River Wall | ClimbNZ

Type

Sector

Part of

Bayley Road

River Wall is about 100m downriver from the car park.

Aspect

North

Lat/lon

-38.178628,175.493288, NZ Topo Map

Approach

River Wall is about 100m downriver from the car park.

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Pro	Quality
11	11Edgehog, 22	22	12m	5	1.02
P1 22 12m 5 The first impressive sharp arête on the upper tier. Bolted belay.
12	12Unknown Route, 18	18	15m	3	0
P1 18 15m 3 Just right of the fence post.
13	13Born to Fly, 21	21	12m	5	0
P1 21 12m 5 As Tony so articulately put it: “Easy Climbing leads to ballsy finish. How’s your air pants?”
14	14Azure Pe’, 15	15	15m	5	0
P1 15 15m 5 On the next buttress. This line survived more than two months after bolting before being led.
15	15Raw Bacon & Scotch, 17	17	12m	4	0
P1 17 12m 4 The diet of champions. The second pitch of Azure Pe’.
16	16Prodigal Surfer, 18	18	15m	8	1.02
P1 18 15m 8 The prominent buttress, finishing on a knob. The crux is at the top.
17	17Get Your Hands Off It Coates, 18	18	10m	2	0
P1 18 10m 2 The second pitch of Prodigal Surfer.
18	18Broom Broom Mentality, 18	18	10m	3	0
P1 18 10m 3 Start up the middle of the face, then cross over to the buttress on the left. Treat the bolts with caution.
19	19Swansong, 20	20	10m	4	1.02
P1 20 10m 4 Swanson’s swansong before disappearing overseas. Trickier climbing on the short pillar to the right.
20	20Won’t Be Long, 17	17	12m	4	0
P1 17 12m 4 Climb the corner until the crack widens, then move onto the right wall. Follow a thin crack up and to the right to the belay ledge of 20/20.
21	2120/20, 20	20	20m	6	2.01
P1 20 20m 6 Starts up a short, steep, overhanging wall on bolts to join a crack, and finish on a ledge.
22	22Recipe Man and the Industrial Opera, 23	23	20m	6	2.01
P1 23 20m 6 The aesthetic and steep right-leaning face.
23	23Finger Lickin’ Good, 24	24	20m		2.01
P1 24 20m Trad Some hard climbing in the impressive overhanging corner. The gear was pre-placed on the first ascent.
24	24Blind as Bats, 17	17	10m	3	0
P1 17 10m 3 Climb straight up on good holds. Like 20/20 the name has nothing to do with vision! Treat the bolts with caution.
25	25Rabid Stuffed Toys in Lycra, 20	20	15m	5	1.02
P1 20 15m 5 Around the sharp arête is this appealing face. With a name like that it deserves to be a classic.
26	26Attack of the Killer Oven Gloves, 16	16	12m	2	0
P1 16 12m 2 A popular warm-up. Simon’s original name was Sex Slaves from Outer Space.
27	27Sharp Arete, 19	19	12m	2	0
P1 19 12m 2 Climb the, um, sharp arête.
28	28Stuffed Toys with Attitude, 21	21	12m	3	0
P1 21 12m 3 A small but quite challenging wall.
	Cocoa Kid and the Black and Decker Wimp, 16	16	0m	3	0
P1 16 3 A short walk to the last outcrop on River Wall. Look for a two-tiered, square buttress and climb the face in the middle.
	Totally Tuff, 20	20	10m	3	0
P1 20 10m 3 Climb the overhanging face. Belay is a single naked bolt on the top of the column, and another on a block above. Walk off.
	Kathmandu Kid, 17	17	10m	3	0
P1 17 10m 3 Originally called Petite Miam, but renamed after Andrew forgot what he called it.
	Bivouac Boy, 15	15	10m	2	0
P1 15 10m 2 Climb the face.

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Rock Deluxe North, 2013

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