Mount Darwin

Details

Elevation (feet): 9557
Elevation (meters): 2913
Continent: Australia/Oceania
Country: New Zealand
Range/Region: New Zealand
Difficulty: Basic Snow/Ice Climb
Best months for climbing: Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec
Year first climbed: 1894
First successful climber(s): Clarke,Fyfe,Von Kronecker
Nearest major airport: Christchurch/Mount Cook Village
Convenient Center: Mount Cook Village

Thanks to Armando Corvini for adding this peak.

Description

Mount Darwin is situated at the head of the great Tasman Glacier in the Mount Cook Westland National Park, South Island of New Zealand. Its West Ridge is a long but easy climb gained from the neve feeding the Tasman Glacier. It was climbed in 1894. This is the normal ascent and descent route. Grade 2- Alpine.

Thanks to Armando Corvini for this description.

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