The expeditions we have carried out in New Zealand include: |
Four climbers on Aoraki / Mount Cook |
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Location: Mount Cook National Park, South Island Height: 3,750 meters (12,303 feet) - New Zealand's highest peak Difficulty: NZ alpine grade 3/3+ (of 6) Length of Trip: Allow 7 days Cost: US$2000 Description: Although you may only need 4 days to climb Mt Cook, you should allow for 7 as the weather and snow conditions are unpredictable. |
The standard Linda route is 12 - 20 hours long, ascending and descending over 1600 meters (5000 feet) between Plateau Hut and the Summit. The route comprises much glacier travel, steep snow, ice and alpine rock climbing before low angled ice on the Summit ice cap. |
Location: Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island Height: 3033 meters (9951 feet) Difficulty: route dependant Length of Trip: Allow 3 - 5 days Cost: US$1000 Description: Summit day, from either Bevan Col or Colin Todd Hut is between 12 - 15 hours long. The North West ridge route has rock lower down, but the Ramp and the South West ridge are snow and ice. |
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Location: Mount Cook National Park, South Island Height: 3,400 meters (11,500 feet) - New Zealand's second highest peak Difficulty: route dependant Length of Trip: Allow 6 days Cost: $US2000 Description: |
The
west side route, (rh skyline in the picture), is New Zealand alpine grade
3+/4 (of 6). It comprises glacier travel, steep snow and exposed ridges
and faces on snow or ice, before the spectacular summit ridge. This route
takes 12 - 20 hours return.
The east side route from Plateau Hut, which is NZ alpine grade 4, comprises glacier travel then a steep, narrow ridge with a rock buttress to Mt. Silberhorn. From here a world class ridge leads to Tasman summit. This route also takes 12 - 20 hours return. A client who had has climbed all the European 4000m peaks said "This ridge beats them all." |
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Location: Fiordland National Park, South Island Height: 2746 meters (9010 feet) Difficulty: NZ alpine grade 3+ (of 6) Length of Trip: 12 - 18 hours Cost: US$1000 Description: The Ngapunatoro Glacier and South East Ridge routes both demand good skills and previous New Zealand alpine experience. South East Ridge is climbed from Turner's Bivy or a higher snow camp. Turner's Bivy is accessed by a short helicopter flight from Milford Sound, or a day's foot travel up Tutoko Creek. Extensive glacier travel is followed by three rock buttresses interspersed by snow ridges. The Ngapunatoro Glacier, or North West Ridge, is all rock in the late season and mixed rock, snow and ice earlier on. It is climbed from a snow camp, accessed by a short helicopter flight from Milford Sound. |
New
Zealand: Aoraki
/ Mount Cook | Mount
Aspiring | Mount
Tasman | Mount
Tutoko
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