Darrans Winter Climbing: First Ascent on Mount Crosscut
Автор: New Zealand Alpine Team
Загружено: 2021-07-14
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A new route on Mt Crosscut West Peak, SW Face, Darran Mountains, Fiordland NZ by Steve Fortune, Ruari MacFarlane & Alastair McDowell: ‘The Itch’ (IV, 5+ / M5-6).
Staring down at the Milford Road, this corner line had caught Steve’s attention for many years and finally the itch needed to be scratched.
Lean snowpack down low in the Darrans meant not much accessible ice was to be found, despite low freezing levels over the weekend. We would have to venture up high to hunt down some ice.
Crosscut's SW face was accessed by the Crosscut bluffs route. The route involved 5 technical pitches followed by an easy romp to the summit. Descent via the west ridge and return to Homer via Crosscut bluffs. 17 hours round trip.
The route was completed as part of the annual Darrans Winter Meet held every winter based out of Homer Hut.
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