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Table of contents

1. Tarakohe 88 routes in Area

Summary:
?,Sport

1.1. Cathedral Rock 10 routes in Area

Summary:
Sport,?
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 Dirty Old Men
16
Sport
2 ** Stairway Of The Gods
17
Sport
Alanna 6 years ago

The climb is as cool as the name, and yes, it does resemble a staircase...but a tricky one. I rea...

3 ** Ambrosia
18
Sport
John Lattanzio 8 months ago

One of the best routes at this grade anywhere.

Vanessa Wills 5 years ago

Felt kinda stout at the second bolt.

4 Tusk
17
Sport
5 * Tales From The Sea
15
Sport
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Probably grade 16

6 * Something Wicked
18
Sport
John Lattanzio 8 months ago

Great slabbing with a sting in it's tail.

7 * White Pointer
16
Sport
Alanna 6 years ago

Balancy but just right.

Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Hard start

8 * Gecko Crack
17
Sport
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Nice moves.

9 ** stella blue
19
Unknown 30m
Vanessa Wills 5 years ago

Couldnt really get into this one, probably knowing it was the scene of a tragedy.

Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Very Sustained

10 black marigold
17
Unknown 26m
John Lattanzio 8 months ago

Good slabbing, watch out for the loose stuff.

Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Excellent!

1.2. The Huntley and Palmers Wafer 8 routes in Area

Summary:
All Sport
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 * All I Ever Wanted Was Dialysis
22
Sport
Cameron Alexander 8 years ago

Beeeautiful moves

2 Go Side On
23
Sport
3 * Neptune's Gift
21
Sport
Cameron Alexander 8 years ago

ohhh sweet crimpers

4 Concrete Rain
21
Sport
5 The Mermaid's Tale
14
Sport
6 * Big Boy
16
Sport
7 Miss Precocious Tongue
19
Sport
8 Oogga Chaakka

FA: Jon Sedon,

21
Sport

1.3. The Games Room 2 routes in Area

Summary:
All Sport
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 Shaolin style
19
Sport
2 Doom
19
Sport

1.4. Sea Grass Wall 18 routes in Area

Summary:
Sport,?
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 Guardian Angel
20
Sport
Rebecca Hopkins 8 years ago

Got it 2nd go after sussing out the moves.

2 Shotgun Therapy
21
Sport
3 Hymen Ice Girl
20
Sport
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Very steep and pumpy

4 R for Roger
15
Sport
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Easy

5 Unzip a banana
15
Sport
6 Yoghurt On Yer Tackle
16
Sport
7 Woosh
18
Sport 13m
Rob Knight 5 years ago

Nice. Steep then eases.

Al Riedel 5 years ago

low crux also

8 Thrust
16
Sport 13m
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Awkward over bulge

9 * hi big boy
17
Unknown 15m
Alanna 6 years ago

Just right.

Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Excellent !!

10 Up against the wall M.F
17
Sport 13m
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

All good stuff, nice and juggy

11 * Pussy Dancing
17
Sport
12 First the Poetry then...
14
Sport
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Easy slab

Chris Brent 8 years ago

Did it as part of sasage time

13 Sausage Time
18
Sport
Chris Brent 8 years ago

Really nice "hidden" climb

14 Nipple
16
Sport
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

1 bolt ???

Cameron Alexander 8 years ago

blahhhh

15 * some like it hot
16
Unknown 13m
16 ** franklin tower
16
Unknown 26m
Lauren Haasnoot 5 years ago

Rang the bell...did the tradition...

Rob Knight 5 years ago

Good holds although the rock looks of dubious quality.

17 * hair on a g-string
18
Unknown 15m
Rob Knight 5 years ago

Powerful start then eases to a slabby finish

Al Riedel 5 years ago

crux down low, jugs for rest

18 Suck on this
17
Sport 13m
Klaas Hartmann 6 years ago

Quite nice -> just stay on route and you'll avoid the crumbly bits! 50m rope reaches

1.5. The black vegetable wall 10 routes in Area

Summary:
All Unknown
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 brain dead
15
Unknown
2 ruby tuesday
18
Unknown
John Lattanzio 8 months ago

Good warm up for the other stuff.

Rob Knight 5 years ago

Crimpy start, blank middle, juggy below the top and pumpy.

3 hummingbird
17
Unknown
Al Riedel 5 years ago

alright, nothing great

Rob Knight 5 years ago

Easier than Ruby Tuesday, but still has a sting in it's tail.

4 sweet jane
16
Unknown
Al Riedel 5 years ago

dirty jugs, blah

Alanna 6 years ago

Not very enjoyable, bad quality, slimy rock, average route.

5 first the poetry then..
14
Unknown
Rebecca Hopkins 8 years ago

Glad to be on a top rope given the bolting.

