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Zeus | 14 | 10m |
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The route starts at the next sizeable outcrop
some 15m to the left . Climb to a small overhang below the tree with
protruding flake (what!?). Move right to gain a
ledge, and finish by the right-hand tree.
Alan Hill, Andrew Mumford 1991
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Catacombe | 16 | 10m |
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A metre to the left is an open corner with a thin
crack. Climb this, then move left to finish up
a waterworn groove.
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Bungle In The Jungle | 17 | 12m |
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Start by the partly-fallen tree to the left , and
climb the pocketed wall, tending slightly left
to finish.
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Mudslime Slim | 14 | 10m |
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To the left the wall degenerates to a tree-lined slope
before outcropping again.
Start 2m to the left of the second tree growing
at the foot of the cliff . Climb to a sharp edge
and large hole, then up a groove.
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Possum Groove | 12 | 12m |
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Up behind the flake, move right to a tree, then
continue up behind this.
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Troglodyte Wall | 16 | 15m |
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Climb the bulge just left of Murphy then past
a sapling to the top.
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Murphy | 13 | 13m |
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Start at the right-hand side of the cave entrance,
from the earthy ledge behind the tree.
Climb the bulge, move slightly right then up
through small overhangs to the top.
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Pluto | 14 | 12m |
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On the "Wet Entrance Wall"
Th e stream disappears underground about 50m
south-east of the cave dry entrance.
Start on the far bank. Climb past two parallel
cracks to a bulge. Move right over the bulge
and direct to the top. Natural pro, tree belay.
Alan Hill, Andrew Mumford 1991
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Comments
The land that many of the
The land that many of the cliffs are on, the "Waipu Cave Estate" is currently up for sale as 12 lots. An interesting opportunity when it comes to access.
I remember going on a scout
I remember going on a scout trip to a more hidden cave called Schweppes. I was wondering if you knew anything else about as it was one of my favorite experiences.