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  6. Eagle Rock

Eagle Rock

(3 routes)

Rad

Type: 
Crag
Aspect: 
North
Walk time: 
45 mins from Bivvy
Access: 

Across the catchment from the Main Bluffs. From the water supply of the bivvy rock keep sideling following a marked trail that tends upwards to a creek, from there you are on your own. The routes can either be access by abseiling in or from a ledge system from the lookers right- both of which can be committing.

New Zealand map

Map, Topo

Lat/Lon: 
-45.749019000000, 167.436533000000
NZMS260: 
C44 773 808
Topo50: 
CE07 673 188
Reference Title Grade Length Quality Bolts Gone Natural pro Edit link
FR Flight Rules 25 30m
3
 5bolts wire representing trad
Ascend the flake to gain the rad dyke feature. Get ya layback on.
Open project.
RtL Ride the Lightning 26 29m
3
 4bolts wire representing trad 4
Either rap in or gain access to the starting ledge from the side. A stiff boulder problem leads into a stellar corner crack with great gear.
Project.
The Beak Project
3
 wire representing trad
An off-width on the obvious 'beak' of eagle rock. Could this be NZ's hardest trad climb??
project