2. NZ
  3. South Island
  4. Marlborough
  5. Turk Ridge
  6. Mt Weld
  2. NZ
  3. South Island
  4. Nelson Lakes
  5. St Arnaud Range
  6. Paske Creek, upper Rainbow River, and Begley Creek
  7. Mt Weld
  2. NZ
  3. South Island
  4. Marlborough
  5. Upper Wairau River
  6. Mt Weld

Mt Weld

(1 route)

Named for Frederick Weld, who in March 1855, with Alphonse Clifford, climbed onto a high point on Turk Ridge and spotted Tarndale, which led to the upper Clarence and opened up the important droving route to Canterbury.

Type: 
Mountain
Altitude: 
2114m
New Zealand map

Map, Topo

Lat/Lon: 
-42.098016300000, 172.854970710000
NZMS260: 
N30 980 010
Topo50: 
BS25 880 393
Reference Title Grade Length Quality Bolts Gone Natural pro Edit link
A South East Ridge 2
0
From the Hydro Rd. Follow a 4WD track to power pylons on the end of the spur. Pleasant ridge scrambling leads to a difficult notch at about 1950m. Turn it by descending steep slopes on the east, crossing a gully and climbing up the final easy slopes to the summit. There are easy descent routes via scree and tussock into streams on either side of the ridge.
Attribution: 
Ben Winnubst

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