Mount Bonpland traverse, 12 - 13 January 2015

Third time lucky, I finally made it to the summit of Mount Bonpland.
On Monday we walked up the Glacier Burn Track to the Bryant Glacier, where we left much of our gear. We then continued to the summit via the south-east ridge (grade 3), sidling on the Bryant Glacier side where required. We reached the summit at 8:20pm, then continued over the false summit on the north ridge. At 10:30pm, we were benighted at 2300m.
After a night without sleep, we continued down the north-west slopes of the mountain to the saddle Pt 1693m, then walked anti-clockwise around Mount Bonpland and back to the Bryant Glacier via the saddle between Pt 2195m and Pt 2187m.
Party: Gemma Wilson & Danilo Hegg

Sidling an exposed scree ramp under Pt 2195m
Mount Bonpland 087 Climbing Humboldt Mountains Mount Bonpland Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Bold Peak from the saddle between Pt 2195m and Pt 2187m
Mount Bonpland 090 Bold Peak Climbing Humboldt Mountains Mount Bonpland Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Bonpland from the saddle between Pt 2195m and Pt 2187m.
Mount Bonpland 093 Bryant Glacier Climbing Humboldt Mountains Mount Bonpland Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Bonpland from the saddle between Pt 2195m and Pt 2187m.
Mount Bonpland 095 Bryant Glacier Climbing Humboldt Mountains Mount Bonpland Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Climax Peak, Destiny Peak, Pluto Peak and Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi from the saddle between Pt 2195m and Pt 2187m, Humboldt Mountains. The Dart River below.
Mount Bonpland 096 Climax Peak Climbing Dart River Destiny Peak Humboldt Mountains Mount Bonpland Mount Earnslaw Mountaineering New Zealand Pikirakatahi Pluto Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Pluto Peak, Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi, Mount Edward, Mount Aspiring / Tititea, Rob Roy Peak, Centaur Peaks and Mount Ferguson from the saddle between Pt 2195m and Pt 2187m, Humboldt Mountains. Mount Anfred and the Dart River are in the foreground.
Mount Bonpland 097 Centaur Peaks Climbing Dart River Humboldt Mountains Mount Alfred Mount Aspiring Mount Bonpland Mount Earnslaw Mount Edward Mount Ferguson Mountaineering New Zealand Pikirakatahi Pluto Peak Rob Roy Peak Southern Alps Tramping
The basins below Mt Bonpland, once covered by the Bryant Glacier. Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi, Dart River and Mount Alfred at centre image.
Mount Bonpland 098 Climbing Dart River Humboldt Mountains Mount Alfred Mount Bonpland Mount Earnslaw Mountaineering New Zealand Pikirakatahi Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Bonpland from the saddle between Pt 2195m and Pt 2187m.
Mount Bonpland 099 Bryant Glacier Climbing Humboldt Mountains Mount Bonpland Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Climax Peak, Destiny Peak, Pluto Peak, Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi, Mount Edward and Mount Aspiring / Tititea from the saddle between Pt 2195m and Pt 2187m, Humboldt Mountains. The Dart River and Mount Alfred below.
Mount Bonpland 101 Climax Peak Climbing Dart River Destiny Peak Humboldt Mountains Mount Alfred Mount Aspiring Mount Bonpland Mount Earnslaw Mount Edward Mountaineering New Zealand Pikirakatahi Pluto Peak Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
Descending into the basins at the edge of the Bryant Glacier, Glacier Burn. Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi, Dart River and Mount Alfred in the background.
Mount Bonpland 103 Bryant Glacier Climbing Dart River Glacier Burn Humboldt Mountains Mount Alfred Mount Bonpland Mount Earnslaw Mountaineering New Zealand Pikirakatahi Southern Alps Tramping