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Westward Crag

Type
Altitude
1150m
Part of

A 25m crag that is found on the left end of a line of crags, 600m west of the saddle between Woolshed Creek and Bowyers Stream (Pinnacles Hut).
There is a double rap station directly above Black Lies and Blasphemy, either redirect climbs to the DBB or tie off and walk along the ledge to find the DBB.

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Walktime
1hr from huts
Aspect
North
Lat/lon
-43.604573,171.349382, NZ Topo Map
Topo50
BX19 668 707
Approach

Go to the saddle between Woolshed Creek and Bowyers Stream (Pinnacles Hut).
Hold a contour back towards Woolshed creek on the true left side of the valley, (opposite side of the track).
Equal time from both huts.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
TF TFTF Bundy, 16 16 25m
0

  • P1
  • 16
  • 25m
  • Trad

An obvious left facing corner on the left side of the crag.


Ps PsPitchstone, 18 18 28m 5
0

  • P1
  • 18
  • 28m
  • 5
  • Trad

Climb up ramp, veer leftwards to the right facing corner move left around the corner and onto and up the brown slab finishing right of the small roof


TS TSThe Streak, 16 16 26m 3
0

  • P1
  • 16
  • 26m
  • 3
  • Trad

Climb directly up the ramp onto a ledge. climb up a small black wall through a small overlap then finish up a left facing corner. 75-100mm cam may be useful.


BL BLBlack Lies and Blasphemy, 18 18 25m
0

  • P1
  • 18
  • 25m
  • Trad

Follows up some ramps to a ledge at half height. At the headwall foll the crack/ black streak to the top.


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