Triton Peak - U Pass, 26 - 27 January 2013

Finally finished off a trip I'd started in April a couple of years ago. From the Upper Eglinton campsite we walked into Waterfall Creek and climbed Triton Peak via the south west ridge. After a bivvy at the head of the valley, we crossed the pass into Hut Creek. Two of us then continued over U Pass into Mistake Creek, and out to the Earl Mountains Tracks car park. Party: Nick Phillips, Gwenn Le Mée, 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
Waterfall Creek and Triton Peak
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Waterfall Creek Triton Peak Pass 001
Triton Peak route topo, from Waterfall Creek. We used the rope to get past one gendarme 50m below the summit
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Waterfall Creek route topo Triton Peak Pass 008a
The pass leading from Waterfall Creek into Hut Creek. The red line marks the best route over the pass - a lot better than the scree slope further to the right! Notice this is very foreshortened - the upper section is a lot longer than it looks on photograph
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Waterfall Creek route topo Triton Peak Pass 010 Edit
View into Waterfall Creek from the slopes of Triton Peak. The Disappearing Peaks top right
Climbing David Peaks Disappearing Peaks Earl Mountains Fiordland Livingstone Mountains Moffat Peak Mountain New Zealand Tramping Waterfall Creek Triton Peak Pass 011
Gwenn scrambling on the summit ridge of Triton Peak. The Glade Burn and Lake Te Anau behind
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Glade Burn Lake Te Anau Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 018
View into the Glade Burn and Lake Te Anau from Triton Peak. Skelmorlie Peak top left
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Glade Burn Lake Te Anau Mountain New Zealand Skelmorlie Peak Tramping Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 022
Gwenn on Triton Peak. The Livingstone Mountains are in the back, with the David Peaks (left) and Moffat Peak (right)
Climbing David Peaks Earl Mountains Fiordland Livingstone Mountains Moffat Peak Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 031
Hut Creek panorama from the summit of Triton Peak. Flat Top Peak top left; Triangle Peak at centre image
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Flat Top Peak Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triangle Peak Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 038a
View from Triton Peak, looking north: Flat Top Peak (left), Ngatimamoe Peak (right) and Mt Christina (centre, back). U-Pass is just visible in the foreground, to the right of centre image
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Flat Top Peak Mount Christina Mountain New Zealand Ngatimamoe Peak Tramping Triton Peak U Pass Triton Peak Pass 046
Triangle Peak and Hut Creek from Triton Peak
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triangle Peak Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 053
Triangle Peak from Triton Peak
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triangle Peak Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 056
Hut Creek valley head, from Triton Peak
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Flat Top Peak Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 061
On Triton Peak
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 065
Disappearing Peaks from Triton Peak
Climbing Disappearing Peaks Earl Mountains Fiordland Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 067
View of Lake Te Anau from Triton Peak
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Lake Te Anau Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 071
Gwenn on Triton Peak. Flat Top Peak in the background
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Flat Top Peak Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 081
Gwenn sidling the exposed ramp on Triton Peak
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 087
Gwenn sidling the exposed ramp on Triton Peak
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 089
Bivvy site at the head of Waterfall Creek
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Mountain New Zealand Tramping Waterfall Creek Triton Peak Pass 096
View across Waterfall Creek from the pass with Hut Creek. The Disappearing Peaks on the far left
Climbing Disappearing Peaks Earl Mountains Fiordland Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Waterfall Creek Triton Peak Pass 106a
View into Hut Creek from the pass with Waterfall Creek. Flat Top Peak at centre image; Triangle Peak on right
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Flat Top Peak Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triangle Peak Waterfall Creek Triton Peak Pass 110a
Approaching the pass between Waterfall Creek and Hut Creek
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Waterfall Creek Triton Peak Pass 126a
Approaching the pass between Waterfall Creek and Hut Creek
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Waterfall Creek Triton Peak Pass 132
Descent route into Hut Creek from the pass with Waterfall Creek. Triton Peak top right
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Waterfall Creek Triton Peak Pass 137a
Glade Pass from the head of Hut Creek
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Glade Pass Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak Triton Peak Pass 144
The pass between Waterfall Creek and Hut Creek, Triton Peak and Glade Pass from Hut Creek valley head below U Pass
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Glade Pass Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping Triton Peak U Pass Waterfall Creek Triton Peak Pass 150
Spot Gwenn on U Pass
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping U Pass Triton Peak Pass 159
Spot Gwenn on U Pass
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping U Pass Triton Peak Pass 162
Spot Gwenn on U Pass
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Hut Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping U Pass Triton Peak Pass 171
Gwenn on U Pass
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Mountain New Zealand Tramping U Pass Triton Peak Pass 176b
U Pass from the north (Mistake Creek side)
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Mistake Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping U Pass Triton Peak Pass 189
U Pass waterfall route topo, Mistake Creek
Climbing Earl Mountains Fiordland Mistake Creek Mountain New Zealand Tramping U Pass Waterfall route topo Triton Peak Pass 197 Edit
Pyramid Peak, Ngatimamoe Peak and Consolation Peak at the head of Mistake Creek
Climbing Consolation Peak Earl Mountains Fiordland Mistake Creek Mountain New Zealand Ngatimamoe Peak Pyramid Peak Tramping Triton Peak Pass 200a