Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury South Canterbury Elephant Rocks Bouldering Map 5 | |||||
V0 | NO.21 | ||||
V5 | NO.22 | ||||
V0 | NO.23 | ||||
V0 | NO.24 | ||||
V0 | NO.25 | ||||
V0 | NO.26 | ||||
V2 | NO.27 | ||||
V1 | NO.28 | ||||
NO.29 | |||||
V0 | NO.30 | ||||
V2 | NO.31 | ||||
V1 | NO.32 | ||||
VB | NO.33 | ||||
VB | NO.34 | ||||
V1 | NO.35 | ||||
V3 | ★★★ NO.36 | ||||
V4 | NO.37 | ||||
NO.38 | |||||
V4 | NO.39 | ||||
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury South Canterbury Elephant Rocks Bouldering Outskirts | |||||
V1 | ★★ Shaka brah
Sit start low traverse left on the wave mantle left side | ||||
VB | ★ Pygmy low ball
Sit start right and mantle the whale like bulge | ||||
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Te Tai Poutini / West Coast Franz Josef Glacier Okarito Beach Bouldering | |||||
V3 | Claw
Insane sit start (read: lying down start) on tiny crimps and smears. Long reach behind and left to reasonable hold. Heel hook right foot high over lip and dyno to very small hold. Quickly shift balance on right foot and nice pocket for left hand. Straight forward to top. Finally finished after a long time. FA: 2008 | ||||
V2 | ★ Talonz
Left of Claw. Sit start, 4 moves to top. FA: Dan OS, 2008 | ||||
V1 | ★ Ulyseas
Start with LH pocket and RH juggy sidepull, 1 move to the sidepull ledge and top out. FA: Pippin Clearwater FA: 2024 | 2m | |||
V0 | ★★ The Prow
Sit start on the very small prow, very easy FA: Pippin Clearwater & 2024 | 3m | |||
V0 | Footwork frenzy
Don't use your hands. Start on the rock slab on the ground and take the easiest way up on the left | 2m | |||
V0+ | ★ A fine balance
Start on the rock slab on the ground but take the harder way up on the right FA: Pippin Clearwater, 2024 | 2m | |||
V1/2 | ★★ Poseiden
Sit start with the good crimp/rail, right hand to sharp sidepull around the corner and top out. FA: Pippin Clearwater, 2024 | 2m | |||
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Te Tai Poutini / West Coast Franz Josef Glacier Champness Rock Split Apple | |||||
★ Lightning Bolt Crack
Classic crack, facing the glacier. River is slowly depositing gravels at the bottom- be quick. | |||||
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Ōtākou / Otago Ōtepoti / Dunedin Wharewerawera / Long Beach Pinnacle Upper Sunnyside | |||||
V4 | Astroboy
FA: Darren Hight, 1998 | 4m | |||
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Ōtākou / Otago Ōtepoti / Dunedin Wharewerawera / Long Beach Long Beach Bouldering Entrance Boulders | |||||
V5 | Jenga
Three stacked boulders up the left side of the entrance boulders. Sit start low at the bottom corner of the middle boulder. Use heel-toe cam, jugs and knee-bar to reach crimp before a tricky mantle topout FA: Gabriel R., 20 Feb | ||||
V3 | ★★ Night Shifts
Line laybacking up the arete around the back left of the boulder. Start on arete, move up with heels and body positioning to slabby dabby top-out. FA: Oscar Sollie, 17 Jan | ||||
V6 | Fracture
Sit start in groove below the crack on the left hand side of the entrance boulders. Hard start moves through knee-bar and crimp to jam/layback up the easier crack section. FA: Gabriel R., 20 Feb | ||||
V4 | ★ Line Rider
Sit start on left hand crimp and right hand side-pull/undercling, head up and slightly left to good holds on ledge. FA: Angus Kirk & Gabriel R. | 4m | |||
V6 | Loud and Proud
Sit start on underclings at front of boulder then use incut crimp and high foot to dyno to ledge. Exit the right side of the ledge for the heady-ish top out. FA: Gabriel R., 2 Mar | ||||
V3 | ★ Left arete
Sit start with underclings and go up the high and committing arete. | 5m | |||
V0 | ★ Groove
Up the middle groove | 6m | |||
V4 | ★ Overhang Left Sit
On the right overhanging face. Layback sit start the left side of the overhanding face on a pocket and rail. Head up through small ledge to rock over and finish with a exposed top section up the right side of the slab. A little scary but quite cool. | ||||
V6/7 | Magic Potion
