Bobo Wall is a 25 metre wall astride the main ridge, facing east. The wall can be accessed from the south following the main descent track, which cuts across the base of the wall. Alternatively abseil one of the routes. There is now a scramble descent track to the left (North East) of the ridge, just before the low angled slab finish of "Jungle Jim". You can access the base of some of the climbs that finish at the main abseil anchors - most of them are current projects as of December 1st, 2019. It's a 30m abseil from top to the track that continues down.
Routes
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| Six Of One, 17 | 17 | 15m | 3 |
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A short slab and wall that starts directly from the main descent track at the very south end of Bobo Wall. Start directly below the first bolt and pad up the slab to the overhang. From the protruding block pull up and left past two bolts to the arete, and then walk carefully up to the anchor.
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| Strange Days, 20 | 20 | 25m | 8 |
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Indeed. A few metres right – starts at the base of the wall right on the track. Up to the right of the first bolt, then left of the second to a jug and on up to the vegetated ledge. Pull through and smear up by the arete to an easier section, using a good crack hidden on the left. Climb the curving crack and gain the right crack and good holds above to the left; easily to the top, with the anchor on the right. |
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| Chinese Rolex, 21 | 21 | 25m | 11 |
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It's the genuine Banks Peninsula experience. Find either; Darph Bobo's rap station and go 15m right to another rap station. Abseil over. Or take the descent track before Karaka Wall and follow round below Bobo Wall to the base of the slab. Climb starts 12m up technical slab past 5 bolts then follow rib up the featured headwall. |
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| Darph Bobo, 21 | 21 | 22m | 8 |
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This climb is by itself, starting on a lower tier and is accessed by abseiling. From the Karaka Wall and Method Man, continue down the ridge to it's end where you have to scramble up to access the top of the Wall. Head up a little and then down and right about ten metres to the anchor for the route which is below the top on it's own ledge. Abseil to the big grassy ledge where the route starts (approx 25 metres). The anchors don't have rings, so it may be a good idea to take a separate rope for the abseil.
On the left side of the wall, follow the line of 5 bolts to a scrubby ledge. Rest a bit for the top slab and start to the left of the first bolt, moving right and then up (crux). |
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| Delicate in Pink, 23 | 23 | 17m | 7 |
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Use JJ's access gully from the ridge. Traverse along the base of the wall, past the cracks, onto an exposed ledge (there is a chain on the corner to use as a safety), head around to your right to another belay anchor and the start of the climb. It shares it's first 2 bolts with the project on the left (shown in yellow above). Then branches slightly rightwards into the increasing difficulty. Aim towards the vertical feature, climbing through balancy, technical terrain, and then up to top out at an anchor chain. |
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| A Litany Of Woe, 17 | 17 | 10m | 2 |
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An awful lot of trouble for a one-move climb. Scramble up the old track (it branches right below the wall) and head up and left through the snowgrass, flax, and dracophyllum to gain a vegetated ledge. Make a dodgy move right to the first bolt, which protects the step-up crux move. After that cruise up past the second bolt to the major ledge, with a chain anchor above the overhang. From here you can scramble out past the big broadleaf to the top of the wall. |
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| JUNGLE JIM, 20 | 20 | 15m | 3 |
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MIXED LINE Scramble down the gully to the left of the ridge before the low angle finish (2 bolt anchor). Start in the corner/crack system, working up until you're into the wide crack on good holds. Then shuffle/chimney your way up to the first bolt. Climb onto huge flake and head over right to the slab and an easy finish up this to the ring bolt anchor - A CLIMB BEST DONE ON LEAD |
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Felix Collins, I found Warrick Matheson on facebook in about 1 minute. Maybe you should message him. I don't think projects should be off limits for 4 years, but perhaps advise him that others are looking at those routes. I don't know him or if he is still living in the Christchuch/Banks region. Regards, Simon Courtois
Are the projects in the pics at the top still "projects" four years later?