Mt Princess traverse, April 2024
A view up Waiau Uwha River to Mt McCabe (1,606m) and Mt Princess (2,126m) behind
Climbing the ridge from Maling Pass (1,308m), first to Pt 1572
At about 1,600m, with Pt 1906 top left and Mt Princess centre skyline
A tarn at 1,680m, beneath and south of Pt 1906
On the ridge just before Pt 1906
Departing Pt 1906, with Princess Bath (1750m) and Mt Princess ahead. The ridge descending to Mt McCabe drops right from above the tarn
Heading towards Princess Bath
Dropping to Princess Bath. The scree slope giving access to the southeast ridge of Mt Princess is above the right side of the tarn
Setting up camp on the northeast side of Princess Bath
Our camp beside Princess Bath
A dawn view across the top of the cliffs to the south of Princess Bath, and the southeast ridge of Mt Princess
A dawn view south from Princess Bath
Heading up the scree to access Mt Princess via the southeast ridge. Mt Princess is bathed in morning sunlight
At about 1,940m, looking up the southeast ridge to Mt Princess
Progressing up the southeast ridge to Mt Princess
A view back down the southeast ridge from about 2,000m
On a scree slope on the north side of the southeast ridge that gives access to the summit while avoiding a particularly steep and broken stretch of the ridge
Ascending a steep chute at 2,100m, just beneath the summit
A view looking south along the flat ridgetop of Mt Princess. The descent route is down the sunlit ridge on the far right
A view north from the flat ridgetop of Mt Princess, with the Waiau Toa/Clarence Valley at right
A view west to Mt Una (2,300m) from the summit of Mt Princess
Mt Princess (2,126m) summit view south, with the southeast ridge (ascent) at left and southwest ridge (descent) right. Mt McCabe (1,606m) and Lake Tennyson (1,102m) are top left. This picture takes in almost the entire circuit beginning and ending at Maling Pass
Waiau Hut (850m), viewed from high on Mt Princess
A view down the southwest ridge to Princess Bath
Exiting the southwest ridge at 2,000m to drop down a steep scree slope to Princess Bath
Descending to Princess Bath
Nearing the northwest shore of Princess Bath
After some lunch, setting off again up the scree to access the southeast ridge at 1,940m
Back on the southeast ridge, looking northwest to Mt Princess
At 1,900m, surveying our route down the southeast ridge to Mt McCabe. Lake Tennyson left
Heading down the southeast ridge, with the Waiau Toa/Clarence headwaters feeding Lake Tennyson at left
At about 1,750m on the southeast ridge descent
At about 1,650m on the southeast ridge descent
A view from Mt McCabe, back up the southeast ridge to Mt Princess. The cliffs to the south of Princess Bath are clearly visible. Mt Una is on the left skyline
Descending south off Mt McCabe
A view back across tussock wetlands at 1,300m to Mt McCabe at right and Mt Princess left
Read about it Fit for a Princess Wilderness Magazine Dec 2024
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