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Cattle Yard West Face

Type

A labyrinth of huge boulders and big rock faces with a concentration of good rock routes, and a peaceful oasis of native bush.

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Rights credit
Wānaka Rock 2021
Rights
Copyright Wānaka Climbing Club and New Zealand Alpine Club
Walktime
20 min
Access

From the car park opposite West Wānaka Rd, walk about 200m to the end of the cattle yards to find a warratah marking a track straight up steep bracken on the left. Head up this track, past the odd orange marker, helpful chain, a fence crossing and a cairn to where it levels off on a broad shoulder of the hillside. Trend up and right towards a big rock pile amid native bush, following a track marked with cairns. Some of the track is on private property, so please be respectful.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
1 Afghan 25 15m 5
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2 Breaking Ground 17 15m 2
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3 Heli Beli 18 20m 6
1.02
4 Butt Crack Wedgy 16 20m 6
1.02
5 Bathroom Refugee 17 20m 6
1.02
6 Gorillas in the Schist 18 25m 7
3
7 Schistose Intolerance 24 20m 7
3
8 Merry Schistmas 21 20m 7
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