Fog Peak, 23 - 24 August 2014

A solo ascent of Fog Peak in the Matukituki River West Branch, from Raspberry Creek car park via the spur on the true left of Wishbone Creek. I climbed to the summit via the west ridge, then descended the south ridge.

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Livestock in the Matukituki Valley. View from above Wishbone Falls
Fog Peak 001 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping cattle cow cows livestock sheep stock
Mount Edward and Mount Maoriri rise high above Cascade Saddle
Fog Peak 006 Cascade Saddle Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Edward Mount Maoriri Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Raspberry Creek Hut, Matukituki River West Branch
Fog Peak 009 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Raspberry Creek Hut Southern Alps Tramping hut
View up the Matukituki River West Branch from the spur west of Wishbone Creek. Mount Tyndall is on the far left. Mts Edward and Maoriri are just right of centre image, above Cascade Saddle
Fog Peak 011 Cascade Saddle Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Edward Mount Maoriri Mount Tyndall Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Sharks Tooth Peak from the north
Fog Peak 014 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Sharks Tooth Peak Southern Alps Tramping
View up the Matukituki River East Branch. Mount Twilight is on the left; Dragonfly Peak and Mount Eostre are on the right
Fog Peak 016 Climbing Dragonfly Peak East Matukituki Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River East Branch Matukituki River West Branch Mount Eostre Mount Twilight Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Fog Peak at the head of Wishbone Creek - with heli-skiers tracks
Fog Peak 017 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping Wishbone Creek
Sharks Tooth Peak from the north
Fog Peak 023 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Sharks Tooth Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Evening light on Fog Peak
Fog Peak 028 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Evening light on Fog Peak
Fog Peak 031 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Rob Roy Peak, Mount Avalanche and Mount Aspiring from the slopes of Fog Peak
Fog Peak 033 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Aspiring Mount Avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Rob Roy Peak Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
View up the Matukituki River West Branch from the spur west of Wishbone Creek. Mount Tyndall is on the far left. Mts Edward and Maoriri are just right of centre image, above Cascade Saddle. Mount Liverpool is on the right
Fog Peak 034 Cascade Saddle Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Edward Mount Liverpool Mount Maoriri Mount Tyndall Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Craigroyston Peak
Fog Peak 037 Climbing Craigroyston Peak Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Avalanche, Mount Aspiring and Popes Nose from Fog Peak
Fog Peak 041 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Aspiring Mount Avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
Craigroyston Peak
Fog Peak 044 Climbing Craigroyston Peak Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
The Richardson Mountains from Fog Peak. Mount Bowyang and Unnamed Peak Pt 2413m are at centre image
Fog Peak 046 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Bowyang Mountaineering New Zealand Richardson Mountains Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Tewha (2510m) and Mount Tyndall (2496m) from Fog Peak
Fog Peak 048 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Tewha Mount Tyndall Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mts Maruiwi, Maiti-iti, Maori, Wahine and Liverpool from Fog Peak. Plunket Dome and Governors Ridge are sunlit in the foreground
Fog Peak 050 Climbing Fog Peak Governors Ridge Islington Dome Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Liverpool Mount Maitiiti Mount Maori Mount Maruiwi Mount Wahine Mountaineering New Zealand Plunket Dome Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Edward and Mount Maoriri rise high above Cascade Saddle
Fog Peak 051 Cascade Saddle Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Edward Mount Maoriri Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Rob Roy Peak, Mount Avalanche and Mount Aspiring from the slopes of Fog Peak
Fog Peak 055 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Aspiring Mount Avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Rob Roy Peak Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
View up the Matukituki River East Branch from the summit of Fog Peak. The most prominent peaks on the skyline are, from left to right, Fastness Peak, Mount Pollux, Mount Castor, Mount Alba, Mount Aeolus
Fog Peak 056 Climbing East Matukituki East Matukituki Valley Fastness Peak Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River East Branch Matukituki River West Branch Mount Aeolus Mount Alba Mount Castor Mount Pollux Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Lake Wanaka from Fog Peak
Fog Peak 060 Climbing Fog Peak Lake Wanaka Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
View down the south ridge of Fog Peak into the Polnoon Burn
Fog Peak 062 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Polnoon Burn Southern Alps Tramping
View to the south-west from the summit of Fog Peak: Sharks Tooth Peak and Craigroyston Peak are in the foreground; the Richardson and Forbes Mountains are on the skyline. Centaur Peaks at centre image, and Mount Earnslaw on right
