Mount Talbot (New Zealand)
Mount Talbot is a mountain in Fiordland, New Zealand.
Description
Mount Talbot is part of the Darran Mountains and is situated above the Homer Tunnel 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 north into the headwaters of the Gulliver River and south into the headwaters of the Hollyford River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the Gulliver River in two kilometres and above Gertrude Valley in one kilometre. The nearest higher peak is Mount Crosscut, 3.8 kilometres to the east-southeast.History
The mountain was named to honour Arthur Ernest Talbot, a New Zealand mountaineer and alpine explorer who was well known for explorations in northern Fiordland, particularly in 1910 discovering a route to Milford near this mountain. He was killed in action in Europe during World War I. This mountain's toponym has been officially approved by the New Zealand Geographic Board. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1924 by George Moir, Ken Roberts, Harry Slater, and Bob Sinclair.Climbing
Climbing routes with first ascents:- Couloir Route – George Moir, Ken Roberts, Harry Slater, Bob Sinclair –
- Notch Route – Bill Gordon, Gerry Hall-Jones –
- Macpherson Cirque – Ralph Miller, Lloyd Warburton, Dick Wood –
- East Ridge – Bill Blee, Ralph Miller –
- South West Face – Austin Brookes, Colin Dainty, Ken Hamilton, Ralph Miller – JH Line – Murray Jones, George Harris – Dingle Sissons – Graeme Dingle, Noel Sissons –
- East Ridge Gully – Geoff Gabites, Kevin Rogan –
- East Ridge Buttress – Pete Moore – Homegrown – Bill Denz, Calum Hudson – Pharaoh – Marty Beare, Lindsay Main – JC Crack – Geoff Gabites, Nigel Perry – Smithereens – Leigh Duncan, Calum Hudson, Barry Smith – Neal's Climb – Calum Hudson, Barry Smith – Nowhere Man – Charlie Hobbs, Calum Hudson – Al Macpherson – Allan Uren – Psychopathy – Matt Evrard, Dave Vass – Psychopath Wall – Gordon Legge, Simon Parsons – Bosshard Ritchie – Sam Bosshard, Al Ritchie – Posing for the Paparazzi – Allan Uren, Dave Vass – Clearing of Misty Minds – Tim Robertson, Rob Wigley – Actions speak loudest – James Edwards, Gary Kinsey, Andrew Young – Geezers Need Excitement – S. Fortune, R. Measures – Tears of Papatuanuku – S. Fortune, C. Smith, K. Parsons –
- Traverse Pass