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Type

Part of

What’s the attraction? An all-season crag with a wide range of grades and climbing styles. Ease of access makes it particularly popular with families and school groups. If needed, there is a toilet just up on the terrace to the left.

Rights credit

Wānaka Rock 2021

Rights

Walktime

1 min

Approach

About 500m after the Motatapu bridge, the crag is by the road and the carpark is on the right.

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Pro	Quality
1	1Slide It In, 17	17	15m	1	0
These two climbs are 50m up and left of the main crag, and left of the prominent arête. Climb a crack. P1 17 15m 1 Trad
1	1Wall Street, 18	18	15m	5	1.02
The first climb on the crag proper, which required a mega clean-a-thon. A good slab climb, despite appearances. P1 18 15m 5
2	2Delight, 19	19	15m	9	0
These two climbs are 50m up and left of the main crag, and left of the prominent arête. A good black face and then finish through the small roof. P1 19 15m 9
2	2Judge’s Wine, 16	16	15m		1.02
Climbed in the dark ages using pile jackets, beards, hexes and other dark arts. P1 16 15m Trad
3	3Spider Pig, 12	12	20m	7	0
Up the corner. Bryan Moore P1 12 20m 7
4	4Elvis Trashes His Car, 15	15	15m	6	1.02
A slab, then a bulge, and up ledges. Watch out for the school bus. P1 15 15m 6
5	5Strawberry, 15	15	20m	6	1.02
Start below a corner crack; climb through the overlap and on to the slab. P1 15 20m 6
6	6Self Directed Learning Tool, 17	17	20m	3	0
Climb Strawberry to above the overlap and then take the left crack. P1 17 20m 3 Trad
7	7Ara Tuatahi, 16	16	20m	7	2.01
First path. The tough start is worth it. Now diagonal up through the overlap. P1 16 20m 7
8	8Practising Arms, 20	20	20m	5	0
The bouldery start leads to a bulging arête and thin crack. P1 20 20m 5
9	9Aspiring Arseholes, 16	16	15m		2.01
One of the first routes climbed in the valley. The corner crack on natural pro. P1 16 15m Trad
10	10Slightly English, 18	18	15m	6	2.01
Hanging corner to pockets through an overlap. A climb with built in rhythm. P1 18 15m 6
11	11Nasal Excavations, 18	18	20m	6	1.02
This hanging corner gets you on an angling ramp, then up the steep pillar. P1 18 20m 6
12	12The Ramp, 18	18	12m	3	0
The crack angles up and right. Pumpy and giggly. P1 18 12m 3
13	13Papal’s Nasal, 18	18	12m	3	1.02
Steep crack, then angle out right. P1 18 12m 3
14	14Arêtenaphobia, 20	20	11m	3	1.02
A piece of history: the first power-drilled route in Wānaka. P1 20 11m 3
15	15Flying Guts, 26	26	10m	3	0
A steep face climb with a tricky move (or two). P1 26 10m 3

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This place appears in

Wānaka Rock, 2021

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Attribution

Wānaka Climbing Club

UUID

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