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Mount Aspiring ( 3,033 metre )

above Matukituki Valley.

The only mountain above 3000 metres

outside the Mount Cook region.

It lies within the Mount Aspiring National Park.

The Maori name is "Tititea" - "Glistening Peak".

It is called "the Matterhorn of the South"

due to its pyramidal peak as seen from the Dart River.

Mount Aspiring

The Mount Aspiring region is classic mountaineering country. 

 The approach to the mountains is as enjoyable as the climbs themselves.

It is a region of open grassy flats, gentle bush tracks,

hard hauls up the valley sides and high, wide snowfields. 

Mount Aspiring

Aspiring Hut in the Matukituki Valley

Fishtail Falls in  Aspiring National Park

The Mount Aspiring Region

- A Guide for Mountaineers

This completely new guide gives full descriptions

of the popular peaks

and approaches from the two branches

of the Matukituki valley

and the head of the Dart Glacier.

For the first time, peaks north to Mt Alba, 

and south to Mt Earnslaw, are described. 

Ice climbing areas are also fully covered, 

making this new guide an essential item 

for all climbers visiting the region.