Distance: 1.3 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, hard - Moderate-hard terrain
Altitude: 2199m to 2836m. Gain: 666m. Loss: 86m . Gradient: 37 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Snow / ice (5/7) Winter - High avalanche risk, snow/ice underfoot (6/7)

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

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

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Tall, walkable scrub / large rocks, occasional waterfalls or gorges in rivers

Snow / ice (difficulty: 5/7)
Scramble with snow/ice sections, ice axe & crampons required

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

High avalanche risk, snow/ice underfoot (difficulty: 6/7)
Snow/ice likely on track, high/prolonged avalanche risk

Mt Earnslaw Summit Climb

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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