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Kōrero: Mountaineering

Face climbs, Aoraki/Mt Cook

Original Route The Creamer Sweet Dreams Wet Dream White Dream Slovenian Route Direct Route The Gates of Steel David and Goliath Nerve Runner Romeo and Juliet Sodom and Gomorrah Low peak South ridge High peak West ridge  

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By the end of the 1950s all the ridges of Aoraki/Mt Cook and Mt Tasman had been climbed. The challenge now was to conquer the faces of these mountains. This map shows the routes on the south side. Hold the mouse over the icons to highlight each route and its name.

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Photograph by Tim Rayward

Source: Alex Palman. Aoraki Mount Cook: a guide to mountaineering in the Aoraki/Mount Cook region, including the Westland glaciers and Godley Valley, 3rd ed. Christchurch: New Zealand Alpine Club, 2001.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Wilson, Mountaineering – Climbing faces, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/10506/face-climbs-aorakimt-cook (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 February 2017.