Olivine Ice Plateau, 10 - 17 December 2014

Destiny Ridge - in good condition at the start of this season
Olivine Ice Plateau 0436 Climbing Destiny Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Sidling off Watkins towards Glacier Col
Olivine Ice Plateau 0432 Climbing Derivation Névé Glacier Col Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping Watkins
Sidling off Watkins towards Glacier Col. Albert Peak is partially hidden in cloud in the background.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0439 Albert Peak Climbing Derivation Névé Glacier Col Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping Watkins
Climax Peak and Destiny Peak from Watkins
Olivine Ice Plateau 0442 Climax Peak Climbing Destiny Peak Destiny Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping Watkins
Climax Peak and Twin Icefall from the Derivation Névé
Olivine Ice Plateau 0448 Climax Peak Climbing Derivation Névé Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping Twin Icefall
Climax Peak, Destiny Peak and Twin Icefall from the Derivation Névé
Olivine Ice Plateau 0452 Climax Peak Climbing Derivation Névé Destiny Peak Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping Twin Icefall
Forgotten River Flats and Angle Peak from the south ridge of Mount Gates. In the back are Olivine River, Bryneira Range and Skippers Range.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0453 Angle Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Forgotten River Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine River Skippers Range Southern Alps Tramping
Forgotten River Flats from the south ridge of Mount Gates. In the back are Olivine River, Bryneira Range and Skippers Range.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0458 Bryneira Range Climbing Forgotten River Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine River Skippers Range Southern Alps Tramping
On the south ridge of Mount Gates. Climax Peak in the back
Olivine Ice Plateau 0465 Climax Peak Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
On the slopes of Mount Gates, in front of Climax Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0469 Climax Peak Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
On the slopes of Mount Gates, in front of Climax Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0470 Climax Peak Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
The head of the Joe River and the Derivation Icefall from Mount Gates. Mount Ian is the prominent peak left of centre image. Mount Tewha is in the background, right behind O'Leary Pass.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0473 Climbing Derivation Icefall Joe Glacier Joe River Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mount Ian Mount Tewha Mountaineering New Zealand O'Leary Pass Southern Alps Tramping
Panorama from the shoulder of Mount Gates: Twin Icefalls, Joe Glacier, Derivation Icefall and Derivation Névé (foreground); Mount Ian, O'Leary Pass, Mount Tewha and Richardson Mountains (background).
Olivine Ice Plateau 0478a Climbing Derivation Icefall Derivation Névé Joe River Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mount Ian Mount Tewha Mountaineering New Zealand O'Leary Pass Richardson Mountains Southern Alps Tramping Twin Icefall Watkins
View into the head of the Joe River, O'Leary Pass and Mount Tewha from the shoulder of Mount Gates
Olivine Ice Plateau 0486a Climbing Joe River Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mount Tewha Mountaineering New Zealand O'Leary Pass Southern Alps Tramping
Victor Creek and O'Leary Pass from the shoulder of Mount Gates
Olivine Ice Plateau 0491 Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand O'Leary Pass Southern Alps Tramping Victor Creek
Descent route from the north east ridge of Mount Gates into the head of Blockade Stream
Olivine Ice Plateau 0493a Blockade Stream Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping route topo
Campsite at the head of Blockade Stream
Olivine Ice Plateau 0495 Blockade Stream Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping camp camping campsite tent
The route to the Olivine Ice Plateau from the head of Blockade Stream
Olivine Ice Plateau 0503a Blockade Peak Blockade Stream Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping route topo
Campsite at the head of Blockade Stream. Blockade Peak above
Olivine Ice Plateau 0506 Blockade Peak Blockade Stream Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping camp camping campsite tent
Climbing steep, icy slopes out of Blockade Stream to the Olivine Ice Plateau. Mallory and Irvine Peaks are left of centre image above the Forgotten River Flats; Mount Madeline and Mount Tutoko (Darran Mountains) are in the far back.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0509 Blockade Stream Climbing Darran Mountains Forgotten River Irvine Peak Mallory Peak Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mount Madeline Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping
Climbing steep, icy slopes out of Blockade Stream to the Olivine Ice Plateau. Mount Gates is back right.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0512 Blockade Stream Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping
View down Blockade Stream from the icy slopes below Blockade Peak. The Forgotten River Flats are at centre image, with Angle Peak on right, and the Darran Mountains in the background.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0514 Angle Peak Blockade Stream Climbing Darran Mountains Forgotten River Irvine Peak Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Madeline Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
View of McClimont Peak from the summit ridge of Blockade Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0521 Blockade Peak Climbing McClimont Peak Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
On the summit of Blockade Peak. McClimont Peak and Big Bay are in the background.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0524 Big Bay Blockade Peak Climbing McClimont Peak Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
