Malte Brun

The third one in Top 9 Highest Mountains in New Zealand that Toplist would like to introduce to you is Malte Brun. Malte Brun is the highest peak in the Malte Brun Range, which is located in New Zealand's Southern Alps between the Tasman and Murchison Glaciers. It rises to a height of 3,199 metres (10,495 feet), according to Land Information New Zealand,, though other sources give heights ranging from 3155 to 3199 m. According to the New Zealand Alpine Club, Malte Brun is the third highest mountain in New Zealand.

Julius von Haast named it after the French geographer Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun. Tom Fyfe (solo climb) was the first to reach the summit of Malte Brun via the North Face in March 1894. On the mountain today, there are numerous climbing routes, all of which necessitate technical experience and equipment. The West Ridge, which includes the "Cheval," a knife-edge ridge traversed by straddling, is the classic route. The following are some of the major climbing routes on Malte Brun:

• West Ridge
• South Ridge
• South Face

The Beetham Hut in the Beetham Valley and the Malte Brun Hut on moraine terraces above the Tasman Glacier used to serve climbers on the lower slopes. Avalanche destroyed the Beetham hut in the early 1990s.

Location: South Island, New Zealand

Height: 3,199 m (10,495 ft)