Mount Crosscut
Mount Crosscut is a mountain in Fiordland, New Zealand.
Description
Mount Crosscut is part of the Darran Mountains and is situated in the Southland Region of South Island. It is set within Fiordland National Park which is part of the Te Wahipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Site. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Hollyford River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Lake Marian in 2.5 kilometres and above Cirque Creek in one kilometre. The nearest higher peak is Mount Christina, three kilometres to the south-southeast. The mountain was named in 1924 by Dr. D. Jennings on account that the jagged peaks resemble the teeth of the crosscut saw that his party of students was using for clearing tracks. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1936 by T.N. Beckett, Gordon Speden, Hallum Smith, and E. Rich.Climbing
Climbing routes on Mount Crosscut:- East Peak
- * Original Line – T.N. Beckett, Gordon Speden, Hallum Smith, E. Rich –
- * South East Ridge – Bill Gordon, Ralph Miller, Bill Blee –
- Second Peak
- * Original Route – Bill Gordon, Jim McFarlane, Lloyd Warburton, Duncan Wilson –
- Middle Peak
- * Original Line – Bart Challis, Lindsay Stewart –
- * Dislocation Arête – Athol Abrams, Chuck Schaap, Jon Waugh –
- West Peak
- * West Ridge – George Moir, Ken Roberts, Bob Sinclair –
- * Lindsay Stewart Buttress – Lindsay Stewart, Don Stewart, Harold Jacobs –
- * Cul de Sac – Geoff Gabites, Nigel Perry, Duncan Ritchie, Calum Hudson –
- * The Wrongest Day – Tom Williams, Ian Brown –
- Crosscut Traverse – Austin Brookes, Archie Simpson –