K2 is fearsomely steep overhanging crag that rises out of the bush above Whangamata Bay (Kinloch). It is a rhyolite cliff with a fully welded conglomerate layer which produces large holds and makes climbing at this angle possible.
The crag is situated on the eastern side of Whangamata Bay’s eastern peninsula and about 800m from the lake. It is not the series of lake side cliffs that can be seen from the Kinloch beach.
Walking (or better still mountain bike): Take the mountain bike track “W2K” that goes right past Kinloch crag and up onto Boujomdel Cres, continue along the W2K mountain bike track up the hill and out onto Whanagamata Peninsula. After about 30-40 minutes you come to a large pine tree plantation (with views of lake). From here continue along the track for another 10 minutes till you reach a rough track heading down the hill and marked with cairns. If you come to a point in the track that folks around a tree, you have gone to far, head back 300m. Take the rough track down the hill to the crag, (Track not suitable for Mountain bikes).
By boat: Head out into the bay, about 2 km from Kinloch, and on the left-hand side is a small beech just past the lake side cliffs. Just up from the beach is a small cliff & cave with a few steep boulder problems. Head round the right-hand side of the cliff where you’ll find a rough track. The track leads up the hill to the base of the crag. Routes are described from left to right.
Routes
Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Operations |
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Puku Master | 22 | 15m | 6 | |||
Eat the Meat | 25 | 15m | 7 | |||
New Age Jesus | 25 | 24m | 5 | |||
Into the Wild | 22 | 24m | 7 | |||
Short Man’s Shackles | 19 | 25m | 7 | |||
White Rose Whinging | 22 | 25m | 8 | |||
Mo’Mojo | 25 | 25m | 8 | |||
Mojo Moan | 24 | 25m | 8 | |||
Star Destroyer | 30 | 25m | 11 | |||
Eye of the Tiger | 24 | 28m | 11 | |||
The New Black | 24 | 30m | 10 | |||
Priapism | 25 | 28m | 10 | |||
Monologue | 28 | 25m | 10 | |||
Tartarus | 24 | 30m | 12 | |||
Escape from Tartarus | 25 | 25m | 12 | |||
Man Overboard | 24 | 25m | 7 | |||
Tricks of the Trad | 23 | 25m | ||||
Head Shot | 28 | 30m | 13 | |||
Chapel of Roof | 27 | 25m | 11 | |||
Chapel of Ghouls | 26 | 25m | 8 | |||
Climb Against Humanity | 26 | 10 | ||||
Maximus Boltus | 26 | 25m | 12 | |||
Just Another FA | 22 | 15m | ||||
Who Done it | 17 | 20m | ||||
Fire Brigade | 16 | 15m | 6 | |||
Fire Starter | 17 | 15m | 6 | |||
Causal Slabby Rake | 20 | 20m |