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Lefthand Buttress

Type
Altitude
640m
Part of

The left-most of the three detached crags on the west side of the Otepatotu climbing area.

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Walktime
5-10 min
Aspect
West
Access

It is shorter to walk from the road directly below than along the track round the base of the crag. Park at the turnout directly below the buttress, about 200 metres before the main car-park. Walk up the grassy slope trending left around the edge of the scrub, until an old rock-fall track through the scrub is reached. Walk up this to the right edge of the buttress. The climbs are described from left to right, so the first routes listed are at the far end of the crag, starting in the major right-facing corner.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
French Fries 12
0
Caught And Bowled 15
0
Ghosts Of Yesteryear 17 20m
0
Escape To Victory 19 25m
0
TB The Beast 22 25m
0
Limber Up 17 28m
0
KM Kava, Mr Lava? 24 10m 2
1.02
ST Shorty's Terror 17 28m
1.02
OR Original Route 12
0
Captain's Run 17 25m
0
SC Self Circumcision 22 10m 3
1.02
DA The Death Of Australian Cricket 18
0
SG Sushi Groove 21
0
SE Sow's Ear 20 20m 1
0
Stiff Upper Lip 22
3
TS The Spine 18 2
2.01
Fish ‘n’ Chips 17
0
Fast Food 17
0
Mashed Potato 18
0
Comments
Attribution
Alan Hill, Lindsay Main, Troy Mattingley.
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