Mount Cook/Aoraki

[mo9jan]

Hej!

Jag letar efter en topografisk karta över Mount Cook. Någon som vet var man kan få tag i en utan att beställa från andra sidan jorden?

Försöker få kläm på vad den nya zeeländska alpingraderingen innebär. Jag har klättrat Matterhorn, Hörnli ridge, osupport. Vad kan det liknas vid för grad där borta?

Har någon klättrat East ridge på Mount Cook är jag väldigt tacksam för info om crux, svårighetsgrad, foton mm.

Tack!
Johan

 

[Adventureblaze]

New Zealand
An alpine grading system adapted from the grades used in the Aoraki/Mt Cook Region is widely used in New Zealand for alpine routes in the North and South islands. Grades currently go from 1–7. The grading system is open ended; harder climbs are possible. Factors which determine grade are (in descending order of contributing weight): technical difficulty, objective danger, length and access.

Standard grading system for alpine routes in normal conditions
New Zealand Grade 1: Easy scramble. Use of rope generally only for glacier travel.

New Zealand Grade 2: Steeper trickier sections may need a rope.

New Zealand Grade 3: Longer steeper sections generally. Use of technical equipment necessary. Ice climbs may require two tools.

New Zealand Grade 4: Technical climbing. Knowledge of how to place ice and rock gear quickly and efficiently a must. Involves a long day.

New Zealand Grade 5: Sustained technical climbing. May have vertical sections on ice.

New Zealand Grade 6: Multiple crux sections. Vertical ice may not have adequate protection. Good mental attitude and solid technique necessary. May require a bivvy on route and be a long way from civilization.

New Zealand Grade 7: Vertical ice/rock which may not have adequate protection. Rock grades in the high 20's (Ewbank). Climb may be in remote area. May require a bivvy on route.

Inget comprehensive men ger en överblick:

http://www.skimountaineer.com/ROF/OcAnt/Cook/MtCookMap.jpg
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/cook-mount/1/1