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AGS Rockwall

CLOSED: Closed until further notice. Please do not climb here.
Updated 29 October 2024, by Richard Thomson.

AGS Rockwall is currently closed to climbing. See www.acat.org.nz for updates.

Type
Altitude
80m
Part of

CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - see access notes.
The crag formerly known as the Mt Eden Quarry, and the birthplace of hard urban climbing in New Zealand. Once a prison quarry, the Auckland Grammar School Rockwall comprises two main cliffs: the Long Side, with routes of about 15 to 20 metres in height, and the Short Side, with routes of up to 10 metres.
The Long Side comes into its own for climbers competent at around grade 18 and above. The Short Side is generally more suitable for learners, with shorter climbs and lower grades. The rock is fine-grained columnar basalt from the Mt Eden lava flow.

Walktime
5 min
Aspect
North West
Lat/lon
POINT (174.76724625 -36.86904688)
Topo50
BA32 575 182
Access

Both the long side and short side are CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NZAC Auckland section is working with the school to reach a solution. Please DO NOT CLIMB OR BOULDER at the long side or short side.

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Comments
ray

Hi. Perhaps this page should have something about the short-side being closed at the moment? cheers

Mon, 29/02/2016 - 13:10 Permalink
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Attribution
The current information is copied from the PDF on the NZAC website.
The original 'Quarry Climbs' guide was written by Michael Welson, Richard Thomson and Rick McGregor. For this 2010 revised edition, special thanks are due to contributors Tony Ward-Holmes, Peter Cammell and Charlie Creese.

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