Jimmy Cliff used to be described as an adventurous arena with old-school attitude – so old-school it might as well have been alpine climbing. In fact one route did vacate the cliff rather like the East Face of Aoraki did. One of the bolts can still be seen sticking out of a huge boulder next to the access track. Roll on a decade or so, traumatised memories have faded with age, and some of the old school are at it again. This time Jimmy Cliff is maturing into one of the better crags around and thoroughly worth the walk.
From the Diamond Lake car park, walk up the Rocky Mountain track. Five minutes after the Diamond Lake viewing platform there is a turn-off to the right to the Lake Wānaka viewpoint. Turn left instead towards the obvious looming crag and follow the climber’s trail into the bush.
Routes
| Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Operations |
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| 1 | Just High | 18 | 15m | 3 |
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| 2 | High Tide | 19 | 15m | 4 |
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| 3 | Havana | 21 | 20m |  |
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| 4 | Closed project | |||||
| 5 | Closed project | |||||
| 6 | Closed project | |||||
| 7 | Move Over & Let Me Dance | 23 | 18m | 7 |
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| 8 | Closed project | |||||
| 9 | Closed project | |||||
| 10 | Where to Put a Putaputaweta | 23 | |
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| 11 | Revival | 23 | 40m | 14 |
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| 12 | Many Rivers To Cross | 25 | 25m | 14 |
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| 13 | Closed project | |||||
| 14 | High Rollers | 24 | 25m | 12 |
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| 15 | Higher Love | 26 | 28m | |||
| 16 | Fire On The Mountain | 24 | 28m |
