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Lion Rock

Type
Altitude
1600m

This small crag is named because of the resemblance of an overhanging block to a lion’s snout. If you believe that you will believe anything.
Routes here go up a short wall 5–8m then basically proceed at will up the easier angled blocks and flakes to the crest of the Rock. This is a good location for top-roping beginners as the exit from the top is relatively easy. However Lion Rock is not an ideal bouldering area because of the way the ground slopes away steeply from the base.
Various routes exist to the right of the Mantle Shelf Route but due to the loose nature of the rock these have not been named.

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Aspect
North East
Lat/lon
POINT (174.080601 -39.294653)
Topo50
BJ29 932 500
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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
1 Chimney Route 14 8m
0
2 Reaching for the Lion’s Heart 17 18m
0
3 Hoffhose 16 8m
0
4 More to Come 17 8m
0
5 Mantleshelf Route 14 8m
0
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