Type
Part of
Shotwell Slabs or "Shotty Slabs"provide consistent climbing on clean diorite.
Climbing Notes::
1 Take 2 x 60m ropes and 14 quickdraws.
2 American Idol is the only route that requires trad gear the rest are fully bolted.
3 Best combo. 1st pictch of Bad Judgement, traverse easy ledge to Eureka, climb Eureka, and finish on Tickety Boo.
4 Best and easiest way to the top of the slab: 1st pitch of American Idol, then cross rightwards to Morris Dancing and climb the last 2 pitches.
Walktime
15 min
Aspect
North
Lat/lon
POINT (168.035545 -44.813201)
Topo50
CB09 075 258
Access
Six kilometres down the Hollyford Valley from Homer Hut. Park at a double concrete bridge, numbered 2325 & 2326. The slabs are on the true right: walk up the steam bed to reach them.
Routes
Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Operations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TGS | Twelve Good Summers | 19 | 120m | |||
No Name | 18 | 30 | ||||
AI | American Idol | 16 | 142m | |||
GD | Gold Dust | 22 | 30m | |||
MD | Morris Dancing (In the Moonlight) | 19 | 180m | |||
Perfect | 22 | 40m | 9 | |||
BJ | Bad Judgement | 20 | 100m | |||
Sweet Sixteen | 16 | 27m | 6 | |||
A walk in the Park | 14 | 40m | 7 | |||
E | Eureka | 20 | 220m | |||
TB | Tickety Boo | 20 | 60m |
Images
Comments
Attribution
From topo provided by Nick Cradock.
UUID
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