Taupo West Area guide

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1. Taupo West 190 in Area
- 1.1. Kawakawa Bay 55 in Area
  - 1.1.1. Cracks Wall 14 in Area
  - 1.1.2. The Bluff 17 in Area
    - 1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff 10 in Area
    - 1.1.2.2. The Upper Bluff 7 in Area
  - 1.1.3. The Point 24 in Area
    - 1.1.3.1. Track End 1 in Area
    - 1.1.3.2. Little Red Riding Hood Wall 2 in Area
    - 1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper) 21 in Area
- 1.2. Kinloch 0 in Area
  - 1.2.1. Kinloch Crag (K1) Right Hand end 0 in Area
  - 1.2.2. Kinloch Crag (K1) Left Hand end 0 in Area
  - 1.2.3. Whangamata Bay (K1.5) Boat Anchorage Crag 0 in Area
  - 1.2.4. Whangamata Bay (K2) 0 in Area
  - 1.2.5. Whangamata Bay Heads (K3) 0 in Area
- 1.3. Middle Earth 6 in Area
- 1.4. Kuratau 4 in Area
  - 1.4.1. Beach Cliff 1 in Area
  - 1.4.2. Up River Cliff 2 in Area
  - 1.4.3. Bush Cliff 1 in Area
- 1.5. Karangahape Cliffs 3 in Area
  - 1.5.1. Main Cliff 1 in Area
  - 1.5.2. Tomb Of The Unknown Chief 2 in Area
- 1.6. Whanganui Bay 43 in Area
  - 1.6.1. Whekenui 22 in Area
  - 1.6.2. Labotamy Butress 4 in Area
  - 1.6.3. The Plateau 16 in Area
  - 1.6.4. Up De Do Da 1 in Area
- 1.7. Te Putu 5 in Area
  - 1.7.1. Roadside Cliff 2 in Area
  - 1.7.2. Bush Cliff 3 in Area
- 1.8. The Thumb 2 in Area
- 1.9. Sinton's Buttress 7 in Area
- 1.10. Crag 2/25 8 in Area
- 1.11. Crag Serenity 10 in Area
- 1.12. Sand Castle 1 in Area
- 1.13. Tihoi 46 in Area
  - 1.13.1. Tihoi Climbing Wall 8 in Area
  - 1.13.2. Paddock Abseil Cliff 4 in Area
  - 1.13.3. Y-Face 1 in Area
  - 1.13.4. Hunt's Castle 2 in Area
  - 1.13.5. Thin Ridge Faces 1 in Area
  - 1.13.6. Utu Rock 4 in Area
  - 1.13.7. The Gorge 3 in Area
  - 1.13.8. The Wave 13 in Area
  - 1.13.9. The Whale 6 in Area
  - 1.13.10. Blindman's Bluff 3 in Area
  - 1.13.11. Weta Wall 1 in Area
2. Index by grade

1. Taupo West 190 routes in Area

1 2

1 Kawakawa Bay, 2 Kinloch

seasonality

Summary:: ?,Trad and other styles
Long/Lat: 175.762391, -38.831190

1.1. Kawakawa Bay 55 routes in Area

Summary:: Trad,Sport and Deep Water
Long/Lat: 175.870345, -38.668758

1.1.1. Cracks Wall 14 routes in Area

Summary:: Trad,Sport

	Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
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1	Rohans Little Sister FA: Heather Brockway,	16	Sport 12m , 4		Zachary Brierley 5 months ago Nice short arete with a decent sense of exposure. Crux at third bolt where you lay of arete with ...
2	Mr Bastard FA: Stephen King, 2006	20	Trad 12m
3	Back to the Future FA: Martyn Owen, 2006	25	Sport 20m , 7
4	Rohans Arete FA: Stephen King, 2004	22	Sport 28m , 11
5	The Gecko Groove The right hand crack system 3 meters left of the arete. Save your big gear for the top section. An excellent climb. Tree Belay (if game). (Pro SCD, CD, W). * Walk/scramble off to the far left. FA: Stephen King, 2004	16	Trad 28m
6	Blindmans Bluff FA: Matt Thom, 2005	17	Trad 28m
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	Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
7	Great Scott FA: John Dawkins, 2006	20	Sport 27m		Zachary Brierley 7 months ago Finally managed to pull through the mantle crux halfway up. Then slipped off later on denying me ...
8	Critters Corner FA: S KIng, 2005	18	Trad 25m
9	Flake 7 FA: S King, 2005	18	Trad 20m
10	Lizard King FA: Stephan King, 2005	24	Sport 20m , 7
11	Outboard Crack FA: M Thom, K Barratt, 2005	17	Trad 20m
12	Sunset Boulevard FA: M Thom, 2005	18	Trad 18m
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	Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
13	The Slot Machine FA: S King, C Ellery, 2005	17	Trad 15m
14	Jabba the Hut FA: Heather Brockway, 2005	14	Trad 15m

