Although it is Canterbury’s smallest crag, with but a handful of routes, the great rock quality, pleasant routes and nice setting make Gibraltar Rock worth a visit on a summer’s day.
1/3/24. OPEN AGAIN FOR CLIMBING AFTER THE PORT HILLS FIRES:
Gibraltar Rock is situated below the Summit Road about eight kilometres from Dyers Pass on the way to Gebbies Pass, overlooking Tai Tapu. The crag is owned by the Summit Road Society and is open for climbing.
Park at the Omahu Bush Reserve car park on the west side of the Summit Road and walk down the track through the bush, turning off up to the gate with the NZAC sign. Follow the fenceline through the small gate and then veer off to the north, following the waratahs with orange markers around the north side of the ridge, contouring around to the crag after a few hundred metres.
Routes
Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Operations |
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H | Hydrabollocks | 23 | 0m | |||
SS | Soft Soap | 8 | 0m | |||
P | Penitence | 12 | 0m | |||
DH | Dynamo Hum | 15 | 0m | |||
WD | Wasted Daze | 16 | 0m | |||
WDD | Wasted Daze Direct | 20 | 0m | |||
CdG | Coup de Grace | 14 | 0m | |||
I | Iconoclast | 15 | 0m | |||
Knob Gnarley Arête | 17 | 0m | ||||
TW | The Wasteland | 22 | 0m | 1 | ||
PH | Private Hell | 22 | 0m | 1 | ||
SH | Salisbury Hill | 24 | 0m | |||
Hangman | 22 | 23m | ||||
The Price of Progress | 22 | 28m | 11 | |||
SS | Salisbury Sewer | 17 | 0m | |||
His Lordship’s Lichen | 17 | 20m | 8 |
Anchors that used to be at the top of Iconoclast seem to be chopped. I used a couple of cams and one of the rings at the top of the west side routes for a belay anchor.
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It appears there are new bolts on Iconoclast for a belay