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Summit Slab

CLOSED: Permanently closed. Please do not climb here.
Updated 24 January 2026, by Richard Thomson.
Type
Sector
Part of
Pukepohatu Bald Rock

Climbing is not permitted on Pukepohatu Bald Rock. This information is provided as a record only.
On the south side of the summit is a small cracked slab.

Aspect
South
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 Switchblade, 13 13 9m
0
  • P1
  • 13
  • 9m
  • Trad

Start in the middle of the slab at the lowest point and climb up to the right facing flake. Layback around this, then up to finish.
 Lichen Licker, 17 17 8m
0
  • P1
  • 17
  • 8m
  • Trad

At the left-hand end of the slab is a sharp flake. Step off the flake to gain a finger crack, hand traverse the higher crack right to a ledge, then direct to the top.

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