6 sausage time
18
Unknown
7 rumpy pumpy
21
Unknown
8 joker man
21
Unknown
warrick matheson

needs to clean up, nice exposure

9 nipple
16
Unknown
10 malinka
14
Unknown

1.6. bo peep slab 8 routes in Area

Summary:
All Unknown
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 * cracking up

Now called "Status Anxiety". Supercedes Cracking up. Diagonal left leaning crack and ramp on left of the overhanging wall. Was originally a natural pro route but now bolted (with permission) and extended to give an out there expedition.

FA: Phil Castle,

17
Unknown
Alanna 6 years ago

If the rock was better this would be a classic.

Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Had to rest after being pumped from previous climb

2 * coup de grace
22
Unknown
Tim Haasnoot 5 years ago

this is a top little wall

3 * vexatious litigant
21
Unknown
Vanessa Wills 5 years ago

Easy- cleaning it as a warm up.

Lauren Haasnoot 5 years ago

a pumpy warm up. Nice rock.

4 * flexestentialism
22
Unknown
Vanessa Wills 5 years ago

steep but juggy!

Rob Knight 5 years ago

So close to getting this onsight. Fell from the anchors 4 times :(

5 not given lightly
24
Unknown
6 supercharger
23
Unknown
Jason Smith 3 years ago

It was hosing down outside

7 pm tricks
15
Unknown
Simon

13/14

8 woof woof
19
Unknown

1.7. cosmic wunder krunch wall 4 routes in Area

Summary:
All Unknown
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 bullseye
16
Unknown 10m
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Good climbing but a bit loose still

2 hello ground
16
Unknown 10m
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Easy 16

3 hannahlujah
17
Unknown 8m
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Nice

4 before the rain
14
Unknown 8m
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Dank and pointless, not worth a star

1.8. dr livingstone wall 4 routes in Area

Summary:
All Unknown
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 teaching aliens to speak english
16
Unknown 26m
Cameron Alexander 8 years ago

pleasant

2 shooting star
18
Unknown 30m
Cameron Alexander 8 years ago

nothing much

3 making tracks
19
Unknown 20m
Cameron Alexander 8 years ago

nothing much

Chris Brent 8 years ago

Worked it out then ran out of time to redpoint

4 dr gnarly and the big burn
22
Unknown 25m
Cameron Alexander 8 years ago

over the road! exxxposure

1.9. deep throat 2 routes in Area

Summary:
All Unknown
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 fate smiled
17
Unknown 20m
Klaas Hartmann 6 years ago

two gos to get off the ground

2 destiny laughed (2nd pitch of fate smiled)
20
Unknown 13m

1.10. count duckular wall 2 routes in Area

Summary:
All Unknown
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 sweet surrender
20
Unknown 9m
Simon

19

2 tiger lily
18
Unknown 12m

1.11. The Twighlight Zone 11 routes in Area

Summary:
All Unknown
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 *** Big legs, tight skirt
19
Unknown 15m
Klaas Hartmann 6 years ago

clean this time

Klaas Hartmann 6 years ago

one rest on 4th or 5th bolt

2 Taonga
21
Unknown
3 Going going gone
21
Unknown 10m
Vanessa Wills 8 years ago

choss with no lower off!, can't believe its got 2 stars

Simon

Vanessa must have missed the loweroff...

4 Quicksilver
14
Unknown 12m
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Dirty and not worth a star

Vanessa Wills 8 years ago

solo

5 Chastity belt
16
Unknown
6 Space Cadet
17
Unknown 14m
Neil Pacey 6 years ago

Good moves with good crux section

Vanessa Wills 8 years ago

quite fun

7 * Golden Bells

FA: Willie Butler,

20
Unknown
8 Log-a-rhythm
13
Unknown
9 Log in Head
15
Unknown
10 Astral Weaks
21
Unknown 12m
Vanessa Wills 8 years ago

nice rooflet

11 Trick or treat
20
Unknown

1.12. Shagadelic Buttress 4 routes in Area

Summary:
All Unknown
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 Fancy a shag on the beach?
21
Unknown
2 * The Shag who spied me
20
Unknown
3 * International man of mystery
19
Unknown 15m
4 * A date with Felicity Shagwell
18
Unknown 15m

1.13. Why? Wall 5 routes in Area

Summary:
All Unknown
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 ** As good as it gets
22
Unknown
2 ** Why?
25
Unknown
3 ** Animated Suspension
26
Unknown
4 ** Snatch
25
Unknown
5 * In your face
21
Unknown