On the summit of Blockade Peak, high above the Olivine Ice Plateau.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0527 Ark Blockade Peak Climbing Gable Peak Intervention Ridge Memorial Icefall Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping
The Olivine Ice Plateau and surrounding peaks from Blockade Peak. From left to right are Ark, Intervention Ridge, Gable Peak, Passchendaele Peak, the Memorial Icefall, Destiny Peak and Climax Peak.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0536a Ark Blockade Peak Climax Peak Climbing Destiny Peak Gable Peak Intervention Ridge Memorial Icefall Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Passchendaele Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Ark and Intervention Ridge from Key Rock, Olivine Ice Plateau.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0537 Ark Climbing Intervention Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping
Destiny Peak and Climax Peak from Blockade Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0541 Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
View from Blockade Peak: Memorial Icefall, Passchendaele Peak and Tititea / Mount Aspiring.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0543 Blockade Peak Climbing Memorial Icefall Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Passchendaele Peak Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
View from Blockade Peak: Gable Peak, Buncombe, Tyler, Eros, Mount Ionia, Stargazer, Skyscraper, Mount Athene.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0544 Blockade Peak Buncombe Climbing Eros Gable Peak Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Athene Mount Ionia Mountaineering New Zealand Skyscraper Southern Alps Stargazer Tramping Tyler
View of Big Bay from Blockade Peak. Mount Antoinette (Little Red Hills) is on the far right.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0548 Big Bay Blockade Peak Climbing Little Red Hills Mount Antoinette Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Ark from Blockade Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0549 Ark Blockade Peak Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Intervention Ridge from Blockade Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0550 Blockade Peak Climbing Intervention Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
The Darran Mountains from Blockade Peak: Mount Patuki, Mount Underwood, Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko, Mount Grave, Paranui Peak, Mount Parariki.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0554a Blockade Peak Climbing Darran Mountains Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Grave Mount Madeline Mount Parariki Mount Patuki Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mount Underwood Mountaineering New Zealand Paranui Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Passchendaele Peak and Tititea / Mount Aspiring from Blockade Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0557 Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Campsite below Blockade Peak, Olivine Ice Plateau
Olivine Ice Plateau 0567 Blockade Peak Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping camp camping campsite tent
The Olivine Ice Plateau from Key Rock
Olivine Ice Plateau 0569 Ark Climbing Gable Peak Intervention Ridge Key Rock Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping
Joe River and Barrier Range from Key Rock. Mount Ian top left, Mount Head top right
Olivine Ice Plateau 0571 Barrier Range Climbing Joe River Key Rock Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Head Mount Ian Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
360° panorama from Key Rock, Olivine Ice Plateau
Olivine Ice Plateau 0623a
The Olivine Ice Plateau from Key Rock
Olivine Ice Plateau 0628a Ark Blockade Peak Climbing Intervention Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping
The Olivine Ice Plateau from Key Rock. Climax Peak is on the far right
Olivine Ice Plateau 0633a Ark Big Bay Blockade Peak Climax Peak Climbing Intervention Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping
Campsite below Blockade Peak, Olivine Ice Plateau. Ark is in the top right corner.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0638a Ark Blockade Peak Climbing Key Rock Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping
Ark and Intervention Ridge from Key Rock
Olivine Ice Plateau 0645a Ark Climbing Intervention Ridge Key Rock Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping
Sir William Peak and Mount Earnslaw from Key Rock. In the foreground are Desperation Pass, Stefansson Peak and Watkins.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0646 Barrier Range Climbing Desperation Pass Forbes Mountains Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Earnslaw Mountaineering New Zealand Sir William Peak Southern Alps Stefansson Peak Tramping Watkins
O'Leary Pass and False Col from Key Rock. The Richardson and Forbes Mountains are in the background.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0654a Climbing False Col Forbes Mountains Joe River Key Rock Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand O'Leary Pass Richardson Mountains Southern Alps Tramping
View from Key Rock: Mount Clarke, Centaur Peaks, OSONZAC Twins, Moira Peak and Mount Head.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0655 Centaur Peaks Climbing Forbes Mountains Key Rock Moira Peak Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Clarke Mount Head Mountaineering New Zealand OSONZAC Twins Southern Alps Tramping
Albert Peak and Betty Peak from Key Rock
Olivine Ice Plateau 0656 Albert Peak Betty Peak Climbing Derivation Névé Key Rock Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Derivation Névé and Thunder Glacier from Key Rock
Olivine Ice Plateau 0664 Albert Peak Betty Peak Climbing Derivation Névé Key Rock Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Thunder Glacier Tramping Watkins