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Ben Ross

Type
Mountain
Altitude
2486m
Part of
Naumann Range
Lat/lon
POINT (169.888415 -43.98161)
Approach

From Hopkins River
From Red Hut, climb through the beech forest just north of the stream until the forest edge is reached at about 1400m. Follow a narrow, clear path through subalpine vegetation and climb between two hillocks to reach the tarn at 1500m, then continue upvalley.
From Dobson River
The north-east face can be accessed from Sutherland Stream.

Accessed from
Hopkins River
Dobson River
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 Flat Battery, II,2+ II,2+ 0m
0

From the basin south of Glenmary climb moderate-angled snow leads on the west slope.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Technical) 2+
  • Alpine (Commitment) II
 South East Ridge, II,2 II,2 0m
0

From the basin south of Glenmary gain the col between Ben Ross and Pt 2362m, then along the ridge to the summit. A significant gendarme on the ridge is not turned but tackled directly.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Technical) 2
  • Alpine (Commitment) II
 North East Face Left Couloir, III,3 III,3 0m
0

This couloir finishes just to the south-east of the summit.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Technical) 3
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
 North East Face Right Couloir, III,3 III,3 0m
0

This couloir reaches the low point of the ridge from Glenmary.

  • P1
  • Alpine (Technical) 3
  • Alpine (Commitment) III
Comments
This place appears in
Ōhau Landsborough Alps: a guide for mountaineers, 2021
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UUID
 
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