Fog Peak 067 Centaur Peaks Climbing Craigroyston Peak Fog Peak Forbes Mountains Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Earnslaw Mountaineering New Zealand Richardson Mountains Sharks Tooth Peak Southern Alps Tramping
View to the south-west from the summit of Fog Peak: Sharks Tooth Peak and Craigroyston Peak are in the foreground; the Richardson and Forbes Mountains are on the skyline. Mount Ferguson and the Centaur Peaks are on the left, Mount Earnslaw and Sir William Peak on the right
Fog Peak 068 Centaur Peaks Climbing Craigroyston Peak Fog Peak Forbes Mountains Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Earnslaw Mount Ferguson Mountaineering New Zealand Richardson Mountains Sharks Tooth Peak Sir William Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Rob Roy Peak, Mount Avalanche and Mount Aspiring from the slopes of Fog Peak. Homestead Peak is in the foreground
Fog Peak 071 Climbing Fog Peak Homestead Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Aspiring Mount Avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Rob Roy Peak Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
Mount Avalanche, Mount Aspiring and Popes Nose from Fog Peak
Fog Peak 076 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Aspiring Mount Avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
View from Fog Peak: Mount Hooker, Mount Dechen, Mount Brewster and Aoraki / Mount Cook
Fog Peak 083 Aoraki Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Cook Mount Dechen Mount Hooker Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Sharks Tooth Peak, with the unclimbed east ridge at centre image
Fog Peak 087 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Sharks Tooth Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Sharks Tooth Peak, with the unclimbed east ridge at centre image
Fog Peak 088 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Sharks Tooth Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Turret Head, Lochnagar, Mount Earnslaw, O'Leary Peak
Fog Peak 092 Climbing Fog Peak Lochnagar Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Earnslaw Mountaineering New Zealand O'Leary Peak Southern Alps Tramping Turret Head
Mount Ian and Mount Lydia
Fog Peak 093 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Ian Mount Lydia Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Edward and Mount Maoriri. Cascade Saddle in the foreground
Fog Peak 094 Cascade Saddle Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Edward Mount Maoriri Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mts Maruiwi, Maiti-iti, Maori, Wahine and Liverpool from Fog Peak. Plunket Dome and Governors Ridge are in the foreground
Fog Peak 096 Climbing Fog Peak Governors Ridge Islington Dome Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Liverpool Mount Maitiiti Mount Maori Mount Maruiwi Mount Wahine Mountaineering New Zealand Plunket Dome Southern Alps Tramping
View up the Matukituki River East Branch from the summit of Fog Peak. The most prominent peaks on the skyline are Fastness Peak, Mount Pollux, Mount Castor
Fog Peak 099 Climbing East Matukituki East Matukituki Valley Fastness Peak Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River East Branch Matukituki River West Branch Mount Castor Mount Pollux Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Lake Wanaka from Fog Peak
Fog Peak 100 Climbing Fog Peak Lake Wanaka Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Lake Wanaka from Fog Peak. Wanaka is at centre image
Fog Peak 107 Climbing Fog Peak Lake Wanaka Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Black Peak from Fog Peak
Fog Peak 109 Black Peak Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
View into the Polnoon Burn
Fog Peak 112 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Polnoon Burn Southern Alps Tramping
The Hector Mountains and the Remarkables. Mount Tuwhakaroria is at centre image; Single Cone and Double Cone on the right
Fog Peak 114 Climbing Double Cone Fog Peak Hector Mountains Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Tuwhakaroria Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone Southern Alps The Remarkables Tramping
Mount Avalanche, Mount Aspiring and Popes Nose from Fog Peak
Fog Peak 117 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Aspiring Mount Avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
On the summit of Fog Peak
Fog Peak 149 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Aspiring Mount Edward Mountaineering New Zealand Rob Roy Peak Southern Alps Tramping
The unclimbed east ridge of Sharks Tooth Peak, facing the photographer at centre image. Mount Earnslaw, O'Leary Peak and Sir William Peak in the background
Fog Peak 158 Climbing Fog Peak Forbes Mountains Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Earnslaw Mountaineering New Zealand O'Leary Peak Sharks Tooth Peak Sir William Peak Southern Alps Tramping
The unclimbed east ridge of Sharks Tooth Peak, facing the photographer at centre image.
Fog Peak 175 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Sharks Tooth Peak Southern Alps Tramping
The unclimbed east ridge of Sharks Tooth Peak, facing the photographer at centre image. The south face (in the shade on the left) is also unclimbed. Craigroyston Peak behind
Fog Peak 178 Climbing Craigroyston Peak Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Sharks Tooth Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Avalanche, Mount Aspiring and Popes Nose from Fog Peak
Fog Peak 179 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mount Aspiring Mount Avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
Rob Roy Peak south face
Fog Peak 182 Climbing Fog Peak Matukituki Matukituki River West Branch Mountaineering New Zealand Rob Roy Peak Southern Alps Tramping