The east side of the Hotu Cliffs
Altitude:
1300m
Type:
Wall
Aspect:
South
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| 1 | Ringatu | 11 | 15m |
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An excellent route. Climb the buttress, keeping as near as possible to the crest (easier to the left). A good spike and/or nut belay at the top.
Graeme Dingle, 1972
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| 2 | Ringatu Direct | 15 | 15m |
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An alternate start up a steep crack with a loose block in it.
Noel Sissons, Mary Atkinson, 1972
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| 3 | Swerv | 17 | 15m |
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The right-hand crack and main face on the buttress. Climb the crack and overhang free then aid up the gently overhanging face above (A2).
Merv English, 1974
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| 4 | Swing | 17 A2 | 15m |
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Start up Swerv, then move right around an edge and straight up on large holds.
Graeme Dingle, 1972
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| 5 | Tuhoe | 14 | 20m |
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Climb the deep groove on the right of the main buttress to near a dangerously loose block, then onto a ledge on the right. Climb the clean corner above and join Ringatu to the top.
Graeme Dingle, Limbo Thompson, Colin Abbott, 1972
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| 6 | Te Kooti | 17 | 15m |
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Layback and jam the steep crack. Strenuous after the bulge.
Graeme Dingle, Noel Sissons, 1972
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| 7 | The Tumbler | 16 | 10m |
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The right-hand most line on the East Wing. A short, delicate corner problem.
Graeme Dingle, Noel Sissons, Colin Abbott, 1972
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Attribution:
Richard Thomson
