Ribtickler Cliff

The corner just R of handcrack, with ledge at 2/3rds height.

The R-leaning crack 2m to the L. NOT YET climbed cleanly

2m L again is a seam with an overhanging start. Continue through higher bulge to horizontal break, then up short wall.

The corner to the L with bush. The start is okay but the middle is committing with minimal gear.

The blocks have moved during the earthquakes, and the rock in the crack is very shattered, with the obvious rib being semi-detached. Climb the crack/groove, and round RH side of the roof. Exit L at top.

Same start. The tan pillar, and roof via crack on L.

Start 3m L. Small corner to bulge, RW up short crack, committing L under roof, finish up corner.

Same start, up the corner, followed by bulging crack and flared groove above.

Climb past a small pruned bush and up move slightly right to gain the corner-crack. Normal exit is the easy vegetated corner to the right.

Three metres left, at the left end of the roof. Easiest start is on the wall just left of the rib. (The right-facing corner start has also been climbed). Pull up on good holds but no pro to a stance at the roof, and place wires in the crack to the right. Then continue up the left-facing corner to a small bush, and move right to the exit crack with good protection.

Just L of the scoria slab, vegetated groove (avoidable) leading through squarecut slot.

The obvious thin crack through a bulge. Start up the leaning crack and stand on flake; then climb the crack from the right with good holds.

Climb RHT to the flake, move L and over cracked bulge. Finish up kinked crack R of arete.

To the L is a vegetated corner

Gain grassy ledge and climb crack in centre of wall.

Corner cracks at LH end of grassy ledge. Positive holds with good protection.

The obvious bulging crack to the left of the overhang.

2m L, awkwardly into the pod, exit R.

The overhanging crack to the L, finishing up short wall near top of crack.

The obvious corner with a crack a metre to its right. Scramble up past the wild parsley to the ledge, and bridge to good holds in the crack; then up. Short, but quite intense.

Continuing for about 200m on the same level leads to the higher of two corners which are visible on the left ridgeline from the roadside. Around to the L is a steep alcove above a cave. R of the arete is thin overhanging crack which branches LW higher up. 2m R again is a thin crack/groove finishing up wide slot between large blocks.

The next routes are on a steep butress on the same level as Ribtickler, and some 40 metres R of Scuttler’s Corner. Routes L to R. The steep Rwards jamcrack above an undercut scoop. Either finish up the final short crack, or the bulge on good holds 1m L.

The chimney slot just R.

The crack and laid back corner to the R.