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  3. South Island
  4. Banks Peninsula
  5. Forsyth Crags
  6. Upper Tier

Upper Tier

(13 routes)

The next level up. The first three routes are above the Bread And Jam area, left of an obvious flake which sticks up near base of cliff. L to R.

Altitude: 
100m
Type: 
Wall
Aspect: 
East
Walk time: 
15min
Reference Title Grade Length Quality Bolts Gone Natural pro Link to edit content
V Corner 12
0
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The V corner R of a crack.
Wild Parsley 11
0
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The crack.
Curved Crack 16
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Start down and L of undercut base, up through curved crack feature to final handcrack.
Hamish Reid and Alan Hill 2001
Digital Enhancement 19
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25m R. Crack L of blank leaning flared corner with yellow lichen.
Grant Piper, Hamish Reid & Alan Hill 2003
Stage Fright 19
0
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50m R between perched block and L-facing corner with bush. Up to small stance with tussock, then RWs up thin crack or direct.
Grant Piper, Hamish Reid & Alan Hill 2003
Dog Bolter 17
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20m R is an obvious crack L of rounded arete. Start to the left of the crack and climb a few metres to a curving crack R of a small tree. Move R then up to gain base of crack (crux) , finish by moving R into groove above crack.
Pete Gresham & Alan Hill 2003
Hook Norton 16
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The wide crack with shrub at 2m around the arete to the R. Pleasant climbing.
Alan Hill & Pete Gresham 2003
Old Peculiar 20
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4m R is a wide flared groove. Start up its RH crack (gear) then move into LH side and past small shrub, and white undercling flake (crux). Move L at top.
Alan Hill & Pete Gresham 2003
Hand Pulled 17
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Same start, continue up RH crack, step R at final arete or direct (harder)
Pete Gresham, Hamish Reid 2003
Like A Hole In The Head 19
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10m to the R then up to a short buttress with a sickle-shaped crack in its L. Follow the crack.
Pete Gresham & Alan Hill 2003
Sub Prime 23
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Just R are twin cracks either side of bulge. Climb up to the RH crack, move L and pull through.
Joe Arts and Alan Hill (rests below crux) 2009
Mild 12
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A few metres R and around the arete. Up a short R-facing corner and wide crack exiting L.
Alan Hill & Pete Gresham 2003
Bitter 12
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Just R. Climb past a short wide slot feature, step L and up short crack.
Pete Gresham & Alan Hill 2003
Attribution: 
Allan Hill
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