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Sunset Rib

(36 routes)

The Rib just south of Ushers Rock.
 Black slab   The inner N facing 15m wall has some easy routes.
 Sea Dreamer Wall The outer N facing wall.
 Sunset Wall     The South Facing Wall.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Altitude: 
0m
Type: 
Wall
Walk time: 
15min
Access: 

Use track to Ushers Cove, go left & down under or over large boulders.
Rap off the top.
Or approach via Cathedral Cove

Reference Title Grade Length Quality Bolts Gone Natural pro Link to edit content
Chock-a-Block 14
0
Black slab The inner N facing 15m wall From the cave climb past a chockstone and up the L wall.
Rick Harding '87
Heart Beat 16
0
Face to the flake and up, R of cave.
Nigel Williams '87
Top Roper's Delight 15
0
Face 2m R of HB and L of the arete.
Rick Harding '87
SP Stop Procrastinating 17 21m
0
 wire representing trad
The thin crack and overhang 1m R of the arete.
Dave MacLeod
Street Hassle 14
0
Small overhang 2m R of the black Chimney.
Black Chimney 11
0
1m to R
Orange Country 8
0
 wire representing trad
Wide easy slab.
4A Forth form Alley 9 17m
0
 wire representing trad
Easy Groove onto rib.
NF Nelson Flying Club 17
0
 wire representing trad
Sea Dreamer Wall. The outer N facing wall. Groove and wall.
Rick Harding '88
TT Trim, taut and Terrific 19
1.02
 wire representing trad
Crack and wall just L of SSS.
Rick Harding, Sunny Stewart '88
SS Short Sharp and Shithot 21 14m
2.01
 wire representing trad
Steep cracks up the buttress.
Ronan Grew
Frog's Lilypad 16 14m
0
 wire representing trad
Small face, L variation of Hoop's Mistake.
Andrew Taylor '87
HM Hoop's Mistake 15 14m
1.02
 wire representing trad
The first corner moving L.
SF Sparrow Fart 16 14m
0
 wire representing trad
Second corner trending L.
Dennis Kelly
Eliminator 17 14m
0
 wire representing trad
Keyhole and upper overhang and crack.
Dennis Kelly
Tg Thinking 17 14m
1.02
 wire representing trad
1m R of E face , overhang and crack.
John Skilton
A Farewell to Arms 19 14m
1.02
 wire representing trad
1.5m R of E face, up flake and overhang.
Rick Harding '87
SU Sweating Up 15 14m
1.02
 wire representing trad
The face and upper overhang, trending R. (Var. finish to L 17, Rick Harding.)
Richard Pearson
AS All Stars 15 14m
1.02
 wire representing trad
Face and Crack.
Andrew Taylor
Mike's Climb 17 14m
0
 wire representing trad
The steep N arete at the end of Sunset Rib, Run Out.
Mike Dunn
SA Sunset Arete 17 12m
0
 wire representing trad
Steep Nth Arete, up steep crack to overhang.
Paul Wopereis
Long John Silver 13 12m
0
 wire representing trad
Sunset Arete. The southern arete of Sunset Arete, R side.
Rick Harding '87
CP Cream Puff 18 12m
1.02
 wire representing trad
Face climb 2m R of LJS using the fine crack.
Mike Dunn '86
Cn Combination 16 14m
1.02
 wire representing trad
Sunset Wall. Face route 4m L of keyhole (variations take R and L cracks).
Paul Wopereis
SS Still Steaming 17 14m
1.02
 wire representing trad
Climb face 1m L of keyhole up a groove.
Mike Dunn '86
Kh Keyhole 17 14m
1.02
 wire representing trad
Crack with hole in the wall and overhang.
Andrew Taylor
AL Aid in Line 10 14m
0
 wire representing trad
Rightward trending corner groove.
Red Shark 17 14m
0
 wire representing trad
L crack on small overhanging buttress.
Ronan Grew
AC Atomic Chevrolet 17 14m
1.02
 wire representing trad
Middle crack on overhanging buttress.
Ronan Grew
BC Black Cadillac 16 14m
0
 wire representing trad
R crack on overhanging buttress.
Ronan Grew
GG Gully Gully Gully 10 14m
0
 wire representing trad
Prominent groove.
SH Summer Holiday 13 12m
0
 wire representing trad
Short arete route
OM Out of your mind 17 12m
1.02
 wire representing trad
Overhanging crack to upper slab.
Dennis Kelly
Scramble country 11
0
Variations.
Masterfeet 11
0
Face route for beginners.
Cornology 8
0
Corner route for beginners.
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