New Wall

“About the best crack climb I’ve done outside the Bay” - Bryce Martin. Takes the widening thin crack in the shallow corner immediately right of the Rata. The crux is the start and the first few bridging moves. Beautiful finishing jugs only enhance an already classic crack. Belay from a tree.

A face climb on the left of an impressive arete, 2m right of Jubilation Crack. 5 bolts in total, one naked. The crux is between bolts 4 and 5. DBC belay.

Starts about 4m right of Jubilation Crack. A laid back, easy jam crack with the crux at the start. Belay from some trees back from the top. Don’ t forget your #4 friends.

Easy slab 1m right of 'Consolation Crack'. Put up on the way home to Wellington from a contract in Auckland. Shares anchors with '21'. TCB.

The arete between 'Adios Auckland' and 'Rolling Thunder'. So named as 21 years had passed since the last new route was put up at New Wall. Possibly also the grade. Shares anchors with 'AA'. TCB.

A diagonal right leaning crack 5m left of Hydroslide, steepens towards the top. Belay off trees about 5m from the edge.

This thin crack and right facing yellow corner is about 30m left of Still Crazy. Climb the crack and exit left at the very top onto a steep ramp. Best done when dry. TBC belay.

The overhanging wall with 3 bolts. Move left towards the top. Great climb. Walk back about 5m to belay off a pine tree 3m left of Redemption.

Face climb 2m right of Monkey Lust. 4 naked bolts and a tree belay.

The first finger crack you come across when coming around from Still Crazy. Jam up to a TBC belay. Not hard but somewhat awkward.

Arete left of Still Crazy. Climb right side mainly, to left between third and fourth bolts, to belay of Still Crazy

This perfect hand crack on perfect rock would not be out of place at Whanganui Bay. Near enough to 3 friend size from top to bottom, with no real crux. Take #2.5-#4 friends, and as many #3s as you can find. TBC belay at the ledge at the top. A real gem.

15m right of Still Crazy is a pine tree. Found another 3m further right. The LHS of a wide shallow grove. Place some wires for the first few meters to gain the first of 3 naked bolts. Move right at the top to the middle of the headwall, DBC belay.

Bridge up the corner moving left at the top to clip the top bolt of Don’t Know for a total of 4 naked bolts. In a word, awkward.

Look for a pine tree 12m right of Still Crazy. The arete is stained by a fine yellow lichen. Some of the best moves around. 3 naked bolts and a TBC belay.

You shouldn’t have skipped this day trip, Cliff. This corner shares the DBC belay of Beg To Differ to the right. Uses some small wire placements between the 2 naked bolts. Move right on big holds after the fixed peg at the top to a DBC belay. Among the best routes on the wall.

Climb up past two bolts to a seam which takes a #3 and #3.5 friend. Run it out from here up and left to a DBC belay. Nice big holds make this climb easier than it appears from the ground.

The next corner 3m right. A really user-friendly climb that should see many ascents. 4 naked bolts and a TBC belay on the right wall.

Another obvious corner 4m to the right. The meal continues with a course of veges. Three naked bolts and a bolt with hanger complete the meal. There are plenty of pockets around the social climbing fern, so please leave it alone. Finish up a ramp to the belay of Silver Service.

Dust off your rack for this one. The first runner is a #4 friend in a long deep pocket on the right about 4m up. Continue with wires in the thin crack. DBC belay at the top on the right.

A large tree fern is about 5m to the right. Go past this another 7m and down to a cabbage tree: As the vicar said to the groom “Save your strength for the end”. 5 naked bolts up to the DBC belay of Naturally.

Possibly the best climb on the wall ascends a very impressive sharp, clean arete. The crux is at the start, as Mike and Tim found much to Bryce’s amusement. 5 naked bolts and a TBC belay.

A buttress/face climb sporting two naked bolts. Place a #3 friend in a pocket in between. Great finishing moves up to a DBC belay. Completes the Turtle Trilogy of Turtle Power at Froggatt and Turtle on a Stick at Bosch.

Tim Goodwin was grounded after this one. A huge fall ripped out the top bolt and a RP hanger off the remaining bolt, depositing Tim upside down in a blackberry bush.. We dragged him out by his ankles, stuffed him full of panadol, carried him to the car (losing his 10 year old rope in the process) and drove him back to Auckland, lying across the back seat and moaning. Then Bryce stole his route. Haven’t seen Tim out climbing for a while. 2 naked bolts and a DBC belay.