1.1.2. The Bluff 17 routes in Area

Summary:: Sport,Trad

1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff 10 routes in Area

Summary:: Trad,Sport

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
1	Bi’Lingual FA: Erick Johnnson, 2006	17	Mixed 20m , 4
2	Jug Addiction FA: Heather Brockway, 2006	16	Sport 20m , 8	Zachary Brierley 7 months ago Climbed in the rain.
3	Unknown Bolted line to the right of 'Jug Addiction'. Around a 19?	19	Sport 20m , 5
4	Dont Hurt my Kowhai FA: Steven McInally, Stephen King, 2006	18	Mixed 55m , 9
5	The Medicine FA: Ryan Von Haesley, 2006	18	Mixed 45m , 1
6	Iboga FA: Ryan Von Haesley, Matt Thom, 2006	17	Mixed 30m , 1
7	Predator FA: Stephen King, 2004	22	Sport 12m , 5	Zachary Brierley 9 months ago Mildly steep with big moves to big holds. Had many, many takes.
8	Aliens FA: Stephen King, 2005	22	Sport 20m , 9
9	Pointy Bit FA: Stephen King, 2004	15	Sport 6m , 2
10	Ayahuasca FA: Ryan Von Haesley, Carsten Rabe, 2006	18	Trad 45m

1.1.2.2. The Upper Bluff 7 routes in Area

Summary:: Sport,Trad

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
1	Sex Panther First pitch is bolted, second is Trad. FA: Jono McDonald, Stephen King, 2006	18	Mixed 40m , 6	Zachary Brierley 9 months ago Great climb with fantastic views. Good to come back and lead next time. Second pitch is the real ...
2	Alter of Madness FA: Steven King, 2007	25	Sport 25m , 7
3	Morbid Vision FA: Steven King, 2007	27	Sport 25m , 8
4	Be Rude Not To FA: John Pellew, 2007	22	Sport 8m , 3
5	Imaculate Conception FA: John Pellew, 2007	27	Sport 25m , 10
6	Selective Hearing FA: Cliff Ellery, 2007	21	Trad 25m
7	Recycling Nachos FA: Steven McInally, 2007	22	Sport 20m , 6	Jess Dobson Great except the top out

1.1.3. The Point 24 routes in Area

Summary:: Trad,Sport and Deep Water

1.1.3.1. Track End 1 route in Area

Summary:: All Sport

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Snake Charmer FA: Stephen Burrows, Cliff Ellery, 2006	19	Sport 15m , 4

1.1.3.2. Little Red Riding Hood Wall 2 routes in Area

Summary:: Trad,Sport

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Bouldering on Trad FA: Matt Natti, 2006	19	Trad 6m
2		Ring Bolt Roof FA: Steven McInally, 2006	22	Sport 8m , 2

