Distance: 3.3 km (8.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, hard
Altitude: 1134m to 2501m. Gain: 0m. Loss: 1367m . Gradient: 26 deg
Skills: Mountaineering (6/7)

Unmarked route, hard (8/9)
Unmarked route, no clear geographic features to follow

minor (5/5)
A viable route, not widely used

Unknown (difficulty: 0/5)
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Unknown (difficulty: 0/5)
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Mountaineering (difficulty: 6/7)
Mountaineering route - technical equipment & skills required

Unknown (difficulty: 0/6)
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Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
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No description

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

Follow tussock slopes up and left to the flattish area behind the 'pyramid'. This route is threatened by icecliffs but is not technical. Traverse L, crossing the main stream and scramble up and R to reach the top of the rockband. Climb the steep snowslope to reach the main glacier at around 1850m. Follow slopes up and L to reach and cross the main ridge at around 2240m to the Donald Glacier. Follow slopes up to reach the main ridge be