Start on perfect Gaston and move up through pinch and crimp onto right face. Some heel hook wizardry available. Nice topout but has a rocky landing so recommend a 2nd pad or spotter. FA: Angus Kirk, 2 Mar | ||||
V8/9 | Mind Freak
Sit start to Magic Potion. Start on right hand flat edge and left incut undercling. Hard move into the start hold of magic potion followed by a foot walk, some matching and you're good to go on the stand. FA: Gabriel R., 2 Mar | ||||
V3 | ★ Get-A-Fix
Start on right undercling pinch and left square crimp. Move through incut jug, up slopey holds and crimps to high but decent top. The landing isnt level and the boulder is high so perhaps a couple pads are needed. FA: Oscar Sollie, 2 Dec | ||||
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Ōtākou / Otago Ōtepoti / Dunedin Wharewerawera / Long Beach Long Beach Bouldering Archie's Playground | |||||
VB | B-b-b-boulders
Start on edge of crack feature and traverse along it to the top of the boulder. FA: Kate Haydon | ||||
VB | B-b-b-boulders Direct
Start on left side of crack feature and move over onto slab before head up to top out. FA: Olivia Jarosz, 10 Dec | ||||
V1 | ★★ B. Hicks
Smear low on dish on the left of the slab boulder. Stand up through big blocky foot and move up ,through large blocky rail, to easy top FA: Oscar Sollie, 6 May 2023 | ||||
V1/2 | ★★ Green-Way
Start on low feet in middle of boulder. Proceed straight up through feet and up the middle of the bulge. You can exit out left, through a blocky rail, or right, through some flat edges, early which are about V1's FA: Oscar Sollie, 6 May 2023 | ||||
V1 | ★★ Slide to the Left
Start on Sidepull/Pinch on the middle right of the slab Boulder. Work feet up left and use flat edge and crimp to top out FA: Eilish Fitzgerald, 7 May 2023 | ||||
V0 - 1 | ★ Step Up
Start on obvious sidepull/pinch on the middle-right of the slab boulder. Move up through the feet and reach a jug followed by an easy top-out. FA: Oscar Sollie, 6 May 2023 | ||||
V1 | Slide to the Right
Start on sidepull/pinch on the middle-right of the slab boulder and move right using a good crimp and couple of feet. Easy top-out FA: Oscar Sollie, 6 May 2023 | ||||
V1 | Criss-Cross
Start with right hand on large under-cling and left on a gaston. Smear with right to gain feet and stand up to easy topout FA: Oscar Sollie, 6 May 2023 | ||||
V6 | ★★★ Gift Wrapped
Sit start under the prow on left hand scoop and wrap. Sharp wraps and heels to move up the left side of the boulder. Traverse the top of the boulder on good slopers to mantle top out. FA: Angus Kirk & Gabriel R., 2 Dec | ||||
V2 | ★★★ Resisting Arete's
Sit start on the bottom of the arete, moving hands up to the top edge and mantle to top out. Can do an easier version if you exit around the side early (V1/2). FA: Oscar Sollie, 6 May 2023 | ||||
V5/6 | Manicure
Hard start on small and sharp holds in the middle of the wall. One mover dyno to mantle top out. FA: Mischa van B., 2023 | ||||
V6 - 9 | Pocket Project
Sit start low using flat crimp. Move through pockets to crimp and topout. | ||||
V0 | B-b-b-bats
Start with a right pinch and left press. Move through jug to mantle top-out. FA: Olivia Jarosz, 10 Dec | ||||
V3 | ★★★ V3's Get Degree's
Sit start left side of the Standing boulder (Boulder on top of vert wall) with right hand on the arete and left on an undercling pinch on the bottom of the boulder. Move to slope-y crimp and work your way up to easy mantle. Note: the landing is a little sketchy so take a spotter if you aren't confident. FA: Oscar Sollie, 6 May 2023 | ||||
V6/7 | ★★ Ayano
Sit start on side-pull near centre of the boulder. Powerful move to another side-pull and up to crimps and pockets for a slightly tricky top out. FA: Teddy Périgaux, 7 Dec | ||||
V7 | Christmas Mince Pies
Sit start with both hands on small crimps on the right of the boulder. Crimpy moves and knee to go right hand to positive flake. Move through crimps and mantle to finish. FA: Gabriel R., 2 Dec | ||||
V2/3 | ★★ Side Hustle
Start on obvious side pull on the right of the standing boulder. Find feet and move up to a delicate mantle. The landing is a little uneven but, if you aren't confident, would be fine with a spotter. FA: Gabriel R., 13 May 2023 | ||||