1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper) 21 routes in Area

Summary:: Trad,Sport and Deep Water

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
1	Mellow Yellow FA: Stephen King, Steven McInally, 2006	15	Sport 35m , 10	Zachary Brierley 5 months ago Led first pitch. Rachael led second and third as a single.
2	Sunday School Can be used as an alternative to the first pitch of 'Mellow Yellow'. Crux after the 3rd bolt.	20	Sport 17m , 4	Zachary Brierley 9 months ago Was very tired from previous climbing. Has many rests at the crux. That said a nice climb with a ...
3	The Sweet and the Savage FA: Stephen King, Matt Thom, 2005	18	Trad 30m
4	Fistula Direct start to 'The Sweet and the Savage' FA: Daniel Joll, Ruben Hull, 2006	19	Trad 28m
5	All Aussie Adventures FA: Stephen King, Ben Scrimgeour, 2006	15	Mixed 35m , 3
6	Raw Umber FA: Heather Brockway, Stephen King, 2006	15	Sport 15m , 5
7	Survival of the Fittest FA: John Pellew, Stephen King, 2007	19	Sport 40m , 14
8	Counter Intuitive FA: John Pellew, Jess Dobson, 2007	20	Sport 20m , 7
9	High Hopes FA: Stephen King, 2005	16	Sport 45m , 14	Zachary Brierley 5 months ago Led by Rachael. Zachary Brierley 7 months ago Climbed again, classic as ever.
10	Human Intervention FA: Stephen King, 2006	18	Sport 28m , 9
11	Natural Selection FA: Stephen King, Bredon Elimiger, 2006	18	Trad 26m
12	Safety in Numbers FA: John Pellew, Jess Dobson, 2007	21	Sport 30m , 14
13	Out Of The Blue FA: Stephen King, 2005	14	DWS 18m
14	Sidewinder Rather oddly, this climb is graded 19,19,17 overall grade 21... FA: Matt Thom, Stephen King, 2006	21	Sport 60m , 17
15	Last Tango in Taupo FA: Matt Thom, 2006	21 R	Trad 30m
16	For King and Country FA: Tom Johns, John Pellew, 2007	17	Trad 30m
17	Seasons in the Abyss Protection is only in the first and last 5m, so has a 15m of ground fall potential. Fortunately, the climbing in between areas of protection is easy. FA: Stephen King, Matt Thom, 2005	16 X	Trad 25m
18	Super Natural FA: Stephen King , Brendon Elimgers, 2007	15	Trad 45m
19	The Hecklers FA: Matt Thom, Stephen King, 2005	19	Trad 45m
20	Sunset Ledge FA: Brendon Elimiger, 2006	14	Trad 28m
21	Boat Ramp Crack FA: Brendon Elimiger, Matt Thom, 2006	17	Trad 45m

1.2. Kinloch 0 routes in Area

1.2.1. Kinloch Crag (K1) Right Hand end 0 routes in Area

1.2.2. Kinloch Crag (K1) Left Hand end 0 routes in Area

1.2.3. Whangamata Bay (K1.5) Boat Anchorage Crag 0 routes in Area

1.2.4. Whangamata Bay (K2) 0 routes in Area

1.2.5. Whangamata Bay Heads (K3) 0 routes in Area

1.3. Middle Earth 6 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style
1	The Foundation	16	Unknown 20m
2	Chickenhawk	17	Unknown 15m
3	Trivial Pursuits	18	Unknown 15m
4	Speaking In Lunges	17	Unknown 10m
5	Jungle Jim	13	Unknown 20m
6	Scrabble	19	Unknown 12m

1.4. Kuratau 4 routes in Area

Summary:: ?,Aid

1.4.1. Beach Cliff 1 route in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Shannondore	18	Unknown 20m

1.4.2. Up River Cliff 2 routes in Area

Summary:: ?,Aid

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Kingfisher	16	Unknown 30m
2		Runners Galore	16 A1	Aid 30m

1.4.3. Bush Cliff 1 route in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Hysteria	16	Unknown 30m

1.5. Karangahape Cliffs 3 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

1.5.1. Main Cliff 1 route in Area

Summary:

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Girgle Traverse	14	Unknown 30m

1.5.2. Tomb Of The Unknown Chief 2 routes in Area

Summary:

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Skull	16	Unknown
2		Black Sunday	17	Unknown 15m

