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Tenuite Wall

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Part of

Up above the bush on a small platform with a steepish routes. Quite popular and dries quickly after rain. Because it is above the trees there is no shelter from the afternoon sun in summer. A variety of traverses have also been done eg starting at Fat Cats and finishing up Dr Terrific

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Aspect
West
Access

Take the embankment track to Track 3 - just where the embankment track comes out of the trees and leaves the river. The track passes the small SLAVE Wall, the overhanging CARNAGE Wall, then drop down below the large roof of the PANTECHNICON wall, pass the LOWER Tenuite wall then take the UP track.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
FD FDFluffy Duck, 21 21 3
0

  • P1
  • 21
  • 3

Lh end of the upper wall. Start from pedestal and trend L-wards.


DT DTHi I'm Doctor Terrific, 20 20 14m 4
2.01

  • P1
  • 20
  • 14m
  • 4

The steep juggy wall to the R of FD.


Hp HpHeadplant, 20 20 14m 4
2.01

  • P1
  • 20
  • 14m
  • 4

Up the centre of the wall.


 Walk the Line, 20 20 4
1.02

  • P1
  • 20
  • 4

Walk the Line is a 4 bolt direct line just left of a yellow streak between Headplant (21) and Loose Unit (20) on the classic Tenuite Wall. The first clip is currently a bit "goey" but is off a small positive crimp.


LU LULoose Unit, 20 20 15m 3
2.01

  • P1
  • 20
  • 15m
  • 3

On the grey wall to the R of the yellow streak. Crux after the 2nd bolt.


GF GFGo With the Flow, 22 22 14m 4
2.01

  • P1
  • 22
  • 14m
  • 4

Uses the hanging flowstone feature.


FC FCFat Cats, 19 19 15m 4
1.02

  • P1
  • 19
  • 15m
  • 4

R of the flowstone. Finishes on ASTN


SN SNA Shout Towards Noon, 16 16 3
0

  • P1
  • 16
  • 3

Rh-end of the upper wall. Start on Rh-end of the ledge, move up R-wards to the Lh leaning ramp, then through the bulge.


BM BMBadgers Mount, 16 16 2
1.02

  • P1
  • 16
  • 2

Up And right from the main Tenuite Wall. The Lh route, of the hanging basin.


BB BBBent Badgers, 19 19 3
0

  • P1
  • 19
  • 3

Up And right from the main Tenuite Wall. The Rh route, of the hanging basin.


 That's Not My Name, 24 24 4
1.02

  • P1
  • 24
  • 4

Starts right of the track to the Tenuite Wall. Good moves up the steepening wall, crimpers, then fun through the roof. (WHILE THIS WAS GRADED 24 SEVERAL LOCALS WHO HIKE 26 HAVE FAILED MISERABLY ON THIS ROUTE...)


LC LCLapsed Catholics, 22 22 5
0

  • P1
  • 22
  • 5

On the Lower Tenuite Wall. Start on jugs and move R-wards onto a slab, and carry on to the Tenuite Ledge.


 Slap and Tickle, 23 23 3
2.01

  • P1
  • 23
  • 3

Starts R of Lapsed Catholics and keeps left of Romancing the Stone on the Lower Tenuite wall. 3 Bolts.


 Romancing the Stone, 15 15 11m 2
1.02

  • P1
  • 15
  • 11m
  • 2

On the Lower Tenuite Wall. Climb the grey slab trending L-wards.


GW GWGrey Warbler, 14 14 8m 2
0

  • P1
  • 14
  • 8m
  • 2

On the Lower Tenuite Wall. Climb the slab.


 Persistence of time, 25 25 8
0

  • P1
  • 25
  • 8

An extension of Grey Warbler on the Lower Tenuite wall. Move R and through the roof to the Badger Basin . 8 Bolts.


 Stallywag, 27 27 7
2.01

  • P1
  • 27
  • 7

Starts L of Chicken Hawk flaky start trends let through a line of pockets to the break and goes out through the roof via the stal and some wild foot free manoeuvres. 7 Bolts - top chains are just right of Bent Badgers Belay


CH CHChicken Hawk, 16 16 4
0

  • P1
  • 16
  • 4

Start at the cracks and pull through the roof, finish up the wall to belay at the Tenuite Ledge.


 Yellow Hammer, 17 17 3
0

  • P1
  • 17
  • 3

On the Lower Tenuite Wall, L of the arete on broken yellow rock.


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