Distance: 6.0 km (3.0 DOC hours) - Unmarked route, clear - Moderate terrain
Altitude: 1286m to 1971m. Gain: 388m. Loss: 701m . Gradient: 11 deg (Moderate)
Skills: Alpine weather (2/7) - Streams (2/6)

Unmarked route, clear (7/9)
Unmarked route, follows obvious geography (river, spur, trail, etc)

Primary, unmapped (2/5)
Route not on maps, but is principal access to hut or along range / catchment

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Occasional moderate climbs

Moderate (difficulty: 3/5)
Low scrub in open or bush / river rocks

Alpine weather (difficulty: 2/7)
Tramp on open tops, exposed to alpine weather

Streams (difficulty: 2/6)
Small streams, danger only in extreme weather

Unknown (difficulty: 0/7)
Not specified

Snow / ice often into December. Ice axe / crampons required in these conditions

From the Remarkable skifield base climb parallel to the main lift and swing SW into the basin containing Lake Alta. The low saddle to the Wye is obvious accessed by ascending south from the lake outlet. The head of the Wye is a large gentle basin - filled with snow on my visit. after 2.5km the creek descends to a deep broad valley by way of waterfalls. The route down is cairned on the true left (east) of the creek. From here downstream progress is steady on tussock valley floor.
A second smaller step down in the valley is reached after 1km. It is possible to make a sidling climb from the head of this step to the saddle south of pt2090 into the South Wye at Lake Hope.

Note: Described in the reverse direction to your journey

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