Mt Spence

The east face of Mt Spence is an axe head of rock which succumbed to Bill McLeod’s repeated attempts. Stonewall begins at a peaklet below the face, heads leftwards across the snow slope to reach the centre of the rock face. There are acres of climbable rock on the face, and the orange-coloured overhang 70m left of the summit provides the target for this 500m route.

From Barron Saddle, sidle across the south face of Scissors to the Main Divide, or traverse over Scissors. Continue on the edge of the slabs that descend into the head of the Landsborough and then up the last steep ridge to the summit.

Mt Spence is a classic upper Landsborough peak, with a gentle west-facing dip slope and a steep scarp to the east. From what’s left of the Le Blanc Glacier, climb to the north, gaining height on easy snow slopes to reach the col east of Pk 2204m. Avoid the tricky slabs by following snow leads where possible. From the col, climb the west ridge to the summit. The first party on the route used it as a descent.

From the summit of Mt Foster traverse along the near horizontal ridge to the summit.