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The Ziggurat

Type
Sector
Part of
Castle Rock

The small buttress above and R of Hellfire Gully. Descent can be made by dropping over the ridge to the East or traversing left to reach Hellfire Gully.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
 Lightning Conductor, 19 19
0

The short wall left of Steeple. Follow the crack system heading right to left
up the wall. Poor pro. Phil Stuart-Jones '97 (solo)
 Steeple, 17 17
0

The L-hand of the two leaning grooves. Adequate small holds but no pro. Use a
nut high up in Bleeder to avoid a serious plummet.
 Bleeder, 15 15 0m
1.02
  • P1
  • 15
  • Trad

Destroyed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The prominent crack. Good jams and useful holds. Excellent pro. Sustained.

 Truant, 15 15 0m
0
  • P1
  • 15
  • Trad

The right-hand groove. Adequate holds and some pro at the top.

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