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Elephant Hunting

Grade
19
Length
35m
0
Natural pro required
Quality
2.01
First ascent
Gerard Tarr, Jenny Byrne, February 2012
Located on
Topo ref
37

An overwrought expedition into the darkest depths of the unknown. This long outing can easily be done as one pitch if you do the easier left-hand finish (otherwise the rope-drag is horrendous).


  • P1
  • 19
  • 25m
  • Trad

Climb the aesthetic slab with a left-slanting seam into a flaring chimney corner. From the top of the corner, climb up and right to belay at the mānuka tree. Spaced but adequate protection.


  • P2
  • 15
  • 10m
  • Trad

Traverse right to a ledge then follow either a crack on the left up to a flax bush (13) or finish right up a right-facing corner crack (15).


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