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WI3
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M4
description
Start as for Perspiring. Climb through the lower rock band, follow gully and then gradually traverse left until under obvious notch. Head up through some ice/mixed pitches and exit at the obvious notch at the coxcomb. 12 x 60m pitches plus four pitches along the Coxcomb ridge. Cruxes pitch 1 WI3 & M3, Pitch 3 WI3+ & M4, Pitch 10 WI3+ & M3, Pitch 12 M4 8-12 ice screws, single set of cams 0 - 2, single set of wires 1 - 7, 8-12 draws. NZ Grade IV, 5+
Route history
There is no known route history.
Warnings
Location
- Lat/Lon: -44.38077, 168.73019
Grade citation
| WI3, M4 | Assigned grade |
ethic
There is an unwritten ethic of not standing on the summit proper in order to pay respect to Māori ancestors.
Sun 21 May
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