1.6. Whanganui Bay 43 routes in Area

Summary:: Mostly Unknown

1.6.1. Whekenui 22 routes in Area

Summary:: Mostly Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
1	Small Pocks FA: R. cooper,	19	Unknown 9m	Rachel Price 12 years ago First decent outdoor climb, all the muscley boys in my class couldn't do it
2	Sayonara FA: R. Mc Gregor,	17	Unknown 15m
3	Bizarrete	22	Unknown 32m	Chad Harrison 9 years ago awesome arete with technical pocket pulling - just wish I'd flashed it - close but no cigar! thomas 10 years ago 2nd pitch crap
4	Eternity Road traditional	22	Unknown 22m	Chad Harrison 9 years ago Seconded Tom, excellent route - definately the line of the crag, seemed pretty easy for 22 (not c...
5	Tibia	16	Trad 50m	marlon hepi 7 years ago dream come true Chad Harrison 9 years ago thrutchy first pitch with human bones galore, awesome airy bridging on second pitch.
6	Surrogate	18	Unknown 11m
7	Progressive Green	21	Unknown 20m
8	On Patrol	23	Unknown 28m
9	James Stirling Direct	17	Trad 20m	Chad Harrison 9 years ago Good warm up crack climb
10	Orchestrated Litany of Lunges FA: J Mc Callum,	21	Unknown 7m
11	Separation Anxiety FA: B Davies,	21	Unknown 10m
12	Pulse Converter	21	Unknown 15m
13	Jungle Judy	20	Unknown	Mike Leslie 11 years ago Don't climb if the crack is wet, long runout to the belay bolts.
14	Blind Paratroopers FA: C Morris,	18	Unknown 8m
15	This climb is a lemon	13	Unknown 8m	marlon hepi 7 years ago my very first outdoor climb....
16	Wet Dreams	19	Unknown 8m	paul henson 5 years ago ...crack to left of bolted climb is a trick...
17	Helen	16	Unknown 6m
18	Moss Corner	18	Unknown 14m
19	Collector	18	Unknown 8m
20	Nutless	19	Unknown 13m
21	Champagne	20	Unknown 30m
22	Black scorpion	24	Unknown 19m	attila gyetvai 5 years ago traditional

1.6.2. Labotamy Butress 4 routes in Area

Summary:: ?,Trad

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
1	Bart	17	Unknown 20m	Mike Leslie 11 years ago Heads right, pretty easy.
2	Nobody's hero	18	Unknown 20m	Mike Leslie 11 years ago Heads left over bulge, good belay platform.
3	Doodedoodedoo actually the name is duudooduudoos (as in a heart beating heavily) FA: Simon Vallings, 1984	21	Trad 45m
4	Evolution	20	Unknown 18m

1.6.3. The Plateau 16 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
1	Miracles of Fluid Dynamics	23	Unknown
2	CHildhood's End	24	Unknown
3	Forever Tuesday Morning FA: T.Stempa,	17	Unknown 22m	marlon hepi 7 years ago I was climbing this when a cousin called out to pick up 2 fish on the way home.
4	Something outrageous 1st pitch FA: G.Davidson,	21	Unknown 25m
5	Bunny in Disguise	17	Unknown 10m
6	sporting gesture	17	Unknown 15m
7	Piki Mai FA: P.Castle,	17	Unknown 22m
8	A Change of Tune	18	Unknown 10m
9	Gungadin	18	Unknown
10	Lord Kim Strike Me Down	22	Unknown 9m
11	Knobs and Knockers Second pitch of Sporting Gesture	20	Unknown
12	Slave to the Rythm	21	Unknown
13	Reckless	19	Unknown 30m
14	Smear Test	19	Unknown 15m
15	Ooh um it art	20	Unknown 20m
16	Shneiderburner	21	Unknown 15m

1.6.4. Up De Do Da 1 route in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Rumble in the Jungle	19	Unknown 40m

1.7. Te Putu 5 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

1.7.1. Roadside Cliff 2 routes in Area

Summary:

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Robbie's Chimney	14	Unknown 12m
2		Crooked Crack	17	Unknown 15m

1.7.2. Bush Cliff 3 routes in Area

Summary:

	Route	Grade	Style
1	What Boys	19	Unknown 15m
2	Funky Dung	21	Unknown 10m
3	Young And Stupid	20	Unknown 15m

1.8. The Thumb 2 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Goliath	16	Unknown 15m
2		Little Finger	16	Unknown 8m

1.9. Sinton's Buttress 7 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Roger Rabbit's Rocket Launcher	16	Unknown 8m
2	New Experience	17	Unknown 15m
3	Trash	14	Unknown 8m
4	Xenomorph	18	Unknown 20m
5	Xenomorph variant finish	15	Unknown 20m
6	Agent Orange	18	Unknown 20m
7	Abattoir	15	Unknown 15m

