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Tue 21st May 2024 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with julia stegvik
1 30 Sport lead by Sven Fissiaux

A bit dirty slab, more like a 15

2 12 Second lead by julia stegvik

Cool pitch through a cave

3 18 Sport lead by Sven Fissiaux

Follow the crag to the overhang, easy moves on big jugs.

Sport 60m, 24 Classic
Sven Fissiaux
Cool varied climbing, beautiful view over the lake.

 
Mon 20th May 2024 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Moo, kbay crew Sport 60m, 24 Classic
David Brancalion
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!

 
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman Sport 60m, 24 Mega Classic
Josh laidlaw
led all the pitches and had a great time. super varied and always fun

 
Thu 4th Jan 2024 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Kiera Montgomery Sport 60m, 24 Very Good
Aidan Sarginson
Did the first pitch only then bailed to avoid the ques

 
Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Lizzy, Stella Sport 60m, 24 Very Good
Aidan Sarginson
Teaching Stella multi pitch. 70m rap.

 
Mon 17th Apr 2023 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman
1 17 30m Sport
2 16 12m Second
3 19 18m Sport
Sport 60m, 24 Classic
rafael ferreira
Pure joy!

 
Sat 8th Apr 2023 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Dion Clapperton, Martyn Owen, Dane Napier, Elspeth Napier, Cambell, Jamie, Alana, Max Warren Sport 60m, 24 Mega Classic
Max Warren
Another superb night ascent with a big party. Easter Tradition!!! Wouldn’t wanna miss it. Kids and abuts did a great job on it. 👍👍👍

 
Sat 4th Mar 2023 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman Sport 60m, 24
Jack Liu
fun multi pitch experience

 
Sun 23rd Oct 2022 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman
1 17 30m
2 16 12m
3 19 18m
Sport 60m, 24 Mega Classic
thecommonmyna
Did the right hand variation near the top. Felt easy for the 19. Amazing multipitch.

 
Wed 22nd Jun 2022 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman
1 16 30m
2 16 12m
3 19 18m
Sport 60m, 24 Classic
Steve Brown
classic multi awesome top out

 
Sun 5th Jun 2022 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman Sport 60m, 24
Matthew Creahan
Is using another climber as a hold aid?

 
Sat 4th Jun 2022 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman
1 16 30m lead by Lat
2 16 12m lead by Lat
3 19 18m lead by Lat
Sport 60m, 24
Lat
Awesome P2/3

 
Sun 17th Apr 2022 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Dion Clapperton, Talita, Helen, Andrew, lvy, Frank Sport 60m, 24 Mega Classic
Max Warren
Another Epic Multi-Pitch with the RCC

 
Sat 16th Apr 2022 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
17 Captain Caveman
1 17 30m
2 16 12m
3 16 18m
Sport 60m, 24 Very Good
David W
did easier version of pitch 3 - grade 16 i think

 
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
Sport 60m, 24 Very Good
Aidan Sarginson
Can tell it is a classic for a reason. Would like to do this on trad

 
19 Captain Caveman - with Luke Gardner, Jacob Kuchler, Maree, Brett, Helen, Dana, Alex, Holly Sport 60m, 24 Mega Classic
Max Warren
Night Climbing of its finest. Great effort team RCC

 
Tue 4th Jan 2022 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman Sport 60m, 24 Very Good
TG
First pitch is average but second and third are awesome!

 
Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
17 Captain Caveman - with Zoe B-H
1 17 30m lead by Nhan Le
2 16 12m lead by Zoe B-H
Sport 42m, 24 Classic
Nhan Le
P3: got lost and climbed into Cave Boy instead.

 
Mon 20th Dec 2021 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman Sport 60m, 24 Mega Classic
Fynn
Doing the second pitch at night with your headtorch off is so epic!!!

 
Sat 23rd Oct 2021 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Dion Clapperton, Flossy, Katie, Lucia, Nathan, Luke Gardner Sport 60m, 24 Mega Classic
Max Warren
Night Climb with a great bunch of young climbers. Got off the rock at 1.45am

 
Sat 8th May 2021 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
16 Captain Caveman (Captain Caveman Linkup Cave Boy)
1 16 30m linkup Cave Boy , lead by Knut Tveit
2 16 12m lead by Knut Tveit
Sport 42m, 24 Classic
Knut Tveit
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.

 
Thu 18th Mar 2021 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman
1 16 30m
2 16 12m
3 19 18m
Sport 60m, 24 Mega Classic
Myles Perry
Cracking adventure. Loved the pitch in the cave. Last pitch is only 19 at the very top and it is escapable to the right.

