vSD From Evans River via Snow Dome 2-
0
NF North Face 3-
0
Comments
Attribution
Yvonne Cook and Geoff Spearpoint,
in association with the Canterbury Mountaineering Club
UUID
 
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