Climbers have frequented the Minarapa over the years and several alpine style rock scrambles have been undertaken, but alas, not recorded here as rock routes.
Places
| Type | Name | Alert |
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| Sector | Little Gramps Cliff |
Routes
| Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Alert | Operations |
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| 2 | 2Dumb and Dumber, 17 | 17 | 70m |  |
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A two pitch route up a prominent groove on the first wall up from the col. |
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| 3 | 3Ledge City, 10 | 10 | 70m | |
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Starts near gully 1 on the Minarapa eastern flank - left of the Big Buttress at 1900m elevation. Follow ledges and fractures leading left, at 20m go directly up, finish in gap on ridge. |
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| 1 | 1Block Land, 13 | 13 | 60m | |
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On the first buttress up from minarapa col
Blocky climbing up corner onto blocks. Aim for belay spike at half height.
More blocky climbing to the crest on deteriorating rock. |
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| 4 | 4Wright Route, 14 | 14 | 70m | |
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Take grooves and cracks up the left edge of the obvious large buttress up from the Minarapa Col. Finishes by a loose gully, move right for better rock. |
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| 5 | 5Summer Shadows, 14 | 14 | 70m | |
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Begin 100m up from the col. Start on fractured leaning slabs that lead to loose broken ground and belay on a big ledge with a rock spike.
Move up rough slabs to the right and finish to ridge on blocky ground. |
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| Piece of Cake, 12 | 12 | 35m | |
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From the col at the bottom of the main Minarapa Bluff, follow the block ridge north towards the Cake. Climb the steepening ridge. Approximately 10m from the top move right, then back left and layback to finish on top of the Cake. |
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