Mt Rolleston - Rome Ridge
The supreme classic of Canterbury. A must-do. A soaring ridgeline, the definition of aesthetic.
Also in Canterbury, New Zealand
Alpine Climbing Moderate
- Distance
- 12 km
- Ascent
- 1.5 km
- Descent
- 1.4 km
- Low Point
- 829 m
- High Point
- 2.2 km
- Gradient
- 28˚
One of the best mountaineering day-trips in the country at its grade, Rome Ridge will take you through beech forest to a sub-alpine ridge for dawn, cross the Gap and tackle the crux section re-gaining Rome Ridge proper. Relish the next few hundred metres to the summit of Mt Rolleston Low Peak. Optional side trip to the High Peak. Descend Otira Slide.
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Difficulty
Moderate
May involve slightly more complex glacier hikes, easy but possibly long rock ridges and steep snow up to 45 degrees. Equivalent to PD, PD+
Medium Exposure
The route features some exposed and/or difficult to protect sections.
Remoteness
Close to help in case of emergency.
Best time to visit
Equipment required
- Ice axe
- Crampons
- 2 Ice Axes