Ascent of Mount Cook-Low Peak on 1993-02-27| Others in Party: | Rich Durnan
| | Date: | Saturday, February 27, 1993 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Mount Cook-Low Peak | | Location: | New Zealand | | Elevation: | 11788 ft / 3592 m |
Ascent Trip ReportHooker Glacier tough to negotiate; difficult to get from glacier to Pudding Rock across moat. Long descent off Porter Col, across Empress Shelf and over Earle's Ridge and back to Empress Hut. Lots of crevasses. At one point an avalanche that would have likely swept us off the "Shelf" poured into a large crevasse that we were fortunate to have been on the down side of. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 9327 ft / 2842 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 9327 ft / 2842 m | | Quality: | 7 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Rock Climb, Glacier Climb, Ice Climb | | Gear Used: | Ice Axe, Crampons, Rope, Hut Camp, Bivouac | | Nights Spent: | 5 nights away from roads | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 9327 ft / 2842 m | | Route: | NW Couloir | | Start Trailhead: | Mt. Cook Village 2461 ft / 750 m | | Time: | 11 Hours | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 9327 ft / 2842 m | | Route: | Porter Col to Empress Shelf | | End Trailhead: | Mt. Cook Climber's Hut 2461 ft / 750 m | | Time: | 12 Hours |
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