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West Face

Type
Altitude
2500m
Part of

A fine, slabby, sunny wall with an excellent panorama of the farmland and foothills below.

Aspect
West
Lat/lon
-39.295915,174.063606, NZ Topo Map
Approach

Access to bottom of West Face can be gained from the northern end of the crater and sidling west on scoria around Heberleys Ridge to the base of the cliff. It should be noted that summit groups sometimes throw rocks off without realising there may be people below. Shouting back usually works to stop the hail of stones.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 Solitude, 14 14 30m
0

  • P1
  • 14
  • 30m
  • Trad

From above an outcrop of rock climb a deep vee and overhang at mid-height to top.


 Dittmar’s Drop, 15 15 25m
0

  • P1
  • 15
  • 25m
  • Trad

Climb the chimney to the top of Heberley’s Ridge.


 Original Route, 15 15 25m
0

  • P1
  • 15
  • 25m
  • Trad

From the Col between a buttress and the large central crack. The line goes straight up the wall on generally, good rock. Belay on any of the large rocks at the top.


 Ecole d’escalade, 16 16 30m
0

  • P1
  • 16
  • 30m
  • Trad

Take the cracks up the right edge of the wall.


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