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Ōtākou / Otago Ōtepoti / Dunedin Wharewerawera / Long Beach Long Beach Bouldering Sunnyside Boulder | |||||
V8/9 | Left-Hand Man
Start on left hand of boulder with right hand on low sharp crimp and left on small slopey ledge. Hold tension and traverse out right moving through side pull to top out of Running Man. FA: Mischa van B., 21 Aug 2023 | ||||
V10 - 12 | Left Hand Low Project
Low start to Left Hand Man V8/9. Start right on sharp edge and left low on side of boulder. Adds hard first move into start of Left Hand Man | ||||
V5 | The Running Man
Fingery stand start at centre of the boulder on left crimp and right pinch. Tricky first move to good hold followed by a spicy top out. FA: Garbriel R. | ||||
V8 - 10 | Hangman Project
Low right start to The Running Man potentially using high toe hook in right | ||||
V1 | ★★ Self-diagnosed Hypochondriac
Start on juggy left sidepull and arete. Move up through holds to sloping rail while smearing. Easy top out on jugs. Nice moves for the grade but uneven bad landing so not recommended for beginners. FA: Oscar Sollie, 6 Dec | ||||
V2 | No Moccasins
On the backside of the Sunnyside boulder. Start left on low rail and right on good next rail up. Move up through good holds with left foot around the corner to easy top out. FA: Felix E.B., 3 Oct 2023 | ||||
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Ōtākou / Otago Ōtepoti / Dunedin Wharewerawera / Long Beach Long Beach Bouldering Cave One | |||||
VM | ★ #1. The short Arete | ||||
V5 | ★★ #2. Inside roof arch | ||||
V6 | #3. Traverse out deep cave | 7m | |||
V3 | ★ #4. Traverse out | ||||
V5 | #5. The terrifying bridging exit | ||||
V5 | #6. Full traverse of inner cave | ||||
V0 | ★ #7. The right Arete | ||||
VB | ★ #8. Staircase | ||||
VB | #9. Layback | ||||
VB | #10. Round Arete | ||||
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Ōtākou / Otago Ōtepoti / Dunedin Wharewerawera / Long Beach Long Beach Bouldering Cave Two | |||||
VB | # 11. The blocky lay back | ||||
VB | ★ # 12. Horizontal breaks | ||||
V1 | ★★ # 13. Traverse the lip | 6m | |||
V5 | # 14. Low traverse inside | ||||
V5 | ★★ # 15. High traverse inside | 6m | |||
V7 | ★★★ Snake Bite
Sit start on low block at the back left of the cave. Shouldery move to compressing slopers. Exit out left towards the mouth of the cave finishing on the ledge around the corner. FA: angus kirk, 4 Oct 2022 | ||||
V11 | Prometheus
Start on good slot about 1.5m in and on the right hand side of the middle cave entrance. Complete tensiony moves through holds on roof to obvious large sloping rail (shared with Chronos). Finish on ledge to the left of middle cave entrance. FA: Mischa van B., 2023 | ||||
V12 | ★★★ # 16. Chronos
Sit start at the back of the cave. Climb directly out of the cave following the obvious line of holds in the horizontal roof. Finish standing on the ledge to the Left of the middle cave entrance. | ||||
VB | ★ # 17. Traverse left arch | 3m | |||
VB | ★ # 18. Big bulbous jugs | ||||
VB | ★ # 19. The Weakness | ||||
V0 | ★ # 20. Lovely arete | ||||
VB | ★ # 21. Easy blocks | ||||
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Ōtākou / Otago Ōtepoti / Dunedin Wharewerawera / Long Beach Long Beach Bouldering Cave Three | |||||
V3 | ★★ # 22. Sit-start & heel hook to jugs | 5m | |||
V4 | ★★ # 23. Sit-start to horn | 4m | |||
V4 | ★★ Edge to pocket left | 4m | |||
V6 | ★★ Edge to pocket | 4m | |||
V0 | ★ # 24. Low traverse inside arch | 3m | |||
V8 | ★★ Jodi's traverse | 5m | |||
V0 | ★ # 26. Low traverse from back | 3m | |||
V4 | ★★ # 27. High traverse above arch | 7m | |||
V5 | # 28. Low traverse | 3m | |||
V8 | Seam eliminate | ||||
V1 | ★★ # 30 right of arch | 3m | |||
V4 | ★★ High full traverse
Gain the top ledge through the overhang and traverse left around | 10m | |||
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Ōtākou / Otago Ōtepoti / Dunedin Wharewerawera / Long Beach Long Beach Bouldering Gabe's Boulders | |||||
V4 | ★ Monkey Mind
Sit start the bottomless slab. Challenging mantle into a easy slab to glory FA: Mike Hitchcock, 2018 | 5m |