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Under a Blood Red Sky

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
20m
9
Quality
0
First ascent
Andrew Wilkinson, David Offner
Christian Richardson February 2018
Located on
Mangorewa Gorge
Topo ref
Sector Sang, or Blood Buttress 2
  • P1
  • 17
  • 20m
  • 9

Start as BaC, up the access rope, and up the right hand groove. Traverse left then the crux is moving back right onto the headwall, leads to DBCB. Wonderful sunset.

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UUID
 
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