2. NZ
  3. South Island
  4. Inland Canterbury
  5. Mt Somers
  6. Woolshed Creek
  7. Hydroslide Walls

Hydroslide Walls

(2 routes)

A crag above Hydroslide Creek, in proximity to Woolshed Creek Hut.
"Its Business Time" is set up 3x 30m rap to the ground.

Type: 
Crag
Altitude: 
1000m
Access: 

Go to Woolshed Creek Hut.
From there take the track towards Ryolite Ridge, cross the bridge and follow the track up the spur to the point where you descend back down to Tri Falls Stream.
Follow the spur to the top of the crag.

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Map, Topo

Lat/Lon: 
-43.607680000000, 171.333933000000
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Reference Title Grade Length Quality Bolts Gone Natural pro Link to edit content
BT It's Business Time 18,18,18 88m
0
 17bolts wire representing trad
A route with a mix of bolts and trad aiming and finishing on the red head wall Set up with 3x30m abseils.
#EwbankAlpine (Technical)Alpine (Commitment)Alpine (Mt Cook)AidWater IceMixedBoulder (Hueco)LengthBoltsTrad
11830m6Yes
 

Start on the right facing corner capped by a small roof, avoid the roof by going right 1st bolt then back left and follow the groove to the DBB.
21828m8Yes
 

Go straight through the overlap, then up easy ground until the slab gets a bit thin, go right to get around the roof, then up the easy ground to the DBB
31830m3Yes
 

Follow the bolts up to the seem in the middle of the wall, then follow the crack to top.
Grant Piper, Greg Low 2019
GH Gentlemens Hours 17,16 90m
0
 18bolts wire representing trad
Start up low angle pillar and climb through the left facing corner, veer leftwards across the slabs that merge into another left facing corner. Climb the corner until capped by a roof, go rightwards across the face and up through the blocks to the double bolts on the ledge above.
#EwbankAlpine (Technical)Alpine (Commitment)Alpine (Mt Cook)AidWater IceMixedBoulder (Hueco)LengthBoltsTrad
11745m10Yes
 

Start up low angle pillar and climb through the left facing corner, veer leftwards across the slabs that merge into another left facing corner.
Climb the corner until capped by a roof, go rightwards across the face and up through the blocks to the double bolts on the ledge above.
21645m8Yes
 

Veer leftwards to the arete on the left climb the wall to the right of the arete through the capped corner and up the exposed orange face.
Greg Low, Grant Piper 2020
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