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The Cutting Left

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High in the bush opposite the car park and Sunnyside. There is some great face climbing on high-angled slabs with mostly excellent rock. The cliffs are shaded most of the time and normally remain damp until early summer.

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Wānaka Rock 2021
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Copyright Wānaka Climbing Club and New Zealand Alpine Club
Approach

From the Hospital Flat car park, walk west along the road for about 100m to the 4th road marker. Cross the road and pick up the track opposite.
After a short climb through the bush there is a fork, the left track takes you to Middle Wall then Left Wall. The Left Wall can also be accessed via a separate track another 100m along the road.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
1 1When The Fat Lady Sings, 19 19 25m 12
1.02

A bit of everything … off-width, small roof, finger crack then face.


  • P1
  • 19
  • 25m
  • 12

2 2Happy Fat Men, 18 18 25m 11
3

Even jaded heli-ski guides could enjoy this after a season of powder piggery. Classic climbing on thin edges with a break near the middle.


  • P1
  • 18
  • 25m
  • 11

3 3The Whole Enchilada, 19 19 25m 10
1.02

Good climbing just right of Happy Fat Men, controversially bolted and gifted by visiting climber Fernando. A queue quickly formed and the first person blew the dust and the sequence. With shoes on and shirt off, a queue-jumper then bagged the FA, earning him the cleaning job.


  • P1
  • 19
  • 25m
  • 10

4 4Gym Jocky, 17 17 20m 8
0

Climb the undercling flake up and right, turn the overlap with some nice moves onto the slab.


  • P1
  • 17
  • 20m
  • 8

5 5All You Can Eat, 18 18 20m 8
0

Climb through two cruxy overlaps then up a thin slab.


  • P1
  • 18
  • 20m
  • 8

6 6Fat And Happy, 17 17 10m 5
0

Through the white overlaps to finish below the roof.


  • P1
  • 17
  • 10m
  • 5

7 7Seratonin, 20 20 20m 10
0

Left side of the black slab then continue up the arête and headwall.


  • P1
  • 20
  • 20m
  • 10

8 8Last Stance, 17 17 9m 6
0

Centre of the black slab.


  • P1
  • 17
  • 9m
  • 6

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