1.10. Crag 2/25 8 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Offwidth		Unknown 4m
2	Space Waltz	20	Unknown 7m
3	Hand Creamer	17	Unknown 7m
4	Smegma Bubble	22	Unknown 10m
5	Sunset Boulevard	19	Unknown 10m
6	Rainy Days And Mondays (always get me down)	19	Unknown 4m
7	Left Cleft		Unknown
8	Rick Buttock		Unknown

1.11. Crag Serenity 10 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Vapour Trails Of Jesus	20	Unknown 15m
2	Wind In The Willows	16	Unknown 15m
3	Rum, Sodomy & The Lash	22	Unknown 17m
4	Wild Clematis	16	Unknown 17m
5	Rare Bits	14	Unknown 110m
6	Stiff Little Fingers	21	Unknown 14m
7	Wasted Life	19	Unknown 15m
8	Stood Up	21	Unknown 14m
9	Switch On Summer	22	Unknown 14m
10	White Line Nightmare	19	Unknown 15m

1.12. Sand Castle 1 route in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Bull Shit	21	Unknown 20m

1.13. Tihoi 46 routes in Area

Summary:: Mostly Unknown

1.13.1. Tihoi Climbing Wall 8 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Life Of Brian	17	Unknown 10m
2	Scarface	21	Unknown 10m
3	Big Mac	12	Unknown 8m
4	Australian Crawl	16	Unknown 10m
5	The Grovel	13	Unknown 8m
6	The Gutbuster	15	Unknown 8m
7	The Grunt	14	Unknown 8m
8	The Lowe Wall		Unknown

1.13.2. Paddock Abseil Cliff 4 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Fantasy And Friction	18	Unknown 15m
2	Schwarzenegger Eats Breakfast	20	Unknown 20m
3	Quasimoto Meets The Spiderman	20	Unknown 25m
4	Jimi Hendrix Resurrection Slab	12	Unknown 5m

1.13.3. Y-Face 1 route in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Y-Face	17	Unknown 12m

1.13.4. Hunt's Castle 2 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Poacher's Progress	17	Unknown 8m
2		Desp Arete	20	Unknown 8m

1.13.5. Thin Ridge Faces 1 route in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Chalk And Cheese	16	Unknown 7m

1.13.6. Utu Rock 4 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Bullet The Blue Sky	16	Unknown 9m
2	Sweet The Sin	17	Unknown 8m
3	Bitter The Taste	17	Unknown 8m
4	Burned	16	Unknown 6m

1.13.7. The Gorge 3 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Me And My Big Mouth	19	Unknown 30m
2	A Separate Reality	20	Unknown 40m
3	Dark Star	23	Unknown 40m

1.13.8. The Wave 13 routes in Area

Summary:: Mostly Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Meat Grinder	18	Unknown 20m
2	Semi-Detached And Fully Fernished	16	Unknown 5m
3	Two Of Spades	15	Unknown 12m
4	Max's Dilemma	15	Unknown 12m
5	Strappado	17	Unknown 12m
6	Icicle	15	Unknown 10m
7	Bicicle	15	Unknown 10m
8	Dark Of The Sun	18	Unknown 20m
9	Beyond The Far Side	17	Unknown 19m
10	Oops!	15	Unknown 18m
11	Shadows At Midnight	17	Unknown 12m
12	Cosmic Corner	16	Unknown 7m
13	Aid Route	A3	Aid 25m

1.13.9. The Whale 6 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style
1	The Oedema File	19	Unknown 18m
2	Blood Out of A Stone	18	Unknown 18m
3	Rampant	14	Unknown 20m
4	Tease Basement	23	Unknown 8m
5	In Search Of Hellebore	14	Unknown 8m
6	Fibula	14	Unknown 10m

1.13.10. Blindman's Bluff 3 routes in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

	Route	Grade	Style
1	When The Jackal Feeds	18	Unknown 20m
2	Friction Valediction	19	Unknown 18m
3	Silent Scream	19	Unknown 18m

