Popes Nose, 9 - 11 July 2010

A wonderful three-day trip to the Bonar Glacier. Popes Nose is a small bump on Mount Aspiring's Coxcomb Ridge, but offers a fun climb and stunning views from the top. We wealked in via the Matukituki River West Branch and French Ridge, then climbed the mountain as a long day trip from French Ridge Hut. Party: Aaron Whitehead, Inka Koch, Jaz Morris, Nina Dickerhof, Peter Wilson, Danilo Hegg

Trip map. 1 grid square = 1km. Left click on map then select "Sizes -> Original" in bottom right corner of screen to view full size
Aspiring Hut
Aspiring Hut Climbing Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping hut
Hoar frost at Shovel Flat, Matukituki River West Branch. Silver beech forest (Lophozonia menziesii)
Climbing Hoar frost Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Nothofagus menziesii Shovel Flat Southern Alps Tramping silver beech
Hoar frost at Shovel Flat, Matukituki River West Branch
Climbing Hoar frost Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Shovel Flat Southern Alps Tramping
Hoar frost at Shovel Flat, Matukituki River West Branch
Climbing Hoar frost Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Shovel Flat Southern Alps Tramping
Nina on French Ridge. Mount Aspiring in the background
Climbing French Ridge Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
French Ridge Hut and Mt Avalanche
Climbing French Ridge French Ridge Hut Mount Aspiring National Park Mount avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping hut
French Ridge Hut. Shoveling snow from the deck
Climbing French Ridge French Ridge Hut Mount Aspiring National Park Mount avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping hut
Aaron on Quarterdeck Pass
Climbing French Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Edward Mount Liverpool Mountaineering New Zealand Quarterdeck Pass Southern Alps Tramping
Looking down French Ridge and across the Matukituki River West Branch from Quarterdeck Pass
Climbing French Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Edward Mount Ionia Mount Liverpool Mountaineering New Zealand Quarterdeck Pass Southern Alps Tramping
Inka on Quarterdeck Pass
Climbing French Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Quarterdeck Pass Southern Alps Tramping
Nina and Jaz on Quarterdeck Pass. Mt French behind
Bonar Glacier Climbing French Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mount French Mountaineering New Zealand Quarterdeck Pass Southern Alps Tramping
Dawn on Mount French from Quarterdeck Pass
Bonar Glacier Climbing French Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mount French Mountaineering New Zealand Quarterdeck Pass Southern Alps Tramping
Dawn on Mt Avalanche from Quarterdeck Pass
Bonar Glacier Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Quarterdeck Pass Southern Alps Tramping
Aaron on Quarterdeck Pass
Bonar Glacier Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Quarterdeck Pass Southern Alps Tramping
Crossing the Bonar Glacier at sunrise
Bonar Glacier Climbing Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping
Nina on the summit ridge of Popes Nose. The Coxcomb ridge of Mt Aspiring behind.
