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K2 Crag

Type
Altitude
460m
Part of

K2 is fearsomely steep overhanging crag that rises out of the bush above Whangamata Bay (Kinloch). It is a rhyolite cliff with a fully welded conglomerate layer which produces large holds and makes climbing at this angle possible.
The crag is situated on the eastern side of Whangamata Bay’s eastern peninsula and about 800m from the lake. It is not the series of lake side cliffs that can be seen from the Kinloch beach.

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Walktime
50-60min
Aspect
North West
Lat/lon
POINT (175.917892 -38.680753)
Access

Walking (or better still mountain bike): Take the mountain bike track “W2K” that goes right past Kinloch crag and up onto Boujomdel Cres, continue along the W2K mountain bike track up the hill and out onto Whanagamata Peninsula. After about 30-40 minutes you come to a large pine tree plantation (with views of lake). From here continue along the track for another 10 minutes till you reach a rough track heading down the hill and marked with cairns. If you come to a point in the track that folks around a tree, you have gone to far, head back 300m. Take the rough track down the hill to the crag, (Track not suitable for Mountain bikes).
By boat: Head out into the bay, about 2 km from Kinloch, and on the left-hand side is a small beech just past the lake side cliffs. Just up from the beach is a small cliff & cave with a few steep boulder problems. Head round the right-hand side of the cliff where you’ll find a rough track. The track leads up the hill to the base of the crag. Routes are described from left to right.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
Puku Master 22 15m 6
2.01
Eat the Meat 25 15m 7
1.02
New Age Jesus 25 24m 5
0
Into the Wild 22 24m 7
1.02
Short Man’s Shackles 19 25m 7
2.01
White Rose Whinging 22 25m 8
2.01
Mo’Mojo 25 25m 8
2.01
Mojo Moan 24 25m 8
2.01
Star Destroyer 30 25m 11
2.01
Eye of the Tiger 24 28m 11
2.01
The New Black 24 30m 10
3
Priapism 25 28m 10
3
Monologue 28 25m 10
2.01
Tartarus 24 30m 12
2.01
Escape from Tartarus 25 25m 12
2.01
Man Overboard 24 25m 7
1.02
Tricks of the Trad 23 25m
2.01
Head Shot 28 30m 13
2.01
Chapel of Roof 27 25m 11
3
Chapel of Ghouls 26 25m 8
2.01
Climb Against Humanity 26 10
0
Maximus Boltus 26 25m 12
2.01
Just Another FA 22 15m
0
Who Done it 17 20m
0
Fire Brigade 16 15m 6
1.02
Fire Starter 17 15m 6
2.01
Causal Slabby Rake 20 20m
0

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