The Den | ClimbNZ

Type

Crag

Altitude

800m

Part of

Confluence Crags

The Den is a series of over hangs connected by access ledges.

Walktime

5 mins

Aspect

North East

Lat/lon

-45.738748,167.418589, NZ Topo Map

Topo50

CE07 658 198

Approach

Once you have sight of the crag, follow the road a further 200m until the next set of pylons can be reached, there is a small road on the left to access the base (opposite this turn-off there is a road where it might be possible to make camp). From the base of the lower pylon follow cairns up the creek bed into the bush where there is a marked trail on the left hand side, this will take you to the right hand side of 'The Den'. The routes are located up on the forested ledges; there is a hand line, some fixed rope and bolts to help the cause - CAUTION - please take care when moving around on the ledges.

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Pro	Quality
K	KKiore, 21	21	30m	3	2.01
P1 21 30m 3 Trad Found at the very left end of cliff, traverse ledges to access belay ring bolt. Climb slab past 3 bolts into lower corner (pro) then follow your nose to gain the epic upper corner. FYI can be done as 2 small pitches, take double ups of medium sized cams.
	Over Motional Wobble, 24	24	30m	10	2.01
Climb first pitch of Old Man Winter to the past bolt. Continue straight up orange wall just left of arete. P1 24 30m 10
O	OOld Man Winter, 27	27	0m		2.01
P1 24 Pitch 1. P2 27 Pitch 2.
	White Noise, 26	26	35m	140	2.01
P1 26 35m 140 Start as for Foxy Red. Traverse left at second bolt along ledges to rad features and phat quartz dyke to the business end around the bulge.
F	FFoxy Red, 23	23	0m	7	1.02
P1 23 7 Up the grey rock to the red streak.
A	AAlibaba, 28	28		8	2.01
P1 28 8 Head right out on the slab then head up the the large rounded flake. Bust through the overhang to the ribbed flake thing above.
	Mary had a little jamb, 17	17	10m	6	1.02
P1 17 10m 6 A short bulbous wall takes you to a ledge where you follow a major quartz vein though a small roof to the anchor.
	Angry Ginger, 24	24	17m	5	1.02
On the right side of the den off a ledge gained by using the orange fixed rope. Follow the quartz seam. Crux where it should be. P1 24 17m 5
W	WThe Wanderer, 18	18	75m	1	1.02
3 pitch adventure climb providing some bangin exposure and some good climbing on either side of a grubby 2nd pitch. Bolted belays all the way. P1 17 37m 1 Trad Left leaning ramp that takes you through some exposed climbing to semi-hanging bolted belay. Start at the very far right of the crag up the mossy slab trending left P2 17 24m Trad Traverse hard left (stay low) to the tree and follow the dirty ol' ledges to the belay of old man winter. P3 18 14m Trad This is what you came here for. Up the smashingly good corner to the best belay ledge of your life. A 30m rope stretching rap from here will land you at a bolt and a handline, where you can scramble off from P4 Grassy ledge. unclimbed, but with a single ring at the end. A 30m rap will reach the ground from here too.
	Espresso Crack, 21	21	0m		1.02
P1 21 Trad Short punchy trad line to double bolt anchor. Starts 15m right of of The Wanderer.

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