This small cliff was once home to Wānaka’s hardest sport climbs. There is steep rock and, possibly, some unrealised potential.
From the Diamond Lake car park, take the main (left) branch of the Rocky Mountain Track past the lake and up two steep switchbacks to reach the cliff, which is next to the first set of stairs on the track.
Routes
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| 1 | 1The White Corner, 17 | 17 | 28m | 9 |
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Classic slab climbing on excellent rock.
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| 2 | 2The Black Face, 17 | 17 | 28m | 9 |
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The black face right of a white corner system. Excellent rock.
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| 3 | 3The Vulture Has Landed, 27 | 27 | 15m | 5 |
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Steep black rock.
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| 4 | 4Uprising, 30 | 30 | 15m | 7 |
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The white streak so obviously points the way that it’s amazing it took so long to be done. We’ll forgive the product placement.
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| 5 | 5Uriah Heep | 15m | 5 |
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Since a crucial hold broke, this route has remained unclimbed. The glory could be yours!
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| 6 | 6Humble, 30 | 30 | 15m | 5 |
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More steep black rock. The original Wānaka test piece, it has (unlike Uriah Heep,) withstood the test of time.
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| 7 | 7The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing, 24 | 24 | 15m | 2 |
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Up the white rock groove. An elevated boulder problem.
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