Guided
climb of Mount Lendenfeld
This peak sits majestically on the main divide of the Southern
Alps with its 3192m massif being partly based in Mt Cook National
Park and partly in Westland National park. It is the sixth highest
peak in NZ and offers a truly big, classic peak, snow and ice
climbing experience.
This expedition starts with a very scenic drive from Wanaka over
Haast Pass to the West coast and to Fox Glacier village. From there,
you fly by helicopter up to Pioneer hut, the base for the climb.
Some training and 'warm up' peaks may be a suitable thing to do,
depending on your experience, conditions or the weather.
The climb itself involves glacier travel across the Albert Glacier's
upper neve, and then moderate angle cramponing up slopes to gain
the upper reaches of the glacier and access across the bergshrund
to gain Marcel col.
Marcel col is an awesome view point as you can see down into the
Eastern side of the main divide and onto the Grand Plateau.
The climb from Marcel col to the summit usually involves pitched
climbing up classic snow/ice terrain. The summit is a fine viewpoint
indeed.
The descent from the summit to Pioneer hut usually involves lowering,
down climbing and glacier travel.
This mountaineering objective of climbing Mt Lendenfeld is a classic
West coast adventure, involving working in and around West coast
weather, timing access and egress and experiencing the wilderness
and uniqueness that mountaineering on the West coast of NZ's Southern
Alps can provide.
Gary's 35+ years of experience in this region is an asset you can
tap into to make a trip into this wilderness zone as successful
as possible.
If you are looking for a classic snow and ice peak with big wilderness
feel but not too taxing physically or mentally, then this could
be your next - or first - mountaineering objective. This could be
an ideal trip to combine mountaineering instruction as well as a
start to 'peak bagging'.
Trips are 6 - 7 days long and the price is based on our Private
Instruction package
NZ
Southern Alps Alpinism Adventures - Climb
Mt Lendenfeld with a highly qualified mountain guide
A guided climb of Mt Lendenfeld could be your first
ever mountaineering adventure
get in touch for your Southern Alps buz with a fully
qualified mountain guide, not just anyone but Gary Dickson in person
simply call or email
All instruction courses and mountaineering trips
in NZ
with Gary Dickson, IFMGA/NZMGA mountain guide,
are now in collaboration with
Alpine
Guides (Aoraki) Ltd.
Bookings
will go through their office and will be subject to their booking
conditions. Trips with Gary will be run as per AGL's concession
and safety management system requirements.
Pre-trip information and discussions are available
from us anytime. Please e-mail
or simply call.
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