The supreme classic of Canterbury. A must-do. A soaring ridgeline, the definition of aesthetic.

Statistics

1,483

m

1,413

m

28

max°

Difficulty

FATMAP difficulty grade

Moderate

Description

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.