Shotwell Slabs | ClimbNZ

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Shotwell Slabs or "Shotty Slabs"provide consistent climbing on clean diorite.
Climbing Notes::
1 Take 2 x 60m ropes and 14 quickdraws.
2 American Idol is the only route that requires trad gear the rest are fully bolted.
3 Best combo. 1st pictch of Bad Judgement, traverse easy ledge to Eureka, climb Eureka, and finish on Tickety Boo.
4 Best and easiest way to the top of the slab: 1st pitch of American Idol, then cross rightwards to Morris Dancing and climb the last 2 pitches.

Walktime

15 min

Aspect

North

Lat/lon

-44.813201,168.035545, NZ Topo Map

Topo50

CB09 075 258

Approach

Six kilometres down the Hollyford Valley from Homer Hut. Park at a double concrete bridge, numbered 2325 & 2326. The slabs are on the true right: walk up the steam bed to reach them.

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Pro	Quality
TGS	TGSTwelve Good Summers, 19	19	120m		0
P1 16 120m All bolted P2 19 P3 17
	No Name, 18	18		30	0
P1 18 30 All Bolted
AI	AIAmerican Idol, 16	16	142m		0
A light trad rack needed, with occasional bolts for pro. Bolted belays. P1 15 32m P2 16 50m P3 16 60m
GD	GDGold Dust, 22	22	30m		0
P1 22 30m All Bolted. Goes up groove on left to high clip then up slab to first belay station of Morris Dancing.
MD	MDMorris Dancing (In the Moonlight), 19	19	180m		0
All bolts. P1 19 60m P2 16 60m P3 17 60m
	Perfect, 22	22	40m	9	0
P1 22 40m 9
BJ	BJBad Judgement, 20	20	100m		0
P1 20 50m Bolted P2 20 50m
	Sweet Sixteen, 16	16	27m	6	0
P1 16 27m 6 start at bolt on bulge then finish on smooth slab
	A walk in the Park, 14	14	40m	7	0
P1 14 40m 7 up to shared belay ledge with Sweet Sixteen, 27m rap
E	EEureka, 20	20	220m		0
All bolts. P1 20 35m P2 20 50m P3 17 50m P4 18 50m P5 15 35m
TB	TBTickety Boo, 20	20	60m		0
P1 20 60m Starts at 3rd pitch of Eureka, and branches out right for 3 pitches

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Attribution

From topo provided by Nick Cradock.

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