Jane Peak, 2 - 3 October 2010
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The Oreti River from the north-east shoulder of Smooth Peak. Mount Campbell to the right of centre image.
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Hummock Peak from Smooth Peak.
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View from Smooth Peak, looking into the Von River North Branch
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On the north-east shoulder of Smooth Peak, looking into the head of the Oreti River
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Jane Peak from the north-east shoulder of Smooth Peak
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The lake in the Gorge Burn
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Gorge Burn campsite. Jane Peak on top right
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Gorge Burn campsite. Only George would carry a pressure cooker into the hills!
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Jane Peak at sunset
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Jane Peak at sunset
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Jane Peak's northern outlier 1876m
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Last evening light on Jane Peak
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Jane Peak's northern outliers 1902m and 1876m
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Last evening light on Jane Peak
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On Jane Peak's northern outlier 1876m at sunrise. Peak 1902m to the right of centre image.
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Jane Peak from its northern outlier 1876m. And what a fun ridge ahead of us!
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On Jane Peak's northern outlier 1876m.
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Eyre Peak from Jane Peak's northern outlier 1876m
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On Jane Peak's northern outlier 1876m.
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On the north ridge of Jane Peak. Outlier 1876m behind. We climbed its south-west face (left, in the shade) directly to the summit.
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Near the summit of Jane Peak
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Descent route: looking back up the south-west ridge of Jane Peak
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Descent route: looking back up the south-west ridge of Jane Peak
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Large cornices on the south-west ridge of Jane Peak
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Looking down the Gorge Burn from the slopes of Jane Peak. Hummock Peak to the right.
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In the lower Gorge Burn. Jane Peak above.
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Cassandra De Silva
on December 20, 2016Hi... Can I climb Jane peak within a day...? is it ok to climb in Summer...? Will there be lots of snow on top during summer ...? Also is it necessary to use climbing boots and crampons...? Love to do this somewhere around next week...