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Mt Una

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2300m
Part of
Spenser Mountains

A stunning peak as seen from Maling Pass. (Una is the fair young heroine in Spenser’s poem; her name refers to Truth personified). Glacier Gully is a scenic gem, surrounded by steep cirque walls at its head, and in spring much avalanche debris below them.

Lat/lon
-42.21707753,172.5857936, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BT24 658 260
Accessed from
Waiau Uwha River
Matakitaki River
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Places

Type Name Alert
Face Glacier Gully Routes

Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 Matakitaki Route, 2 2 0m
1.02
  • P1
  • Alpine (Technical) 2

From the East Matakitaki Hut, follow a blazed track through bush and subalpine scrub, then head south into a large basin. Climb a gully west of the peak (best if snow-covered; exposed rock in summer) to the narrow ridge south of the peak, and scramble to the summit. Alternatively, climb to the North East ridge; a 25m rock step may require a rope. From here there is a spectacular view down the steep 1200m east face into Glacier Gully and the Waiau Valley.

 Christopher Route, 1 1 0m
0
  • P1
  • Alpine (Technical) 1

A scree saddle west of Una in the head of the West Christopher River gives a route onto the final narrow rock ridge to the summit.

Comments
UUID
 
36907988-f313-4689-ac50-26f62ff3936d