Red Block | ClimbNZ

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A tremendous boulder, nestled among flax and grasses. The rock is solid and home to several of the better problems around Wellington.

Red Block, Wavelength Sector, Turakirae Head

Lat/lon

-41.4337503,174.91320133, NZ Topo Map

Topo50

BQ32 598 113

Approach

Walk 300m or so towards the Point from the Wavelength Boulder. The Red Block is on the seaward side of the track, with some old red markings still just visible.

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Quality
1	1Monkey Magic, V1	V1		1.02
P1 Hueco V1 Start way left in the corner and traverse around the arete on jugs, then up along the juggy gutter. Where the jugs run out, continue on thin holds to the right arete and up.
2	2Te Whare Ra, V4	V4		2.01
P1 Hueco V4 Start on jugs at the extreme left end of the face. Traverse right on a clear visual line, staying below the large gutter on Cheeta and the large breaks further right. Finish up the arete.
3	3The Dish, V1	V1	0m	0
P1 Hueco V1 Awkward sit start to reach the break, then good holds through the dish.
4	4Vertically Integrated, V0	V0	0m	2.01
P1 Hueco V0 Climb the face on big holds then thinner moves onto the slab.
5	5Skippy, V2	V2	0m	0
P1 Hueco V2 Sit start on the two-finger pocket. Pull into the large rail and dyno for the gutter. This move can also be done statically.
6	6Flex, V2	V2	0m	0
P1 Hueco V2 Start on the large sidepull. Move up to a positive crimp and reach for creaky edges on the lip. Finish slightly rightwards.
7	7Unnamed, V0	V0	0m	0
P1 Hueco V0 Climb just left of the arete.
	Unnamed, V1	V1	0m	0
P1 Hueco V1 Sit start and climb the arete.
	Unnamed, VM	VM	0m	0
P1 Hueco VM Climb right of the arete, up the white slab and right-facing corner.

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