Malcolm Peak
Malcolm Peak is a mountain on the shared border of the West Coast and Canterbury Regions of New Zealand.
Description
Malcolm Peak is a summit situated on the crest of the Southern Alps in the South Island. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains northwest to the Wanganui River via the Lambert River, and east into the headwaters of the Rakaia River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the Lyell Glacier in one kilometre. The nearest higher neighbour is The Warrior, five kilometres to the south-southeast. The mountain's toponym honours journalist and mountaineer Malcom Ross, a co-founder of the New Zealand Alpine Club in 1891. His wife Forrestina Ross was a fellow mountaineer and journalist and together they helped popularise mountaineering in New Zealand. The toponym has appeared in publications since 1911.Climbing
The first ascent of the summit was accomplished on 8 March 1911 by Ebenezer Teichelmann, Peter Graham, and Jack Clarke via the West Ridge.Established climbing routes with first ascents:
- West Ridge – Ebenezer Teichelmann, Peter Graham, Jack Clarke –
- Northeast Ridge – H.W. Cormack, Lloyd Wilson –
- Southwest Ridge – Andy Anderson, Bruce Turner, Jack Hayes –
- East Buttress – Stan Conway, Alan Barnes, Syd Brookes –
- Southeast Rib – Ambrose Banfield, Arthur Lees, Bruce Banfield –
- Northwest Face – Guy McKinnon –
- East Face – Ryan Nicol, Yossi Jagger –
- North Spur
Climate