Whekenui | ClimbNZ

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Although Whekenui describes the whole lakeside cliff, these stunning lines are on the highest section, including the outside of Tibia Pinnacle.

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Tom Hoyle/NZAC

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Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Pro	Quality
27	27I’ve Wept With Jim Collins Too, 17	17	11m	2	0
P1 17 11m 2 Well, he was exonerated in 2011. The wall to the left of the Surrogate arête.
28	28Surrogate, 18	18	12m	2	1.02
P1 18 12m 2 A deservedly popular jaunt up the square arête using generous pockets.
29	29Progressive Green, 21	21	16m	6	2.01
P1 21 16m 6 A second pitch to Surrogate which charges up the bulge above the belay and continues on the wall and arête. Can be done as one long pitch with a 60m rope.
30	30Fantail, 17	17	25m		1.02
P1 17 25m Trad Climb the vegetated groove and corner to a slopey ledge and then continue up the crack to the next ledge to belay. There is a second pitch, which is dirtier and more vegetated. Better than Graeme’s routes at Titahi Bay!
31	31Scary Monsters, 19	19	25m		0
P1 19 25m Trad The fist crack to the right of Fantail, becoming thinner over bulge and finishing up Fantail.
	Mischmasch, 26	26	45m	12	3
P1 26 45m 12 Climb the mighty pillar all the way, in one glorious push. Use the Jabberwocky P1 belay to get off again.
32	32The Jabberwocky, 23	23	45m	6	0
P1 22 20m 4 Trad A two-pitch route that avoids the crux and much of the good climbing on Mischmasch. Place gear in Fantail but climb to the right through brittle rock past bolts on the slab and then into crack feature to the right of arête and on to belay. P2 23 25m 6 Trad Head back left to arête and up to ledge (gear) and then up final wall. Apparently the second pitch makes it worthwhile doing the first.
33	33Drive In Bank, 25	25	27m	12	3
P1 25 27m 12 A stupendous route often called the best route on ignimbrite. Great climbing in a stunning position, all you need to do is get there. To access the belay you can either a) climb the choss from the bottom (not recommended), or b) access the top of the pinnacle by taking the track past and behind the Wet Dreams Wall and abseil in to the belay position (only slightly less scary than a!).
34	34Fawlty Towers, 24	24	40m	4	1.02
P1 23 20m 4 Trad Great climbing up on the pinnacle itself, if you survive the choss at the bottom. Squirm across the soft overhang, then head right. P2 24 20m 4 Trad Climb up and left to the outrageous offwidth, protected by a mixture of gear, bolts and body parts.
35	35Zen, 23	23	22m	8	3
P1 23 22m 8 A worthy companion route to Drive In Bank. Climb the first pitch of Fawlty Towers or rap in to belay on right-hand side of Tibia pinnacle. Follow the ever-steepening wall to glory.
36	36Tibia, 16	16	40m		0
P1 16 40m Closed. The first climb at Whanganui Bay chimneyed up behind the pinnacle but is now closed at the request of the hapū.

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