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Horokoau/Mount Tasman - East Face

Horokoau/Mount Tasman - East Face

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Though somewhat eclipsed by its big neighbor on the same ridge line, Mt Tasman is still one of the highest and most beautiful summits of the Southern Alps. Its East Face, above the Grand Plateau, is a steep skier's paradise - as long as one doesn't mind crevassed glaciers and threatening seracs!

 

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Route List

1: South Ridge of Mount Teichelmann, IV, 3, K. Gardiner, H. Porter, V. Williams, 02/1929
2: East Ridge of Mount Teichelmann, III, 2+, D. Bryant, L. Mahan, 01/1933
3: Graham Spur, III, 3+, P. Bieleski, A.W. Bowden, V.R. McGregor, R. Tornquist, 12/1962
4: Divide Ridge, III, 2, D.. Bryant, L. Mahan, 01/1933
5: Southeast Ridge of Silberhorn, III, 3+, J. Clarke, E. Fitzgerald, M. Zurbriggen, 02/1895
6: Silberhorn Arête, IV, 3+, J. Clarke, E. Fitzgerald, M. Zurbriggen, 02/1895
7: East Face of Silberhorn-Tasman Col, V, 3+, K. Bosshard, F. Schaumburg, 01/1962
8: West Ridge of Mount Tasman, V, 4, L. Cleveland, N. Hamilton, J. Lange, 01/1951
9: The Central Line, V, 3+, David Hall, Duncan Hall, J. Pascoe, 12/1938
10: Leitner-Von Terzi, V, 3+, H. Leitner, E. von Terzi, 01/1960
11: Syme Ridge, IV, 3+, D. Bryant, R. Syme, 1930
12: North Shoulder, IV, 3, M. Kurz, H. Porter, 01/1927
13: East Face of Engineer Col, III, 3+, M. Kurz, H. Porter, 01/1927
14: Southwest Ridge of Lendenfeld Peak, III, 2, A. Graham, H. Newton, 02/1907
15: East Face of Lendenfeld Peak, III, 3, R. Rainsbury, D. Strong, K. Thompson, J. Visser, 12/1970
16: East Face of Marcel Col, III, 4, F. du Faur, P. Graham, C. Milne, 04/1912

Sources

  • “Aoraki Tai Poutini, A Guide for Mountaineers,” Rob Frost, NZAC, 2018

  • “Seeking the Light,” Gavin Lang, Potton & Burton, 2022

  • “Skiing the Caroline Face: The First Descent of the Giant Southeast Face of Aoraki/Mt Cook,” Tom Grant, AAJ, 2020

  • “Aoraki Mount Cook, A Guide for Mountaineers,” Alex Palman, NZAC, 2001

  • ClimbNZ

  • New Zealand Alpine Club

  • Summitpost

  • Dave Searle

  • Ross Hewitt

Updates

Jul 7, 2024: First version published.

Feb 19, 2026: caption update

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