Lion Rock | ClimbNZ

Type

Altitude

1600m

Part of

This small crag is named because of the resemblance of an overhanging block to a lion’s snout. If you believe that you will believe anything.
Routes here go up a short wall 5–8m then basically proceed at will up the easier angled blocks and ﬂakes to the crest of the Rock. This is a good location for top-roping beginners as the exit from the top is relatively easy. However Lion Rock is not an ideal bouldering area because of the way the ground slopes away steeply from the base.

Various routes exist to the right of the Mantle Shelf Route but due to the loose nature of the rock these have not been named.

Aspect

North East

Lat/lon

-39.294653,174.080601, NZ Topo Map

Topo50

BJ29 932 500

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Quality
1	1Chimney Route, 14	14	8m	0
P1 14 8m Trad Moves up a short chimney exiting right.
2	2Reaching for the Lion’s Heart, 17	17	18m	0
P1 17 18m Trad Start 2m right of Chimney Route. Follow thin crack which opens out to off-width. From ledge proceed to highest point.
3	3Hoffhose, 16	16	8m	0
P1 16 8m Trad Start to the right of Reaching for the Lion’s Heart.
4	4More to Come, 17	17	8m	0
P1 17 8m Trad Follows a series of disjointed ﬂared cracks up a short face about halfway along Lion Rock. It also uses the crack to the left.
5	5Mantleshelf Route, 14	14	8m	0
P1 14 8m Trad At the start of the route two blocks are mantleshelved then move up a right facing corner.

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UUID

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