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Tue 21st May 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
- with
julia stegvik
2
12
lead by
julia stegvik
Cool pitch through a cave | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Cool varied climbing, beautiful view over the lake.
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Mon 20th May 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Moo, kbay crew | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
First pitch can be considered a hard hike, second pitch is the money pitch - huge 3D chimney abundant with features. Final pitch is short and punchy with a nice steep finish on bucket jugs with the entire bay underneath your feet. Two 70m ropes allowed us to rap down in a single descent, a fantastic finish for this multi!
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Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
led all the pitches and had a great time. super varied and always fun
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Thu 4th Jan 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Kiera Montgomery | 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Did the first pitch only then bailed to avoid the ques
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Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Lizzy, Stella | 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Teaching Stella multi pitch. 70m rap.
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Mon 17th Apr 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
1
17
30m
2
16
12m
3
19
18m
| 60m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Pure joy!
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Sat 8th Apr 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Dion Clapperton, Martyn Owen, Dane Napier, Elspeth Napier, Cambell, Jamie, Alana, Max Warren | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Another superb night ascent with a big party. Easter Tradition!!! Wouldn’t wanna miss it. Kids and abuts did a great job on it. 👍👍👍
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Sat 4th Mar 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | |||||
fun multi pitch experience
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Sun 23rd Oct 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
1
17
30m
2
16
12m
3
19
18m
| 60m, 24 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Did the right hand variation near the top. Felt easy for the 19. Amazing multipitch.
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Wed 22nd Jun 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
1
16
30m
2
16
12m
3
19
18m
| 60m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
classic multi awesome top out
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Sun 5th Jun 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | |||||
Is using another climber as a hold aid?
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Sat 4th Jun 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | |||||
Awesome P2/3
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Sun 17th Apr 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Dion Clapperton, Talita, Helen, Andrew, lvy, Frank | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Another Epic Multi-Pitch with the RCC
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Sat 16th Apr 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
17 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
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17
30m
2
16
12m
3
16
18m
| 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
did easier version of pitch 3 - grade 16 i think
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Thu 14th Apr 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
- with
Kiera Montgomery
1
16
30m
2
16
12m
3
19
18m
| 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Can tell it is a classic for a reason. Would like to do this on trad
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Luke Gardner, Jacob Kuchler, Maree, Brett, Helen, Dana, Alex, Holly | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Night Climbing of its finest. Great effort team RCC
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Tue 4th Jan 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
First pitch is average but second and third are awesome!
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Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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17 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Zoe B-H | 42m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
P3: got lost and climbed into Cave Boy instead.
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Mon 20th Dec 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Doing the second pitch at night with your headtorch off is so epic!!!
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Sat 23rd Oct 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Dion Clapperton, Flossy, Katie, Lucia, Nathan, Luke Gardner | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Night Climb with a great bunch of young climbers. Got off the rock at 1.45am
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Sat 8th May 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
16 |
★★★ Captain Caveman (Captain Caveman Linkup Cave Boy)
| 42m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
1st pitch was dripping wet, so combined the first pitch of Cave Boy (felt like climbing a sand castle) with the second pitch of Captain Caveman. Got dark at the anchor of the second pitch so we rappelled from there.
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Thu 18th Mar 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
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16
30m
2
16
12m
3
19
18m
| 60m, 24 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Cracking adventure. Loved the pitch in the cave. Last pitch is only 19 at the very top and it is escapable to the right.
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Fri 26th Feb 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Andrew, Meetal | 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Repeat - lead p3 this time
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Sun 31st Jan 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with h, Mario Hernandez, Christian Gamst | 60m, 24 | |||||
Lead P1 and 2
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Mon 11th Jan 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
super rad, me and a friend climbed it in 14 minutes 7 seconds, any competition?
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Fri 13th Nov 2020 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Kaden Adams | 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Good climbing. Crux just below the top section of this pitch.