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style Area
13 Log-a-rhythm Unknown 1.11. The Twighlight Zone
14 The Mermaid's Tale Sport 1.2. The Huntley and Palmers Wafer
First the Poetry then... Sport 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
first the poetry then.. Unknown 1.5. The black vegetable wall
malinka Unknown 1.5. The black vegetable wall
before the rain Unknown 8m 1.7. cosmic wunder krunch wall
Quicksilver Unknown 12m 1.11. The Twighlight Zone
15 * Tales From The Sea Sport 1.1. Cathedral Rock
R for Roger Sport 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
Unzip a banana Sport 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
brain dead Unknown 1.5. The black vegetable wall
pm tricks Unknown 1.6. bo peep slab
Log in Head Unknown 1.11. The Twighlight Zone
16 Dirty Old Men Sport 1.1. Cathedral Rock
* White Pointer Sport 1.1. Cathedral Rock
* Big Boy Sport 1.2. The Huntley and Palmers Wafer
Nipple Sport 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
Thrust Sport 13m 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
Yoghurt On Yer Tackle Sport 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
** franklin tower Unknown 26m 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
* some like it hot Unknown 13m 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
nipple Unknown 1.5. The black vegetable wall
sweet jane Unknown 1.5. The black vegetable wall
bullseye Unknown 10m 1.7. cosmic wunder krunch wall
hello ground Unknown 10m 1.7. cosmic wunder krunch wall
teaching aliens to speak english Unknown 26m 1.8. dr livingstone wall
Chastity belt Unknown 1.11. The Twighlight Zone
17 * Gecko Crack Sport 1.1. Cathedral Rock
** Stairway Of The Gods Sport 1.1. Cathedral Rock
Tusk Sport 1.1. Cathedral Rock
black marigold Unknown 26m 1.1. Cathedral Rock
* Pussy Dancing Sport 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
Suck on this Sport 13m 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
Up against the wall M.F Sport 13m 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
* hi big boy Unknown 15m 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
hummingbird Unknown 1.5. The black vegetable wall
* cracking up Unknown 1.6. bo peep slab
hannahlujah Unknown 8m 1.7. cosmic wunder krunch wall
fate smiled Unknown 20m 1.9. deep throat
Space Cadet Unknown 14m 1.11. The Twighlight Zone
18 ** Ambrosia Sport 1.1. Cathedral Rock
* Something Wicked Sport 1.1. Cathedral Rock
Sausage Time Sport 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
Woosh Sport 13m 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
* hair on a g-string Unknown 15m 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
ruby tuesday Unknown 1.5. The black vegetable wall
sausage time Unknown 1.5. The black vegetable wall
shooting star Unknown 30m 1.8. dr livingstone wall
tiger lily Unknown 12m 1.10. count duckular wall
* A date with Felicity Shagwell Unknown 15m 1.12. Shagadelic Buttress
19 ** stella blue Unknown 30m 1.1. Cathedral Rock
Miss Precocious Tongue Sport 1.2. The Huntley and Palmers Wafer
Doom Sport 1.3. The Games Room
Shaolin style Sport 1.3. The Games Room
woof woof Unknown 1.6. bo peep slab
making tracks Unknown 20m 1.8. dr livingstone wall
*** Big legs, tight skirt Unknown 15m 1.11. The Twighlight Zone
* International man of mystery Unknown 15m 1.12. Shagadelic Buttress
20 Guardian Angel Sport 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
Hymen Ice Girl Sport 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
destiny laughed (2nd pitch of fate smiled) Unknown 13m 1.9. deep throat
sweet surrender Unknown 9m 1.10. count duckular wall
* Golden Bells Unknown 1.11. The Twighlight Zone
Trick or treat Unknown 1.11. The Twighlight Zone
* The Shag who spied me Unknown 1.12. Shagadelic Buttress
21 Concrete Rain Sport 1.2. The Huntley and Palmers Wafer
* Neptune's Gift Sport 1.2. The Huntley and Palmers Wafer
Oogga Chaakka Sport 1.2. The Huntley and Palmers Wafer
Shotgun Therapy Sport 1.4. Sea Grass Wall
joker man Unknown 1.5. The black vegetable wall
rumpy pumpy Unknown 1.5. The black vegetable wall
* vexatious litigant Unknown 1.6. bo peep slab
Astral Weaks Unknown 12m 1.11. The Twighlight Zone
Going going gone Unknown 10m 1.11. The Twighlight Zone
Taonga Unknown 1.11. The Twighlight Zone
Fancy a shag on the beach? Unknown 1.12. Shagadelic Buttress
* In your face Unknown 1.13. Why? Wall
22 * All I Ever Wanted Was Dialysis Sport 1.2. The Huntley and Palmers Wafer
* coup de grace Unknown 1.6. bo peep slab
* flexestentialism Unknown 1.6. bo peep slab
dr gnarly and the big burn Unknown 25m 1.8. dr livingstone wall
** As good as it gets Unknown 1.13. Why? Wall
23 Go Side On Sport 1.2. The Huntley and Palmers Wafer
supercharger Unknown 1.6. bo peep slab
24 not given lightly Unknown 1.6. bo peep slab
25 ** Snatch Unknown 1.13. Why? Wall
** Why? Unknown 1.13. Why? Wall
26 ** Animated Suspension Unknown 1.13. Why? Wall