1.13.11. Weta Wall 1 route in Area

Summary:: All Unknown

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Weta Bait	15	Unknown 10m

2. Index by grade

Grade	Name	Style	Area
12	Big Mac	Unknown 8m	1.13.1. Tihoi Climbing Wall
	Jimi Hendrix Resurrection Slab	Unknown 5m	1.13.2. Paddock Abseil Cliff
13	Jungle Jim	Unknown 20m	1.3. Middle Earth
	This climb is a lemon	Unknown 8m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	The Grovel	Unknown 8m	1.13.1. Tihoi Climbing Wall
14	Jabba the Hut	Trad 15m	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Out Of The Blue	DWS 18m	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Sunset Ledge	Trad 28m	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Girgle Traverse	Unknown 30m	1.5.1. Main Cliff
	Robbie's Chimney	Unknown 12m	1.7.1. Roadside Cliff
	Trash	Unknown 8m	1.9. Sinton's Buttress
	Rare Bits	Unknown 110m	1.11. Crag Serenity
	The Grunt	Unknown 8m	1.13.1. Tihoi Climbing Wall
	Fibula	Unknown 10m	1.13.9. The Whale
	In Search Of Hellebore	Unknown 8m	1.13.9. The Whale
	Rampant	Unknown 20m	1.13.9. The Whale
15	Pointy Bit	Sport 6m , 2	1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff
	All Aussie Adventures	Mixed 35m , 3	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Mellow Yellow	Sport 35m , 10	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Raw Umber	Sport 15m , 5	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Super Natural	Trad 45m	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Abattoir	Unknown 15m	1.9. Sinton's Buttress
	Xenomorph variant finish	Unknown 20m	1.9. Sinton's Buttress
	The Gutbuster	Unknown 8m	1.13.1. Tihoi Climbing Wall
	Bicicle	Unknown 10m	1.13.8. The Wave
	Icicle	Unknown 10m	1.13.8. The Wave
	Max's Dilemma	Unknown 12m	1.13.8. The Wave
	Oops!	Unknown 18m	1.13.8. The Wave
	Two Of Spades	Unknown 12m	1.13.8. The Wave
	Weta Bait	Unknown 10m	1.13.11. Weta Wall
16	Rohans Little Sister	Sport 12m , 4	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	The Gecko Groove	Trad 28m	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Jug Addiction	Sport 20m , 8	1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff
	High Hopes	Sport 45m , 14	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Seasons in the Abyss	Trad 25m	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	The Foundation	Unknown 20m	1.3. Middle Earth
	Kingfisher	Unknown 30m	1.4.2. Up River Cliff
	Hysteria	Unknown 30m	1.4.3. Bush Cliff
	Skull	Unknown	1.5.2. Tomb Of The Unknown Chief
	Helen	Unknown 6m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Tibia	Trad 50m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Goliath	Unknown 15m	1.8. The Thumb
	Little Finger	Unknown 8m	1.8. The Thumb
	Roger Rabbit's Rocket Launcher	Unknown 8m	1.9. Sinton's Buttress
	Wild Clematis	Unknown 17m	1.11. Crag Serenity
	Wind In The Willows	Unknown 15m	1.11. Crag Serenity
	Australian Crawl	Unknown 10m	1.13.1. Tihoi Climbing Wall
	Chalk And Cheese	Unknown 7m	1.13.5. Thin Ridge Faces
	Bullet The Blue Sky	Unknown 9m	1.13.6. Utu Rock
	Burned	Unknown 6m	1.13.6. Utu Rock
	Cosmic Corner	Unknown 7m	1.13.8. The Wave
	Semi-Detached And Fully Fernished	Unknown 5m	1.13.8. The Wave
16 A1	Runners Galore	Aid 30m	1.4.2. Up River Cliff
17	Blindmans Bluff	Trad 28m	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Outboard Crack	Trad 20m	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	The Slot Machine	Trad 15m	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Bi’Lingual	Mixed 20m , 4	1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff
	Iboga	Mixed 30m , 1	1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff
	Boat Ramp Crack	Trad 45m	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	For King and Country	Trad 30m	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Chickenhawk	Unknown 15m	1.3. Middle Earth
	Speaking In Lunges	Unknown 10m	1.3. Middle Earth
	Black Sunday	Unknown 15m	1.5.2. Tomb Of The Unknown Chief
