Distance: 1.9 km (1.5 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 1680m to 1820m. Gain: 208m. Loss: 223m . Gradient: 13 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Prolonged scrambles (4/7) Winter - Snow/ice underfoot, avalanche risk (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

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

Prolonged scrambles (difficulty: 4/7)
Scramble, frequently on exposed ridges, spurs, faces

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

Snow/ice underfoot, avalanche risk (difficulty: 3/7)
Snow/ice likely on track, tramp crosses avalance paths

From Mt Bealey, follow the ridgeline towards Pt 1778. This is the most difficult part of the traverse. The ridgeline is narrow and on crumbly rock with decent exposure. I opted to sidle under some of the sketchier parts of the ridge, but for people confident on their feet in good conditions it would be a lovely alpine ridge traverse on the tops.

From pt 1778, the ridge widens significantly and it is a cruisy traverse to Lyell Peak

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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