Distance: 1.9 km (2.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 986m to 1434m. Gain: 516m. Loss: 69m . Gradient: 18 deg (Moderate-hard)
Skills: Occasional scrambles (3/7)

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

minor (5/5)
A viable route, not widely used

Moderate-hard (difficulty: 4/5)
Continuous 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

From Harper Pass, begin a short scrub bash, descending slightly before steeply climbing. From here, scrub gives way to tussock, and travel becomes extremely easy. A large cairn will mark the main range, from here continue NE towards Mt Drake.

1-2 hours.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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