Pk2414m

Grade 2

Climb the steepening couloir from the head of Ahuriri /Hunter col. The route is 350m of mostly easy angled terrain with a 50-60 degree section near top before gaining the chossy ridge 50m east of the summit.

Tony Clarke, Andrew Somervell, November 2008

West Face, Peak 2151m

Grade 1 

Easy after breakfast walk up the valley due east of Top Hut.

Ross Cullen, March 2008

North East Ridge, Peak 2230m

Grade 1 

Peak 2230m from the NE. Red and blue lines show the ascent and descent routes, respectively.

Begin at G38 429723. Commence ascending the ridge via a weakness in the bluff (ledge or easy gully) to reach the broad tussock ridge at about 1300m. Gain height on the ridge turning steeper sections on the SE until reaching 2000m. Cross the ridge to the NW to reach top basin, traverse the snow and scree, and scramble up the rock pyramid to the summit. The kumara shaped tarn can be reached by descending the bluff below the upper basin, or by traversing from 1900m on the NE ridge to just above the tarn outlet.

Rob Blackburne, Ross Cullen, January 2008

South West Ridge, Peak 2038m

Grade 1

Leave Ahuriri valley 1km north of Watsons Pond and climb through beech forest to gain the south west ridge. Ascend five of six rock steps en route to the summit.

Ross Cullen, Nick Shearer, February 2007

Hey I Ordered A Cheeseburger, South Face, Mount Huxley

Grade 4-

 

Ascend the obvious 700metre high spur on the south face to Mount Huxley’s eastern (2300m) summit. Crux grade 16, overall grade 4-

Danny Baillie, Paul Hersey, January 2007

West Face, Mt Huxley

James Edwards and Sam Barron completed a winter ascent of a new line to the right of 42nd Street on the west face of Mt Huxley. The 800m high line goes up a big couloir and exits via some tricky ground just short of the summit where the pair spent the night in a hole. A pleasant introduction to New Zealand climbing for Sam, who was straight off the plane from the UK.

James Edwards and Sam Barron, September 2005.

South Ridge, Peak 2038m

Grade 1-

From the pond near the mouth of Watson Stream in the mid-Ahuriri valley, climb through beech forest to 1200 m contour and follow south ridge toward summit. Complete short rocky scramble on east side to reach summit. Traverse north 1km past 2035m then descend via scree to reach valley near Hagens Hut.

First ascent unknown but John Barkla, Ross Cullen, January 2005.

Peak 2277m

From 200m south of Hagens Hut, travel through the beech forest following a spur near Plughole Creek to reach the head of valley and climb couloir to the summit.

Alan Dorin, Rob Laery, Greg Robinson, January 2005.

Peak 2167m

Grade 1+ 

Ascend Little Canyon Creek and when at 1100m altitude, climb northward following a side stream to reach a shelf on east side of the peak. Climb up towards the summit pyramid and scramble to summit at grade 12/13 rock.

Matt Vandenberg, January 2005

South Ridge, Wyn Irwin

Grade 2

From the upper valley, climb snow slopes to reach the Calvin-Wyn Irwin col, then follow the ridge toward Wyn Irwin. Pinnacles and the very narrow final step between east and main peak can be avoided by descending approximately 100m onto the north face then sideling along to gain the eastern edge of the north face which is followed easily to the top.

Kyle Beggs, Neil Charters, Steven Fortune, Mark Hooker, January 2004