Page Type: | Route |
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Lat/Lon: | 42.9583°S / 171.53329°E |
Route Type: | Hiking, Mountaineering, Scrambling |
Season: | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter |
Time Required: | Half a day |
Difficulty: | Scramble |
Rock Difficulty: | Class 4 |
Looking up at the obvious ridge of the Bealey Track. Mt Bealey on far right.
Above the grassy area, it turns to rock and you will achieve Point 1760. From here there are two ridges, one south to Little Bealey, and one west to Mount Bealey. Head west ahead of you and you will descend to a saddle, then up and close to the ridge to the summit of Bealey.
From Bealey's summit, head northwest down the open moundy slopes to the spikey ridge below. The first gendarme will be the crux. Ascend a short Class 3-4 chimney and then head along the ridgecrest straight up and over each gendarme. Stick to the ridge as all the gendarmes are easier after the first one. You will enjoy the Class 3 remainder of this ridge to Point 1778 where it turns morth northerly and opens up into an easy ridgewalk to the summit pinnacle of Lyell. Ascend the scree slopes just right of the obvious summit to the top of the ridge, turn left and walk to the cairn at the summit.
Class 3-4 Crux Chimney
If you are heading on north to Avalanche Peak, you can now pick out the easy ridge to that destination, otherwise, you would head back the way you came to descend.
Lyell from Point 1778 and the final ridge to the summit