Mount Durnford

I mostly go directly up the nose of Durnford to cross over (the left hand skyline in Vikings pic) - does anyone else use this route?

Here is a pic standing at the edge looking up "Durnfords Nose" ,the whole route visible in this pic but it was pretty much the same the whole way if I remember correctly.

Viking wrote: Here is what it looks like in Garmin's basecamp:




Possibly due to signal bounce/poor signal etc.

I just registered now that the track in discussion above was my own.
That track is spot on, there is a route up that way, its what I was referring to as the nose earlier. It has a small bit of exposure (scenic though) and may require packs to be hauled up separately, so the gap being referred to in this thread would be a better option in that respect. I have used it on GT's and have seen the shepherds use it too. On the occasion of that recording, I went to the summit cairn of Durnford, hence the sharp detour to the 3294m summit. I know I have some sort of photo of it somewhere, will have to dig it up.

intrepid wrote: I mostly go directly up the nose of Durnford to cross over (the left hand skyline in Vikings pic) - does anyone else use this route?

Ah right - well that explains it then. Good to know there is another route.

I was told (no forumites names beginning with "G" mentioned ) that the Durnford Gap was the only way through, bar a massive detour into Lesotho.

@ Riaang this is where you climb up through the rock bands around the corner is the escarpment drop off

I know I have other photos of Durnford's nose somewhere but can locate them right now. These are not my own - credit to Gina and Mike.