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Central & West Pinnacles

(12 routes)

The Central Pinnacle is the largest Pinnacle in the centre oof the group of 3 pinnacles. The West Pinnacle is just to  the right hand pinnacle.

Altitude: 
1000m
Type: 
Wall
Access: 

Walk uphill through creek along to West Pinnacle Left along base of pinnacles to Central Pinnacle, aprrox 20min from Hut

Reference Title Grade Length Quality Bolts Gone Natural pro Edit link
Rocky Horror Show 21 ,17
0
 16bolts
Central Pinnacle. Climb into the bottom of the first scoop, traverse L below a roof and up the overhanging pillar on the left of the scoops.
#EwbankAlpine (Technical)Alpine (Commitment)Alpine (Mt Cook)AidWater IceMixedBoulder (Hueco)LengthBoltsTrad
1210m11No
 Central Pinnacle. Climb into the bottom of the first scoop, traverse L below a roof and up the overhanging pillar on the left of the scoops.
2170m5No
 Follow line of bolts to slab and top out. Andrew Mcfarlane, Murray Judge '96
Rocky Road 17 ,20 ,18 66m
2.01
 37bolts
Central Pinnacle. Start on boulder to ledge.
#EwbankAlpine (Technical)Alpine (Commitment)Alpine (Mt Cook)AidWater IceMixedBoulder (Hueco)LengthBoltsTrad
11712m3No
 Central Pinnacle. Start on boulder to ledge.
22036m11No
 Leave ledge up via left line of bolts. Exciting climbing on the steep second pitch, even when the holds stay on!
31818m23No
 up face finishing on slab. 25m rap off rear.
Murray Judge 1994
Send the Bill 17 ,21 48m
1.02
 9bolts
Central Pinnacle. Start on boulder to ledge. As for RR.
#EwbankAlpine (Technical)Alpine (Commitment)Alpine (Mt Cook)AidWater IceMixedBoulder (Hueco)LengthBoltsTrad
11712m1No
 Central Pinnacle. Start on boulder to ledge. As for RR.
22136m8No
 Right of RR to the shoulder. Finish P3 of RR. Murray Judge '96
Soap on a Rope 17
0
West Pinnacle. Starts behind the small pillar near the stream.
Pete Illingworth '94
Same, Same but Different 17 12m
0
 3bolts
West Pinnacle Finish at the belay on the shoulder.
Fresh Start, Dude 22 20m
1.02
 4bolts
West Pinnacle. Just left of the water streak. Just left of the water streak.
Old Chap off the Block 19
0
 5bolts
Starts to the lefet of Zephyr, off the block obviously
John Entwisle 2010
Zephyr 15 ,14 45m
1.02
 11bolts
West Pinnacle. A bit of a breeze
#EwbankAlpine (Technical)Alpine (Commitment)Alpine (Mt Cook)AidWater IceMixedBoulder (Hueco)LengthBoltsTrad
11522m6No
 West Pinnacle. A bit of a breeze
21423m5No
Wayo Carson 1995
Andesite Ascension 13 15m
0
 5bolts
Starts beside a manuka tree slightly uphill and to right of the first pitch of Zephyr
Mike Atkinson & Derek Billings 2009
Bloke and Digger 14
0
 6bolts
Starts to the left of Cloak and Dagger.
Mike Atkinson 2010
Cloak and Dagger 14 21m
0
 4bolts
On the back of the Pinnacle, four bolts to the abseil point.
Murray Judge '94
Nameless Girl 16 12m
0
 3bolts
West Pinnacle. A short arete on the boulder.
Sash Nukada '95