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Riverside

Type
Sector
Part of
Motatapu

The main attraction, at the end of the track that continues after Beginners Slab. This perma-chalked white wall is an extremely popular spot with a concentration of great routes in the mid-20s. It faces east so is an all season crag, climbable on hot afternoons and on cool mornings.
Please use the toilet at the parking area.

Rights credit
Wānaka Rock 2021
Rights
Copyright Wānaka Climbing Club and New Zealand Alpine Club
Walktime
5 min
Access

From central Wānaka drive 18km to Hospital Flat, then another kilometre or two to the Motatapu River bridge. Immediately after the bridge, turn left into a small gravel quarry and drive up the hill to a grassy field overlooking the river.
The track down towards the river is for swimming (don’t miss the very cool swim/canyon jaunt upstream).

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
Te Looza 28 25m 9
0
Lolla Alors 28 25m 9
0
1 Microcosmos 25 14m 6
2.01
2 Lightning Head 6
1.02
3 Honey I Blew Up the Atoll 22 19m 7
2.01
4 Hasta Luego 24 19m 9
2.01
5 The Engorger 24 25m 7
3
6 Zoot Alors 24 25m 7
3
7 Te Tīmatanga 30 25m 7
1.02
8 Lollapalooza 25 25m 9
3
9 Changes In Time 25 25m 10
2.01
10 Moana Magic 27 25m 10
1.02
11 Inshallah 25 25m 7
1.02
12 Anti Walk Device 23 25m 6
2.01
13 Jack Be Nimble 23 25m 6
3
14 Smokin’ O.P.’s 23 15m 6
0
15 Plunket 15 25m 6
0
16 Lambs To The Slaughter 15 7
0
17 Dirty Deeds Done Cheap 19m 7
0
18 You Crack Me Up 20 25m 3
1.02
19 Just Go Nuts 18 20m 3
0
20 Crikey Love! Better Get the Kids Inside I Think I’m Falling Off 23 15m 4
1.02
21 Cookie Time 24 40m 9
1.02
22 The Behemoth 13 15m 3
0
23 Great for the Missus 19 25m 12
1.02

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This place appears in
Wānaka Rock, 2021
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Attribution
Wānaka Climbing Club
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