Leaning Mount | ClimbNZ

Type

Mountain

Altitude

2077m

Part of

Huxley Range

Leaning Mount is on the Huxley Range 30km south of Mt Huxley.

Lat/lon

-44.2705343586,169.517618818, NZ Topo Map

Topo50

BZ13 221 922

Approach

It can be accessed in 6-7 hours from the Ahuriri valley. From the carpark near the locked gate in the Ahuriri valley4 km beyond Birchwod Station, cross the eastern part of the Huxley range, and drop down into the Dingle Burn. Follow the Dingle Burn downstream for 2.5 km to a junction with a side stream and walk up that side valley to a campsite near the south face of Leaning Mount.

Accessed from

Hunter River

Dingle Burn

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Quality
	Waka Jumping, 13	13	0m	0
Begin from snowfield near the centre of the south face, angling rightward. Cross a minor snow shute, and climb past the TV slab. Continue up the narrowing ramp to reach the summit ridge. 13 pitches of climbing up to grade 13, but little protection available. Descent by abseil off the waka taua, then over the low summit and down the east ridge. P1 13 Trad
	North East Face, 1	1	0m	0
Approach from the Dingle Burn branch to the north of Leaning Mount. Meander up scrub and scree slopes heading in the general direction of the peak. The final, short section of the route above the scree could be described as a steep, exposed scramble up thoroughly rotten and unattractive rock. It is straightforward for confident rock climbers but might be uncomfortable for those who are not. P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 1

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UUID

7522b9d9-6cf4-4b55-9c56-b479a5cb1a4c