Lendenfeld Peak, Mountain summit in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
Lendenfeld Peak rises to 3,194 meters and ranks among the highest mountains in New Zealand's Southern Alps. The summit sits within Aoraki Mount Cook National Park and requires technical climbing skills to reach.
The first ascent was made in spring 1907 by Alexander Graham and Henry Edward Newton. Guy Mannering named the summit after Austrian zoologist and mountaineer Robert Lendlmayer von Lendenfeld.
The peak carries the name of Robert Lendlmayer von Lendenfeld, an Austrian scientist who studied deep-sea life. The name honors his contributions to zoological research from the 1890s.
Climbers normally start from the New Zealand Alpine Club hut on the Fox Glacier, not from Pioneer Hut. The usual route leaves from Marcel Col (2,987 m) and follows the east ridge, a relatively easy ascent in good conditions. The season runs from September to March.
The Aurora Australis route on the north face combines steep ice pitches that climb above glacier terrain. This mix of ice and snow climbing demands specialized technique and gear.
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