	James Stirling Direct	Trad 20m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Sayonara	Unknown 15m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Bart	Unknown 20m	1.6.2. Labotamy Butress
	Bunny in Disguise	Unknown 10m	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Forever Tuesday Morning	Unknown 22m	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Piki Mai	Unknown 22m	1.6.3. The Plateau
	sporting gesture	Unknown 15m	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Crooked Crack	Unknown 15m	1.7.1. Roadside Cliff
	New Experience	Unknown 15m	1.9. Sinton's Buttress
	Hand Creamer	Unknown 7m	1.10. Crag 2/25
	Life Of Brian	Unknown 10m	1.13.1. Tihoi Climbing Wall
	Y-Face	Unknown 12m	1.13.3. Y-Face
	Poacher's Progress	Unknown 8m	1.13.4. Hunt's Castle
	Bitter The Taste	Unknown 8m	1.13.6. Utu Rock
	Sweet The Sin	Unknown 8m	1.13.6. Utu Rock
	Beyond The Far Side	Unknown 19m	1.13.8. The Wave
	Shadows At Midnight	Unknown 12m	1.13.8. The Wave
	Strappado	Unknown 12m	1.13.8. The Wave
18	Critters Corner	Trad 25m	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Flake 7	Trad 20m	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Sunset Boulevard	Trad 18m	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Ayahuasca	Trad 45m	1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff
	Dont Hurt my Kowhai	Mixed 55m , 9	1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff
	The Medicine	Mixed 45m , 1	1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff
	Sex Panther	Mixed 40m , 6	1.1.2.2. The Upper Bluff
	Human Intervention	Sport 28m , 9	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Natural Selection	Trad 26m	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	The Sweet and the Savage	Trad 30m	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Trivial Pursuits	Unknown 15m	1.3. Middle Earth
	Shannondore	Unknown 20m	1.4.1. Beach Cliff
	Blind Paratroopers	Unknown 8m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Collector	Unknown 8m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Moss Corner	Unknown 14m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Surrogate	Unknown 11m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Nobody's hero	Unknown 20m	1.6.2. Labotamy Butress
	A Change of Tune	Unknown 10m	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Gungadin	Unknown	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Agent Orange	Unknown 20m	1.9. Sinton's Buttress
	Xenomorph	Unknown 20m	1.9. Sinton's Buttress
	Fantasy And Friction	Unknown 15m	1.13.2. Paddock Abseil Cliff
	Dark Of The Sun	Unknown 20m	1.13.8. The Wave
	Meat Grinder	Unknown 20m	1.13.8. The Wave
	Blood Out of A Stone	Unknown 18m	1.13.9. The Whale
	When The Jackal Feeds	Unknown 20m	1.13.10. Blindman's Bluff
19	Unknown	Sport 20m , 5	1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff
	Snake Charmer	Sport 15m , 4	1.1.3.1. Track End
	Bouldering on Trad	Trad 6m	1.1.3.2. Little Red Riding Hood Wall
	Fistula	Trad 28m	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Survival of the Fittest	Sport 40m , 14	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	The Hecklers	Trad 45m	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Scrabble	Unknown 12m	1.3. Middle Earth
	Nutless	Unknown 13m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Small Pocks	Unknown 9m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Wet Dreams	Unknown 8m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Reckless	Unknown 30m	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Smear Test	Unknown 15m	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Rumble in the Jungle	Unknown 40m	1.6.4. Up De Do Da
	What Boys	Unknown 15m	1.7.2. Bush Cliff
	Rainy Days And Mondays (always get me down)	Unknown 4m	1.10. Crag 2/25
	Sunset Boulevard	Unknown 10m	1.10. Crag 2/25
	Wasted Life	Unknown 15m	1.11. Crag Serenity
	White Line Nightmare	Unknown 15m	1.11. Crag Serenity
	Me And My Big Mouth	Unknown 30m	1.13.7. The Gorge
	The Oedema File	Unknown 18m	1.13.9. The Whale
