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Huntsbury Spur Crag

Type
Altitude
300m
Part of

Perched on the side of Huntsbury Hill, this small west-facing crag is visible from the Summit Road as one drives east from Sugarloaf

Climbing

The climbs are clustered together on the highest and cleanest part of the crag. The rock is trachyte and is mostly solid, with excellent friction, but is a bit dirty in places because of the small number of ascents. Most routes are bolted, but there are also some with natural pro. The climbs are about 8-15 metres long.
Some of the climbs are being modernised with more fixed protection.

Image
Walktime
10 Min
Aspect
West
Lat/lon
POINT (172.659539 -43.591039)
Topo50
BX24 725 735
Access

Access
The crag is on the west side of Huntsbury Spur, just below the airstrip. From town go up Parklands Drive or Ramahama Road to Huntsbury Ave and up to the end of the road. Walk or drive up the track to the airstrip, where the track swings east to head towards the Summit Road. Head west from the spur and the crag should be immediately seen to the right. Alternatively you can descend from the Summit Road, or walk or bike up the Bowenvale Track.
The whole area is owned by the City Council, so access is not a problem.
Please DO NOT climb on the area between Thermaling Hawks and Killing Moon. Routes there have already been climbed, and the vegetation is being rehabilitated.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
After The Goldrush 17
0
Everyone Should Have a Hobby 11
0
Unnamed 12 2
0
Photo Opportunity 14 1
0
Scraping The Barrel 16 12m
0
Innovation 19
0
Hedge Your Bets 15
0
Offsider 14
0
Scullery Maid 11
0
Pack It In 12 1
0
PNS Pack'n'Save 15 8m 1
0
LS Lazy Days of Summer 16 8m 1
0
TH Thermalling Hawks 17 8m 3
0
Bolt From The Blue 15 3
0
KM Killing Moon 23 13m 2
0
I'm A Lumberjack 14 1
0
PP The Price of Progress 17 12m 1
0
Whistlestop Arête 20 2
0
DR Dry Bush Road 17 12m 5
2.01
CH Coronation Hospital 21 12m 5
1.02
Albatross Arms 21 12m 2
0
MM Macrae's Mining 19 4
0
The Go-between 22 12m 1
0
Ea Edna 18 12m 4
0
Variation of Edna 17 2
0
HA Huntsbury Ave 19 12m 4
0
The Dominion Workers' Party 12 12m 5
0
Southpower Direct 12 3
0
Road Access 13 1
0
Broken Turbine 15 1
0
Look-see 16 2
0
Leaf Blower 14 20m 3
0
Crumbs! 14
0
Comments
tom-p

an updated route image or drawing would be appreciated if anyone has info on this crag..

Sat, 07/05/2022 - 10:02 Permalink
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Attribution
Information by Lindsay Main, Previously hosted on website by John Davis
UUID
 
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