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Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

OPEN: Access is at risk.
Updated 5 October 2025, by Richard Thomson.

Mangorewa Gorge is open to climbing. The Rotorua Climbing Club and ACAT are working towards reaching an enduring agreement with DOC and Tapuika iwi. Please keep to the crag behaviour guide. Do not install any fixed hardware, and note any safety/hardware issues.

Grade
17
Length
27m
13
Quality
0
First ascent
Andrew Wilkinson, Christian Richardson and Dave Offner (5/11/15)
Located on
Topo ref
15b

  • P1
  • 17
  • 27m
  • 13

About six meters right of Breeze Block, accessed by following a track from the terrace and right through the bush (looking in) to a cleaned and bolted groove line. Climb the groove (faces right), moving left to another groove and onto a balanced block. Climb the slabby wall then follow the featured rock up the right edge of the cave and then up to steeper ground to the chains. To improve rope drag on this route extend the ninth bolts with a 60cm sling, and 30cm on the seventh.


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