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Tenuite Wall

(19 routes)

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

Type: 
Wall
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.

Reference Title Grade Length Quality Bolts Gone Natural pro Link to edit content
FD Fluffy Duck 21
0
 3bolts
Lh end of the upper wall. Start from pedestal and trend L-wards.
Willie Butler 2002
DT Hi I'm Doctor Terrific 20 14m
2.01
 4bolts
The steep juggy wall to the R of FD.
Simon Middlemass 1992
Hp Headplant 20 14m
2.01
 4bolts
Up the centre of the wall.
Martin Wilson 1992
Walk the Line 20
1.02
 4bolts
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.
Simon Middlemass 2006
LU Loose Unit 20 15m
2.01
 3bolts
On the grey wall to the R of the yellow streak. Crux after the 2nd bolt.
Kiersten Price 1992
GF Go With the Flow 22 14m
2.01
 4bolts
Uses the hanging flowstone feature.
John the Possum Tosser 1992
FC Fat Cats 19 15m
1.02
 4bolts
R of the flowstone. Finishes on ASTN
Simon Middlemass 1993
SN A Shout Towards Noon 16
0
 3bolts
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.
Rick McGregor 1992
BM Badgers Mount 16
1.02
 2bolts
Up And right from the main Tenuite Wall. The Lh route, of the hanging basin.
The Toad 1996
BB Bent Badgers 19
0
 3bolts
Up And right from the main Tenuite Wall. The Rh route, of the hanging basin.
The Toad 1996
That's Not My Name 24
1.02
 4bolts
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...)
Michael Norman 2008
LC Lapsed Catholics 22
0
 5bolts
On the Lower Tenuite Wall. Start on jugs and move R-wards onto a slab, and carry on to the Tenuite Ledge.
Simon Middlemass 1995
Slap and Tickle 23
2.01
 3bolts
Starts R of Lapsed Catholics and keeps left of Romancing the Stone on the Lower Tenuite wall. 3 Bolts.
Craig Alter 2008
Romancing the Stone 15 11m
1.02
 2bolts
On the Lower Tenuite Wall. Climb the grey slab trending L-wards.
Tony Clearwater 1994
GW Grey Warbler 14 8m
0
 2bolts
On the Lower Tenuite Wall. Climb the slab.
Chris & Jeremy Butler 1995
Persistence of time 25
0
 8bolts
An extension of Grey Warbler on the Lower Tenuite wall. Move R and through the roof to the Badger Basin . 8 Bolts.
Craig Alter 2008
Stallywag 27
2.01
 7bolts
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
Rich Turner 2008
CH Chicken Hawk 16
0
 4bolts
Start at the cracks and pull through the roof, finish up the wall to belay at the Tenuite Ledge.
Willie Butler 2001
Yellow Hammer 17
0
 3bolts
On the Lower Tenuite Wall, L of the arete on broken yellow rock.
Willie Butler 2001

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