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Red Wall

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The main slabby wall to the right of the Central Gully. Probably the most climbed section of rock on the Sebastopol bluffs.

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Walktime
10
Aspect
North East
Access

Park at the second lay by after the corner when driving towards the village from Unwin Lodge (about 1km).
There is a DoC sign and a track that leads to Black Birch stream. On the other side of the usually dry creek bed a track heads towards the prominent slabby looking areas on the right. If you're not on a well-trodden path, you're going wrong. There is a scrubby scree further right. The right arete is the famous "Red Arete".
On descent, the rap stations on the Red Wall are a long way apart, requiring 2 x 50+m ropes, however there are also several mid stations around 30m apart. Alternatively walk off the top or rap down the Red arete if there is no one on it as there are plenty of abseil stations.
Let's Go Bushwalking, Shark Attack and Red Arete have double rings for abseil descents mid-pitch on the first pitches, these are better left alone until you're descending. They are not pitch anchors.
Your descent may be determined by what routes are busy.
Normally people climb Red Arete and descend down Mako or Shark Attack. Mako is better if your ropes are even slightly less than 60m as the Shark Attack station is a stretch on half a 60m rope. Life is better on descent with double ropes.
WARNING: In case your rope is a bit short tie knots in the end.
NOTE: The number of bolts may be different to that listed - feel free to update this.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
E Ernie 18 35m 6
1.02
B Bert 17 35m 6
1.02
MP Miss Piggy 17 45m 2
0
M Mako 16 63m 8
2.01
LGB Let’s Go Bushwalking 15 35m 10
0
SF Something Fishy 13 20m 6
0
SA Shark Attack 16 87m 12
2.01
VC The Vinyl Countdown 15 45m 13
1.02
RA Red Arete 15 93m 13
3
Red Arete Alternative Start aka Antons Route 13 37m 8
0
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Topo Simon Middlemass
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