Crucifix Area

(8 routes)

The Crucifix Wall is a short wall developed years ago that is mostly trad though some bolts protect the longish scramble back to higher anchors. There are loose rocks on the ledges above.There are several longer routes here also climbing up and left of the Crucifix Wall

Type: 
Wall
Aspect: 
North
Walk time: 
15
Access: 

On left side of the big scree below the Central Gully area.

Reference Title Grade Length Quality Bolts Gone Natural pro Link to edit content
ES Easy Like Sunday Morning 20 ,17 ,16 55m
0
wire representing trad
Climb first pitch on Crown of Gorse then left to higher belay. Up and left to break through the roof on bolts then small cams and wires to belay.
#EwbankAlpine (Technical)Alpine (Commitment)Alpine (Mt Cook)AidWater IceMixedBoulder (Hueco)LengthBoltsTrad
12030mYes
 

Climb first pitch on Crown of Gorse then left to higher belay. Up and left to break through the roof on bolts then small cams and wires to belay.

21715mYes
 

The fine finger crack up to ledge and belay

31610mNo
 

the curving finger crack in the grey wall. rap from tree (lead by Ruari macfarlane)
possibly has had prior ascents

Nick Van de Vleird, Murray Judge Dec 12
CoG Crown of Gorse 15 ,18 45m
0
6bolts wire representing trad
Just left of the main Crucifix Wall, up a band of clean rock between the vegetation.
#EwbankAlpine (Technical)Alpine (Commitment)Alpine (Mt Cook)AidWater IceMixedBoulder (Hueco)LengthBoltsTrad
11515m2Yes
 

Ascend the short wall to small ledge, using the right-hand crack for pro.

21830m4Yes
 

Move above the ledge, past bolts, to a big ledge & rap station.

Anton Wopereis
CoGD Crown of Gorse Direct 20 30m
0
9bolts
Start the 2nd pitch of COG following bolts left to finish as for Crown of Thorns. Belay is well back.
Sam Waetford 2018 Equipped by Lewis Ainsworth
Crown of Thorns 18
0
wire representing trad
Starts from the ledge at the top of Crucifix. Follow the vegetated crack trending slightly L. on face left of arete on gear. This route is crossed by the 2nd pitch of Crown of Gorse which trends R. Would need cleaning. Finishes L of a block pillar as you look up.
Allan Adams
G Golgotha 18 17m
1.02
7bolts
Climbs the face and arete R of Crown of Gorse starting from the toe of the arete above the Crucifix Wall. Climbs the face left of the arete in the lower half and the face/arete higher up. Don’t get sucked into the trad route (Crown of Thorns) to the left which starts at the same place. A few holds vanished near the top and the bottom changing how it was meant to climb which might explain a few repositioned bolts.
Simon Middlemass 11/17
C Crucifix 19 23m
1.02
1bolts wire representing trad
The Crucifix Wall is a small north-facing wall on the left side of the large scree 50+m to the R of Twin Cracks.The track continues to the base of the Central Gully and the start of routes such as Santas Chimney,
Allan Adams
DT Doubtful Thomas 17 23m
1.02
1bolts wire representing trad
The thin flared crack up the middle of Crucifix Wall. Has a fixed peg below the first overlap
Cx Crucifax 14 20m
0
1bolts wire representing trad
The wider flared crack on the right-hand side of the wall that trends slightly left. Starting left of a Broadleaf tree

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