	Friction Valediction	Unknown 18m	1.13.10. Blindman's Bluff
	Silent Scream	Unknown 18m	1.13.10. Blindman's Bluff
20	Great Scott	Sport 27m	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Mr Bastard	Trad 12m	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Counter Intuitive	Sport 20m , 7	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Sunday School	Sport 17m , 4	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Champagne	Unknown 30m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Jungle Judy	Unknown	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Evolution	Unknown 18m	1.6.2. Labotamy Butress
	Knobs and Knockers	Unknown	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Ooh um it art	Unknown 20m	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Young And Stupid	Unknown 15m	1.7.2. Bush Cliff
	Space Waltz	Unknown 7m	1.10. Crag 2/25
	Vapour Trails Of Jesus	Unknown 15m	1.11. Crag Serenity
	Quasimoto Meets The Spiderman	Unknown 25m	1.13.2. Paddock Abseil Cliff
	Schwarzenegger Eats Breakfast	Unknown 20m	1.13.2. Paddock Abseil Cliff
	Desp Arete	Unknown 8m	1.13.4. Hunt's Castle
	A Separate Reality	Unknown 40m	1.13.7. The Gorge
21	Selective Hearing	Trad 25m	1.1.2.2. The Upper Bluff
	Last Tango in Taupo	Trad 30m	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Safety in Numbers	Sport 30m , 14	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Sidewinder	Sport 60m , 17	1.1.3.3. The Point (Proper)
	Orchestrated Litany of Lunges	Unknown 7m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Progressive Green	Unknown 20m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Pulse Converter	Unknown 15m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Separation Anxiety	Unknown 10m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Doodedoodedoo	Trad 45m	1.6.2. Labotamy Butress
	Shneiderburner	Unknown 15m	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Slave to the Rythm	Unknown	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Something outrageous 1st pitch	Unknown 25m	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Funky Dung	Unknown 10m	1.7.2. Bush Cliff
	Stiff Little Fingers	Unknown 14m	1.11. Crag Serenity
	Stood Up	Unknown 14m	1.11. Crag Serenity
	Bull Shit	Unknown 20m	1.12. Sand Castle
	Scarface	Unknown 10m	1.13.1. Tihoi Climbing Wall
22	Rohans Arete	Sport 28m , 11	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Aliens	Sport 20m , 9	1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff
	Predator	Sport 12m , 5	1.1.2.1. The Lower Bluff
	Be Rude Not To	Sport 8m , 3	1.1.2.2. The Upper Bluff
	Recycling Nachos	Sport 20m , 6	1.1.2.2. The Upper Bluff
	Ring Bolt Roof	Sport 8m , 2	1.1.3.2. Little Red Riding Hood Wall
	Bizarrete	Unknown 32m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Eternity Road	Unknown 22m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Lord Kim Strike Me Down	Unknown 9m	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Smegma Bubble	Unknown 10m	1.10. Crag 2/25
	Rum, Sodomy & The Lash	Unknown 17m	1.11. Crag Serenity
	Switch On Summer	Unknown 14m	1.11. Crag Serenity
23	On Patrol	Unknown 28m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	Miracles of Fluid Dynamics	Unknown	1.6.3. The Plateau
	Dark Star	Unknown 40m	1.13.7. The Gorge
	Tease Basement	Unknown 8m	1.13.9. The Whale
24	Lizard King	Sport 20m , 7	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Black scorpion	Unknown 19m	1.6.1. Whekenui
	CHildhood's End	Unknown	1.6.3. The Plateau
25	Back to the Future	Sport 20m , 7	1.1.1. Cracks Wall
	Alter of Madness	Sport 25m , 7	1.1.2.2. The Upper Bluff
27	Imaculate Conception	Sport 25m , 10	1.1.2.2. The Upper Bluff
	Morbid Vision	Sport 25m , 8	1.1.2.2. The Upper Bluff
?	Left Cleft	Unknown	1.10. Crag 2/25
	Offwidth	Unknown 4m	1.10. Crag 2/25
	Rick Buttock	Unknown	1.10. Crag 2/25
	The Lowe Wall	Unknown	1.13.1. Tihoi Climbing Wall
A3	Aid Route	Aid 25m	1.13.8. The Wave

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