{"id":39200,"date":"2026-02-13T03:28:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liyanitsolution.online\/wanakamountainguides\/?post_type=trip&p=39200"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T04:19:36","slug":"mount-aspiring","status":"publish","type":"trip","link":"https:\/\/liyanitsolution.online\/wanakamountainguides\/trip\/mount-aspiring-climb\/","title":{"rendered":"Tititea \/ Mount Aspiring Climb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Climb Mount Aspiring, our local mountain \/ maunga, with W?naka Mountain Guides. Tititea \/ Mount Aspiring (3033m) is one of the Southern Alps \/ K? Tiritiri o te Moana most aesthetic and classic peaks. The only 3000m peak outside of the Aoraki\/Mount Cook and Westland National Parks, and its prominence makes it visible from many areas around Lake W?naka. It offers multiple classic routes and is a popular alpine climb and many aspiring mountaineers\u2019 first 3000m summit from a base at Colin Todd or French Ridge Huts.<\/p>\n

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Mount Aspiring Climb Itinerary<\/h2>\n
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Due to the remote nature of the peak, climbing Mount Aspiring requires an expedition of 5 days.<\/p>\n

The most common Mount Aspiring itinerary involves flying from the Matukituki Valley to Bevan Col. From here it is 1.5 to 2 hours travel across the Bonar Glacier to Colin Todd Hut deep in the Mount Aspiring National Park Wilderness area. For the South West ridge, a bivi can be made closer to the start of the route or, early in the season and with good conditions, accessed directly from French Ridge Hut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"\u00a0 New Zealand Alpine Club Colin Todd Hut is a small hut. It is equipped with 12 bunks, a cooking bench and mattresses.<\/p>\n

From the hut, most routes take between 9 to 15 hours return and involve 1200m of ascent and descent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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