Trampers should be assisted by a climber who can protect the route properly. A brief and careful climb down into the notch is followed by a longer climb out the other side and up toward the summit. The route eases near the summit. Rock wrens will keep you company. Mitre Peak: Key information. Ropes and climbing experience recommended beyond notch Grades explained. Mitre Peak: Find it. View points. Licence: cc by-nc-nd.
Times climbers typically allow 12 hours return : Milford Sound to Sinbad river mouth by boat: 45 min - 1 hour Beach to point 1. Larger map. Added 6 January by matthew matthew. No revisions. Edit View revision history. Return via same track Return via same track.
Hard Ropes and climbing experience recommended beyond notch Grades explained. To organise accomodation before and after the course we recommend www. Every day in the mountains is different with changing weather, snowpack, and access conditions.
When you book your trip with Queenstown Mountain Guides we will discuss your goals for the trip and the general plan. When you meet with your guide on the first morning of your trip your guide will discuss with you the weather forecast and current conditions and make a final plan for the trip. It is best to be flexible so we can ensure that you will make the most of your time with us. At the start of the trip we will fly into the mountains at the first possible opportunity.
On any poor weather days it is possible to learn skills inside the hut — for example crevasse rescue, navigation, weather theory, avalanche awareness. On the final day of the trip we will aim to have you back in Queenstown by approximately 5. Queenstown Mountain Guides uses aircraft to fly into the mountains and this enables us to bring a good supply of fresh food on our trips. Your guide will organise breakfast, lunch, and dinner for you when you are in the mountains.
Your guide will cook your meals on a basic mountain stove but you will impressed by what is possible! Aircraft access fees to the high camp on Mitre Peak are included in the trip costs. From the high camp on Mitre Peak it is a 5 hour walk out down to the boat.
Flying out from high camp is also an option. The cost of the flight out is additional to the cost of the trip. Knife edge ridges and huge exposure. Climb this iconic New Zealand mountain located in Milford Sound.
Day 1 On the first day of the trip your guide will meet you at your accommodation at 8. Day 4 Dawn start on the ascent of Mitre Peak. Day 5 Flight back to Milford Sound. Drive back to Queenstown. Big feeling of achievement after we passed through this. The grueling downclimb begins. We ultimately spent an extra night on the mountain as we ran out of daylight and had difficulty finding the correct track down through the bush. We knew Mitre Peak would be big; as it turns out, the mission ended up being significantly bigger than any of us expected.
We were short on food and water and relied on puri-tabs and puddle water to last us for our remaining 12 hours in the bush. Would you be interested in climbing Mitre Peak?
Let us know in the comments section below. Considering it and have questions? Love this post! Thank you for the inspiring photos and jaw-dropping views.
Now I can daydream properly from my desk. Jill Thanks! Cheers for the RT too. Graham Thanks mate! Highly recommended even to the halfway point above the bushline.
Having seen Mitre Peak from the end of Milford Track which was easily the most fantastic hike of my life , these pictures make me wish I could go back and try that mountain now! Great photos! Matthew Thanks mate! Gorg pictures, friend! Got your tweet…and am considering NZ next year for Holy Week. Ten or 12 days to get out there should be enough from Spain, right? Cat Thanks! DOOO come visit!! Awesome article, those pictures really made my heart pound like I was there myself.
Looks like an awesome achievement and it tells a great story. David Thanks! This looks SO epic. These photos are breathtaking! You have inspired me to try and make it to New Zealand and try and experience some of these places myself!
I just want to say how much this blew my mind — I had no idea you could climb this like if it was allowed or even possible. It seems like almost everyone I talk to I tell about this story and how your pictures just keep getting higher and higher. So jealous… Milford Sound is probably one my favourite spots on Earth! I would love to explore New Zealand but some of those photos and climbs scare me a little!
I was in Milford recently and never knew you could do this climb.. Did you go with a mountaineering crew? It looks so good, I love the place. Matt, I run the kayak company in Milford sound and just to clarify, we do not hire kayaks.
We provide a water taxi service and your website is one I will be recommending everyone to look at when they go to climb it. Well done with the photos and description. I have climbed mitre peak 3 times by myself and an aborted mission with my girlfriend because of the exposure and not to take anything away from a lucky few who have made it as far a your team, I have to have bragging rights as I climbed mitre peak in just under 4 hours in bare feet, got bushed on the foot still on the way down so the down climb took 5 and a bit hours.
I personally took 4 litres of water for this trip and was out by the end. Cheers for the feedback — glad you enjoyed the post and appreciate you sharing to anyone keen to climb. Why on earth would you climb barefoot?! Epic, sounds awesome. Luckily had built enough fat into my Milford trip to sit through some very wet days and had a brief window open up Mon 6-Jan. A combination of the damp rock, my comfort level and another approaching front led to the difficult decision. Picked a different bush bash route down in the rain in the morning following the orange tape that was far easier til I lost it and ended up following the water route down and being stuck in a real bush bash to get out to Sinbad River.
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