Nodes in Manawatū-Whanganui

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Goldfinch Street, Ohakune,

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Massey University, Orchard Road, Palmerston North,

A few rather small sandstone boulders, the 'Tee Tree' boulder being the pick of the bunch.

The biggest and most featured of the boulders

Starting from just left of the true arete, step onto the main face and walk up diagonally right on slopey holds, following the angle of the rock. This is a no hands climb and the crux is just keeping your balance so ONLY your feet touch as you walk up (no leg smears!).

LOW sit start by the left edge using bad holds and a miserable toe under the "roof." Pop your left hand up to a gaston, then roll up to a good hold higher up. Finish straight up the (VE) slab.

Practically a laydown start, use two bad slopers and a right heal hook to pull your arse off the ground and creep your fingers up to a somewhat positive rail which always seems JUST out of reach. Once you've pulled up from that, finish up the (VM) slab above or just jump down.

Sit start under the low roof on the big undercling, pull up to some edges then slap right to a sloper, match and throw to the jug on the prow. hold the swing and finish up the slab.

Sit start using the 2 good crimps on either side of the bulgy arete/ low roof, just left of the center line of the boulder. Pull up and pop to a right hand sloper, then up to a BIG jug on the left. mantle the bulge and either finish up the face or just walk off left.

Start standing in between "Sunnies" and "Momen-Tea-Tree Lapse of Reason" with the left hand on the slopey edge and the right on the undercling of "MTTLR." Toss up to the "MTTLR" jug with the Manawatu Boulders Guide - 3 www.freeclimb.co.nz. Number One, for up to date Rocking Climbing Information. right, pull up and exit left. A HARD sit start is currently in the works and is open to anyone to try.

Stand start by the black streak with hands matched on the "good" undercling. Pull off the ground and throw to the good jug on the left edge of the arete, just by the corner. Pull up, mantle and run up the whole arete to the top. This quality line was a standing project for a LONG time... it was finally sent when all previous beta was forgotten about and nothing but a good honest "ompff" was used

Sit start on some slopy edges at the base of the prow in the middle of the overhang. Bump left hand to another slopy edge then bring RH to an average undercling, slap up to a sloper and mount the bulge. Beta vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syw7wAQbUt4

Jetlagged Direct Sit start just right of "MTTLR" foot hold on a good crimp and a BIG jug. Head straight up to a good sloper, a pocket and then the "Jetlagged" gaston. Pull up to the next good rail of "JL" then finish above the tea tree on the left arete.

Starting at the big "x" made up of 2 crossing crack/ rails on the right side of the boulder from a crouching start, pop up to a good jug then head up and left to a gaston, a good rail and then the sloper/ jug on the low portion of the arete. Pull up by the tree and exit off left. This climb was sent 4 hours after getting off a 36 hour plane ride (including lay overs) from Boston, Massachusetts.... USA! After SOOO much sitting, sending a few lines was DEFINITELY in order.

Sit Start for jetlagged. start sitting with left hand down low on a mono, right on a decent flat hold at the bottom of the crack, slap up to the X then move up to the big jug and exit as 'Jetlagged' or direct.

Stand start at the "x" and head straight up on good holds. There is one delicate move at about 2/3rd height. This climb is technically fairly easy, but it definitely has a fear factor due to the fall potential. It is recommended to have a few spotters and at least 3 pads!

Stand start at the "x" as for "JL" and "Sp," pull up to the big jug and head right with good feet. Finish standing on the small detatched boulder on the right.

Somewhat of a direct start for "x-it," stand start just to the right of "x-it" on 2 crimps. Pull up and grab for the slopey right hand hold. Finish same as "x-it."

Sit star in the corner formed by tea tree boulder and the detatched, smaller boulder. Climb up the short, sharp, lay-back arete.

The advantage to these 2 boulders is that they are the easiest to find. From the car park, they are on top of the first hill to the right. One of the boulders is so prominent it can be seen from half way down the road! The disadvantages are that they need a to be cleaned as they are a bit out of the way in regards to the other rocks, they have no routes yet, and the "to be" lines aren't all that inspiring.

This little gem of an area was discovered by Nathen Tierney and his family on a trip out to Waihea Falls. Although it is not a large climbing area, it does offer a very good selection of quality boulder problems on excellent rock. The landings are mostly flat and grassy though having a pad, a good spotter and a poo tarp are recommended. The view from the boulders is quite nice as well, especially if you stay there through until sunset. Unfortunately, due to the fact that it is on top of a hill, it does get a bit windy at times.

The First and main group of large boulders you get to when walking straight up the gully from the car.

Starting in the middle of the slightly overhanging face on a big slopey blob, delicately head up to some slopey edges and then stab for a crimp, move to the juggy rail, then throw up to the slopey jug and battle the grassy top out

Strating low and too the right on a slopy ball feature, traverse left along edges too the middle of the wall and the start of 'Peter Rabbit' finish up that problem.

On the far right of the boulder, climb the steepest part of the wall starting on the same holds as Slow Dancing.

Up the hill from the Slow Dancing boulder is a small very overhung face, in the middle of the face towards the back is a decent edge, start matched on this, one powerful move to the lip and then mantle

Directly opposite the 'Slow Dancing' boulder is a smaller boulder with 2 decent lines, Sit start in the middle of the face on the slopey rail. Via a small crimp slap to the jug and mantle

On the same boulder as 'Pint Size' start from sitting on the right arete and head up

Further up the hill past the large tree growing out of the rocks is a great cluster of slabs, there are also a few harder problems on the boulder opposite the first slab you come to.

opposite the first slab you come to up the hill is a smallish boulder with 2 nice problems starting on underclings, Start on the right side on the flat rail undedrcling from a crouch start. Make a hard stab to a pinchy side pull then double take to a crisp gaston crimp, and continue upto the jug.

Sit start just to the right of Keeping in Contact on a nice incut undercling, stab to the good slot, get the pocket and head straight up.

The first slab up the hill, start on a right hand side pull and the arete.

Slab 1 but without the arete

Just to the left and slightly up from Slab 1, walk your way up the middle of the face

Further up from the Slabs and too the left as you head up the hill is another good cluster of boulders, some smaller ones and some good quality larger ones.

Up the hill behind the big tree, is a lovely compression problem, start on a narrow pinch and a dish, slap up to the slopey shelf, drop into another slope on the face and rock up to a good hold it the top of the crack, mantle and finish up the easy top. Would be a 3 star line if the rock quality was a tad better.