Baarb - Mar 21, 2016 10:27 pm Date Climbed: Feb 3, 2016
Sweet loop
Pretty cool mountain, about 1 1/2 hours to the top. There's sort of a false summit shortly before the summit, so if you haven't run into the few metres of "climbing" you're not at the top yet. Saying that though some way below the false summit above all the rabbit tracks, if you're following the odd cairn you end up at this slightly confusing spot where the "track" drops steeply down into this narrow valley thing before heading steeply up the other side. Looks just like debris falls but it's actually a route. You can do other things here like maybe head up the narrow "valley" to your right or just climb right up the rock (looks doable but not sure where it tops out). Anyway from the summit you can come down the same way or continue along the fairly exposed if not terribly difficult ridge and ledges (hands are required) then somewhere around the col and vegetation heading back to the tarns via a series of long scree slopes with some traverses across and bush bashing. An hour down this way.
Henning Lege - Feb 18, 2010 4:53 am Date Climbed: Dec 26, 2009
Great views, alone on the summit
My only summit - nice and pretty easy - on a great bird watching trip through NZ :-)
Nefsek - Nov 23, 2008 2:39 am Date Climbed: Nov 20, 2008
Rock Climbing
Amazing rock climbing with excellent views of Mt. Cook village and vicinity.
gimpilator - Mar 24, 2016 9:40 pm Date Climbed: Feb 22, 2016
25 Peaks in 3 weeksfull trip report
Baarb - Mar 21, 2016 10:27 pm Date Climbed: Feb 3, 2016
Sweet loopPretty cool mountain, about 1 1/2 hours to the top. There's sort of a false summit shortly before the summit, so if you haven't run into the few metres of "climbing" you're not at the top yet. Saying that though some way below the false summit above all the rabbit tracks, if you're following the odd cairn you end up at this slightly confusing spot where the "track" drops steeply down into this narrow valley thing before heading steeply up the other side. Looks just like debris falls but it's actually a route. You can do other things here like maybe head up the narrow "valley" to your right or just climb right up the rock (looks doable but not sure where it tops out). Anyway from the summit you can come down the same way or continue along the fairly exposed if not terribly difficult ridge and ledges (hands are required) then somewhere around the col and vegetation heading back to the tarns via a series of long scree slopes with some traverses across and bush bashing. An hour down this way.
Henning Lege - Feb 18, 2010 4:53 am Date Climbed: Dec 26, 2009
Great views, alone on the summitMy only summit - nice and pretty easy - on a great bird watching trip through NZ :-)
Nefsek - Nov 23, 2008 2:39 am Date Climbed: Nov 20, 2008
Rock ClimbingAmazing rock climbing with excellent views of Mt. Cook village and vicinity.