Distance: 1.2 km (0.5 DOC hours) - Marked route - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1464m to 1718m. Gain: 254m. Loss: 9m . Gradient: 13 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) Winter - Iceaxe/crampons (4/7)

Marked route (6/9)
Uncut route, with markers normally within sight

Primary, mapped (1/5)
Formal route, on maps, principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Continuous moderate climbs

Easy-moderate (difficulty: 2/5)
Tussock / river-gravel / open bush / cut track

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

None (difficulty: 1/6)
No unbridged river crossings

Iceaxe/crampons (difficulty: 4/7)
Ice axe and crampons required in winter

Climbing from Domine Biv, the poled route follows the spur on loose rock and scree. A steady, tiring climb 300 vertical meters to the ridgeline aong a clear, well-used route. The junction at the top is marked by a signpost, and Kaweka J summit lies 200m south along the range, marked by a large cairn.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

From the signposted junction just north of Kaweka J, a well-used poled route drops east down the prominent Makahu Spur. The surface is sharp, loose rock and scree. Makahu Saddle Hut is visible far below, a dot of orange, but Domine Biv is tucked round the north side of the spur put of sight, 300m below the main range. A signpost at the turnoff leads to a 30m track round the corner to where the biv sits in a basin.