Distance: 2.5 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 1842m to 2108m. Gain: 362m. Loss: 138m . Gradient: 11 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7)

Unmarked route, clear (7/9)
Unmarked route, follows obvious geography (river, spur, trail, etc)

Secondary, unmapped (4/5)
Route not on maps, an alternative recognised access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Low scrub in open or bush / river rocks

Occasional scrambles (difficulty: 3/7)
Tramp with some scrambles and exposure to falls

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

Travel along the ridgeline west of pt1896 is simple as far as pt1918. Beyond, the ascent to pt2116 is a manageable scramble but the section between pt2116 and pt2127 is fragmented and may not be a viable route. Simpler travel is attained by dropping into the basin south of pt2116.

From pt1896 follow the ridgeline west to pt1918 and then descend through boulderfields to pass below the obvious bluffs on the SE spur of pt2116. From here simpler travel follows through the moss/lichen and boulderfield flats of the basin to the east face of pt2127. The SE spur of pt2127 can be climbed on it';s eastern face using obvious scree chutes. Once on the spur a straight forward climb.scramble leads to the summit of pt2127 - the high point of the range. An alternative, easier ascent of pt2127 is up the gentle slopes from the south which can be reached via the largest tarn in the basin east of the peak.

Views of the tarns in the head of Stewarts Creek from the summit are spectacular.

1-2 hrs

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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