A photogenic spot which saw the demise of John's camera when it fell into a pool of seawater. Near where the descent rope finishes is a black and gold wall well supplied with holds. The climbs are described left to right as you face the crag (and south). All have double bolt anchors.
Camera Cove is about 45 minutes walk from the car park but has enough routes to be worth the effort. Once past the gate and all of the warnings, follow the main track to the cut trail which branches left just before the main cliffs. Follow this trail over a double col marked by rimu trees and then wind back towards the coast until a few stunted pines appear. If you arrive at a major stream (Bromielaw Creek) you have gone about 50m too far. There is a track to the right, cut through gorse and flax, which comes to a fixed rope. Either swarm down this or abseil from a bolt on a rock prow about 20m on from the rope. Up the knotted rope is your way out.
Routes
| Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Operations |
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| Bananas in Pyjamas, 17 | 17 | 5 |
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Start up slanting crack or pull onto the wall from the low block. Pro is possible before the first bolt then good holds to near the top. |
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| Disdain Corner, 17 | 17 |  |
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Off-width to undercut layback crack. |
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| Cradock Corner, 17 | 17 | 1 |
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Stepped corner capped by a small roof with a balancy finish. |
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| Trust Me I'm a Rat, 21 | 21 | 5 |
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Cracked wall just R of CC. A cam and small wires protect committing moves to a bolt or stick clip it, then cams to 4 bolts through the roof to a tricky finish to CC DBA. |
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| Spume, 19 | 19 | |
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Designer 'and jams to exposed finish. |
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| Old Fart's Fun, 17 | 17 | 2 |
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Obvious gully feature with a chimney on the L and an off-width on the R. Bridge around the chimney using a thin crack on the L wall for pro. At the ledge climb the R hand stemming corner so avoiding potentially loose blocks on the L, then up the wall with 2 bolts. |
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| Becalmed, 15 | 15 | 4 |
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Aesthetic seaside arete. |
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