Feature Face

Type: 
Rock
Pitch(es): 
#EwbankAlpine (Technical)Alpine (Commitment)Alpine (Mt Cook)AidWater IceMixedBoulder (Hueco)LengthBoltsTrad
11720m10No
 

The obvious bolted face 100m from camp towards Eagle Rock offers sustained, technical face climbing on awesome features up to the highest point of the wall. The route originally climbed a flake which has since fallen off. For a good warm up, lie back the wide crack past two bolts before gaining good feet out right at the third bolt. continue through nice features to a ring anchor below the roof flake. Otherwise start the face direct past three bolts and a 24 crux (FA Troy Mattingley, February 2014).

22120m10No
 

Awesome, sustained face climbing! Make a long, delicate move past the first bolt to gain the roof flake. Crank on through past crimps and slopers, through continuously interesting and delicate climbing. Keep your cool to the belay at a tussocky ledge. 21.

31820m10No
 

Easier climbing past several bolts to cruxy move (18). A single bolt exists on top of the formation for belay.
Descent: Rap from the second pitch. Otherwise, to access the upper bluffs walk down to the north, then west across tussocky terrain to the westerly ridge. A good sport link is to continue up equilibrium. Follow the gully down to the east, climbers left to base.

Grade: 
17,21,18
Quality: 
3
Gone: 
0
Length: 
60m
Bolts: 
30
Natural pro: 
0
Ascent: 
Steve Skelton, Shana Payne, 2012 (pitches 1 & 2)
Steve Skelton, Keith Brown 2014 (pitch 3)
Troy Mattingley, 2014 (pitch 1 direct)
Route Image: 
UUID: 
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