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19 |
★★★ Captain Caveman (Captain Caveman P1)
1
17
30m
2
16
12m
3
19
18m
| 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
#repeat first pitch only
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Sun 18th Oct 2020 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Korbi Greiner | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Pitch three has fun 17ish climbing till the overhang. Hidden small rails far back on the traverse are quite a sideways stretch, then powerful moves straight up (don't go too far left or you'll hit King of the Castle - 22).
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Fri 16th Oct 2020 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Repeat with Matt, he lead first and last pitch. The novelty of this climb has worn off a bit for me. Still quite enjoy pulling through the roof though.
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Mon 21st Sep 2020 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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17 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Korbi Greiner, Luey | 42m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Second pitch very fun 3D climbing through chimney, good feet and juggy handholds.
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Fri 20th Mar 2020 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
I love this climb, pitch 2 is incredible, the final move on the third pitch is kinda scary.
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Thu 19th Mar 2020 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
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17
30m
2
16
12m
3
19
18m
| 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 25th Jan 2020 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
17 |
★★★ Captain Caveman (Captain Caveman Linkup Captain Caveboy 3rd pitch)
1
17
30m
2
16
12m
3
16
18m
linkup Captain Caveboy 3rd pitch
| 60m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
I lead the first and 3 rd pich, however we did the 16 as last pitch as we were 3 climbers.
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Tue 4th Jun 2019 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Karin | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
On our last day we had lunch ontop of Caveman, probably the best lunch spot in the bay. Now (and sadly), we need to pack our stuff and leave after 9 days of climbing here before the weather comes in.
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Tue 28th May 2019 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
17 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
- with
Karin
1
17
30m
2
16
12m
| 42m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
To escape the weather we climbed in the cave this afternoon. Abseiling in rain...
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Wed 1st May 2019 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
- with
Erik Thiel
1
17
55m
2
16
3
19
| 55m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
One of the most classic routes in K-Bay. Highly recommendable. It’s not about the difficulty of the climb here (it’s all really good holds) but more about the different styles of climbing, the moves, and the stunning view once you get to the anker on top of the cave. Did the multipitch twice.
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Sun 27th Jan 2019 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
- with
gareth
1
17
2
16
3
19
| 60m, 24 | |||||
P1 was very sandy towards the top. P2 is pretty cool. P3 is only a few moves at the grade. Rapped off on 2 x 60m ropes
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Thu 17th Jan 2019 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
I loved turning the small roof at the top of the climb.
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Sat 5th Jan 2019 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Charlie | 55m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Traversed over from pitch 1 anchors of Psychedelic Freeway to pitch 1 anchors after I decided the super airy 2nd mixed pitch was too much for me after climbing past the two bolts and placing a cam.. another time! Pitch 2 and 3 climbed in the dark with headtorches - awesome experience!
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Thu 3rd Jan 2019 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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16 19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Rosie | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
I led P1 (17) 1/1 with Stacey. Then with Rosie, I led P2 (16) nd P3 (16). Lots of fun!
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Thu 27th Dec 2018 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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17 19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Just the first pitch to the cave to do year of the monkey
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Mon 24th Dec 2018 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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17 19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Just first pitch to the cave
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Sun 23rd Dec 2018 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
17 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
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17
55m
2
16
3
16
| 55m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
We did the alternative 3 pitch (16)
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Sun 21st Oct 2018 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
20 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
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17
55m
2
16
3
20
| 55m, 24 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
One of the best I have done. Should do it again with light.
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Sat 27th Jan 2018 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
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20 19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Tuan | 60m, 24 | |||||
Awesome climbing up through a cave system with a bouldery topout.
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Mon 1st Feb 2016 - Kawakawa Bay | |||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Captain Caveman - with Angela Hewlett | 60m, 24 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Great finish for the trip. Would say mega-classic if not so heavily retrobolted. 1st pitch a bit average but cave and top pitch are terrific. Led under time pressure mostly on gear with trad anchor below the chimney, used 2 bolts on P1 (still damp down low), 1st 2 on P2 (maybe some pro available), one before 1st overlap on P3 (probably pro but keen to move on). Top pitch more like fun 17-18 most of the way, engage your brain at the top overhang, sling the obvious thread then find the jugs. Wow.
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