Distance: 7.7 km (8.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 796m to 1731m. Gain: 994m. Loss: 59m . Gradient: 8 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Snow / ice (5/7)

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

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is principal access to hut or along range / catchment

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

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

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

Unknown (difficulty: 0/6)
Not specified

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

In general follow the Lord River, travel on the TR is reasonable with some clear flats and boulder hopping although we elected to follow an open lead to above the scrub line which may or may not have been easier than the river. The final slopes to the pass are steeper requiring ice axes & crampons.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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