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Lower Wall

OPEN: Access is subject to conditions.
Updated 22 January 2026, by Gomez.

Crags between The Icehouse and The Vatican are either located on or are accessed from Rocky Hill Station. These are not open to the general public, access is only for members of Wānaka Climbing Club. Please join Wānaka Climbing Club to enjoy the crags on Rocky Hill Station and obey all access restrictions.

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

The access track is on private property. From the Hospital Flat car park, cross the road, then the stile, and follow the marked track northeast towards the far cliffs and a farm gate about 500m away. To reach the lower wall, the prominent cliff near ground level, either cross the stream and the fences to find the access or abseil down from the upper tier.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
1 1Journey Through Time, 16 16 16m 6
1.02

Slab route on thin edges to corner system with overlap, then yet more slab.


  • P1
  • 16
  • 16m
  • 6

2 2Split Decision, 19 19 16m 7
1.02

Climb on to the pillar, then up the arête, turning the bulge on the left side.


  • P1
  • 19
  • 16m
  • 7

3 3Glen’s Grotto, 17 17 20m 7
1.02

Corner dihedral and face climb to small rooflet.


  • P1
  • 17
  • 20m
  • 7

4 4Food for Thought, 19 19 18m 6
2.01

Traverse left to a finger crack, turn the bulge out right, then up the crack and arête.


  • P1
  • 19
  • 18m
  • 6

5 5Gore-May Crack, 21 21 18m
1.02

A steep twin-crack system. Pull over the block to begin.


  • P1
  • 21
  • 18m
  • Trad

6 6Feeding Frenzy, 21 21 15m 6
1.02

Climb the crack using side-pulls and trending left, then turn a small but devious roof out right. Now climb back left up the steep face on good holds to a slab finish.


  • P1
  • 21
  • 15m
  • 6

7 7Blazing, 19 19 15m 3
0

Turn overlap, then steep face.


  • P1
  • 19
  • 15m
  • 3

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