CLOSED: Permanently closed. Please do not climb here.Ngā Poutiriao ō Mauao, the Mauao Joint Administration Board, has decided not to allow climbing on Mauao (Mt Maunganui). The bolts were removed in 2021.
Start in the corner left of the arete, as Simone, then break out left past the first bolt (can also be used on Simone to make the start less bold). The crux is passing the bulge between the second and third bolts. There are several variations but the easiest just left of the bush. Good technical crux following the bolts directly. There is some brittle rock near the top, so pull carefully (which will be sorted with some traffic). Andrew Wilkinson, Dave Offner, Christian Richardson 11/02/16