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.