Set in a lovely spot looking down Lyttelton Harbour. The crag gets lots of sun , is sheltered from the southerly but if the Nor West is cranking, not so sheltered !
My favourite is "Let Me Sleep on it". I am biased. Dave's route is GOOD
The routes are approximately 18-20m long, and are equiped with rap stations.
1/3/24 UPDATE - Bivvy Rock remains CLOSED for climbing until rock fall Hazzard has been assessed and there is significant rainfall. PLEASE NOTE ( 19/2/24 ). Because of the Feb 2024 Port Hills Fire, the Summit Road Society who administer this area, have closed it indefinitely.
The Port Hills Fire caused significant damage in this area and went right across Bivvy Rock so all climbs, bolts, hangers and the rock itself will need checking and for now, there is no time frame on this.
Please wait for further updates before you climb here.
Drive South from Sign of the Kiwi for 3 km. Cliff is on the left, which is clearly visible from a dirt car park also on the left (harbour side). From the car park, don’t follow the ‘Bivvy Track’ - instead, head up the Crater Rim track (north towards Sign of the Bellbird) for two mins to a junction. Here the track is obvious and sidles over to the crag. You’ll come to a new area of easy grade 12 ish beginner sport routes (not online yet?). Walk a bit further to the main area. Although you may find a sign that says 'Track Closed', all the remedial work on the crag itself( removing loose rocks etc ), as well as on the track leading to the crag was done in 2013. When driving, if you get to the top of of the Kennedy’s Bush track where there is a car park on a corner, you’ve driven about 200 m too far.
Routes
Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Operations |
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SE | Scorched Earth | 18 | 20m | 7 | ||
BH | Black Humour | 19 | 20m | 7 | ||
RU | Round Up | 19 | 25m | 8 | ||
G0 | Ground Zero | 19 | 22m | 7 | ||
Pt | Pyro-technic | 21 | 20m | 9 | ||
DR | Duncan’s route | 18 | 20m | 7 | ||
SD | Sleep When You're Dead | 19 | 20m | 5 | ||
DD | Dirty Dream | 18 | 20m | 6 | ||
LS | Let Me Sleep On It | 19 | 20m | 7 | ||
PT | Pillar Talk | 17 | 5 | |||
CG | Cold Ground | 20 | 5 | |||
Sleeping Beauty | 22 | 6 | ||||
We Ain’t Playing Tiddly-winks Mate | 22 | 6 | ||||
RB | Ruperts Blanket | 16 | 15m | 7 | ||
FF | Faux Fur | 13 | 15m | 7 | ||
Ia | Insomnia | 17 | 15m | 7 | ||
U | Unamed | 17 | 15m | 7 | ||
Brokeback Mountain | 19 | 15m | 7 | |||
AS | Awake to a shake | 17 | 15m | 7 |
Bivvy Crag and The Air Traffic Control Tower cimbing guide added, please download and use, please do not upload to climbing websites or data bases