 
Fri 26th Feb 2021 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Andrew, Meetal Sport 60m, 24 Very Good
Paul Renwick
Repeat - lead p3 this time

 
Sun 31st Jan 2021 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with h, Mario Hernandez, Christian Gamst Sport 60m, 24
Paul Renwick
Lead P1 and 2

 
Mon 11th Jan 2021 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman Sport 60m, 24 Mega Classic
Fynn
super rad, me and a friend climbed it in 14 minutes 7 seconds, any competition?

 
Fri 13th Nov 2020 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Kaden Adams
1 17 30m lead by Kaden Adams
2 16 12m
3 19 18m
Sport 60m, 24 Very Good
Bee P
Good climbing. Crux just below the top section of this pitch.

 
19 Captain Caveman (Captain Caveman P1)
1 17 30m
2 16 12m
3 19 18m
Sport 60m, 24 Very Good
Kaden Adams
#repeat first pitch only

 
Sun 18th Oct 2020 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Korbi Greiner
1 17 30m lead by Joyce
2 16 12m lead by Korbi Greiner
3 19 18m lead by Korbi Greiner
Sport 60m, 24 Classic
Joyce
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).

 
Fri 16th Oct 2020 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman Sport 60m, 24 Very Good
Sam Lancaster
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.

 
Mon 21st Sep 2020 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
17 Captain Caveman - with Korbi Greiner, Luey
1 17 30m lead by Joyce
2 16 12m lead by Joyce
Sport 42m, 24 Classic
Joyce
Second pitch very fun 3D climbing through chimney, good feet and juggy handholds.

 
Fri 20th Mar 2020 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman
1 15 30m lead by Fynn
2 17 12m lead by Fynn
3 19 18m lead by Fynn
Sport 60m, 24 Mega Classic
Fynn
I love this climb, pitch 2 is incredible, the final move on the third pitch is kinda scary.

 
Thu 19th Mar 2020 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman
1 17 30m
2 16 12m
3 19 18m
Sport 60m, 24 Very Good
Kaden Adams
 
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
Sport 60m, 24 Classic
Janne Antikainen
I lead the first and 3 rd pich, however we did the 16 as last pitch as we were 3 climbers.

 
Tue 4th Jun 2019 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Karin Sport 60m, 24 Classic
Erik Thiel
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.

 
Tue 28th May 2019 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
17 Captain Caveman - with Karin
1 17 30m
2 16 12m
Sport 42m, 24 Classic
Erik Thiel
To escape the weather we climbed in the cave this afternoon. Abseiling in rain...

 
Wed 1st May 2019 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Erik Thiel
1 17 55m
2 16
3 19
Sport 55m, 24 Classic
Maike
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.

 
Sun 27th Jan 2019 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with gareth
1 17
2 16
3 19
Sport 60m, 24
Grant Johnston
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

 
Thu 17th Jan 2019 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman Sport 60m, 24 Very Good
Tomfoolery
I loved turning the small roof at the top of the climb.

 
Sat 5th Jan 2019 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Charlie
1 17 55m
2 16 lead by Sam Lancaster
3 19 lead by Charlie
Sport 55m, 24 Classic
Sam Lancaster
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!

 
Thu 3rd Jan 2019 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
16 19 Captain Caveman - with Rosie Sport 60m, 24 Classic
Natasha
I led P1 (17) 1/1 with Stacey. Then with Rosie, I led P2 (16) nd P3 (16). Lots of fun!

 
Thu 27th Dec 2018 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
17 19 Captain Caveman Sport 60m, 24 Classic
Janne Antikainen
Just the first pitch to the cave to do year of the monkey

 
Mon 24th Dec 2018 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
17 19 Captain Caveman Sport 60m, 24 Classic
Janne Antikainen
Just first pitch to the cave

 
Sun 23rd Dec 2018 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
17 Captain Caveman
1 17 55m
2 16
3 16
Sport 55m, 24 Classic
Janne Antikainen
We did the alternative 3 pitch (16)

 
Sun 21st Oct 2018 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
20 Captain Caveman
1 17 55m
2 16
3 20
Sport 55m, 24 Mega Classic
Sergey Komarov
One of the best I have done. Should do it again with light.

 
Sat 27th Jan 2018 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
20 19 Captain Caveman - with Tuan Sport 60m, 24
Joey Scarr
Awesome climbing up through a cave system with a bouldery topout.

 
Mon 1st Feb 2016 - Kawakawa Bay
The Bluff The Lower Bluff
19 Captain Caveman - with Angela Hewlett Sport 60m, 24 Classic
John Pitcairn
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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