Climbing Coxcomb Ridge Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping
Pitching the summit slope on Popes Nose
Bonar Glacier Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping
Aaron and Inka tackle the schrund on Popes Nose
Bonar Glacier Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping bergschrund schrund
Volta Glacier and Waiatoto River from Popes Nose
Climbing Dagon Fastness Peak Fingals Head Glacier Dome Mount Alba Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Brewster Mount Cook Mount Duncan Mount Pollux Mount Watney Mountaineering Munro Peak New Zealand Popes Nose Rosy Peak Snowden Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Stargazer Therma Glacier Tramping Volta Glacier Waiatoto River
Volta Glacier and Waiatoto River from Popes Nose
Climbing Dagon Fastness Peak Fingals Head Glacier Dome Mount Alba Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Brewster Mount Cook Mount Duncan Mount Pollux Mount Watney Mountaineering Munro Peak New Zealand Popes Nose Rosy Peak Snowden Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Stargazer Therma Glacier Tramping Volta Glacier Waiatoto River
On the summit ridge of Popes Nose. The Coxcomb Ridge of Mt Aspiring behind
Climbing Coxcomb Ridge Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping
On the summit ridge of Popes Nose. The Coxcomb Ridge of Mt Aspiring behind
Climbing Coxcomb Ridge Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping
View across the Bonar Glacier from the summit of Popes Nose
Bonar Glacier Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping
Looking south-east from Popes Nose: Duncans Knob and the Mildewed Meg are in the foreground. The Buchanan Peaks (left) and Niger Peak (right) are behind, with the Matukituki River in between
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Duncans Knob Matukituki River Mildewed Meg Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Niger Peak Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping
Danilo on the summit of Popes Nose. Photo Jaz Morris
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Duncans Knob Matukituki River Mildewed Meg Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Niger Peak Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping
Peter on the summit ridge of Popes Nose
Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping
Descending Popes Nose
Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping abseil abseiling
Descending Popes Nose
Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping abseil abseiling
Descending Popes Nose
Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Southern Alps Tramping abseil abseiling
Bonar Glacier, Mount Avalanche and Rob Roy Peak
Bonar Glacier Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Popes Nose Rob Roy Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Bonar Glacier and Mount Avalanche
Bonar Glacier Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Bonar Glacier
Albert Peak Ark Betty Peak Bonar Glacier Climbing Darkness Peak Farrell Peak Gyrae Intervention Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Athene Mount Barff Mount Ionia Mount Liverpool Mount Maori Mount Maoriri Mountaineering New Zealand Passchendaele Peak Pic D'Argent Southern Alps The Tower Tramping Trinity
Bonar Glacier
Albert Peak Ark Betty Peak Bonar Glacier Climbing Darkness Peak Farrell Peak Gyrae Intervention Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Athene Mount Barff Mount Ionia Mount Liverpool Mount Maori Mount Maoriri Mountaineering New Zealand Passchendaele Peak Pic D'Argent Southern Alps The Tower Tramping Trinity
Happy Birthday Peter! (Thank you Nina for the cake)
Climbing French Ridge Hut Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping birthday birthday cake cake candle
Hoar frost at Pearl Flat, Matukituki River West Branch
Climbing Hoar frost Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Pearl Flat Southern Alps Tramping
Hoar frost at Pearl Flat, Matukituki River West Branch
Climbing French Ridge Hoar frost Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Pearl Flat Southern Alps Tramping
Hoar frost at Pearl Flat, Matukituki River West Branch
Climbing Hoar frost Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Pearl Flat Southern Alps Tramping
Hoar frost at Pearl Flat, Matukituki River West Branch
Climbing Hoar frost Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Pearl Flat Southern Alps Tramping
Hoar frost at Pearl Flat, Matukituki River West Branch
Climbing Hoar frost Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Pearl Flat Southern Alps Tramping fern
Hoar frost at Pearl Flat, Matukituki River West Branch
Climbing Hoar frost Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Pearl Flat Southern Alps Tramping
Hoar frost at Shovel Flat, Matukituki River West Branch. Silver beech (Lophozonia menziesii)
Climbing Hoar frost Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Nothofagus menziesii Pearl Flat Southern Alps Tramping silver beech
At the top of Shovel Flat, Matukituki River West Branch. Mt Tyndall and Mt Ansted above.
Climbing Hoar frost Matukituki River Mount Ansted Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Tyndall Mountaineering New Zealand Shovel Flat Southern Alps Tramping
Aspiring Hut and Glengyle Peak
Aspiring Hut Climbing Glengyle Peak Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping hut
Cascade Hut, Matukituki River West Branch
Cascade Hut Climbing Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping hut
Cascade Hut. Fog Peak, Sharks Tooth Peak and Craigroyston Peak behind
Cascade Hut Climbing Craigroyston Peak Fog Peak Matukituki River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Sharks Tooth Peak Southern Alps Tramping hut