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Grade Route Gear style Popularity Crag
V0 Shark tooth

tart matched in the left channel. Reach across to the right channel then top out there.

FA: Ali Vaughan

Boulder Wairere Boulders
15 B.O.G.
Boulder 5m Ngahere Drive
V8 Mosquito Monkeys

Obvious slightly overhanging arete you can see from the road. Nice ear hand hold halfway up climb.

FA: H Triebels, 2010

Boulder 5m Ngahere Drive
V2 Brown Cow

Match on the corner of the wall and climb the arete. There are good jugs once you reach the middle of the climb.

FA: Marco Lefebvre

Boulder 2m Wairere Boulders
V1 Butternut

Sit start. Match on the jug in the large crack. Head straight up with a big move and then follow the nice holds to the left.

FA: Samuel Blok

Boulder 2m Wairere Boulders
V9 Mosquito Monkeys Sit Start

Sit start on slightly overhanging arete.

FA: H Triebels, 2011

Boulder 5m Ngahere Drive
V4 High Heels

Stand start. Match on the large flat hold. Head left to top out at the horn.

FA: Leon Rudman

Boulder 2m Wairere Boulders
V2 Do Disturb

Start by matching your hands on the rail while smearing on the wall. Match on the second rail in the middle, then go for the big jug on the left and finish the climb.

FA: Luke Davies

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V1 Do Not Disturb

Start by matching your hands on the trail while smearing on the wall. Take the left pull and use the good jugs to climb the rock.

FA: Norci Hodu

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V3 Dark Matter

Match on the broken pinch and head up and right.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 23 Dec 2020

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V5 Flash Gordan

Sit start matched low in the crack. Throw up to a pinch then traverse left along a nice series of crimps.

FA: Will Watterson

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V9 Backsliding

Left hand variant to Mosquito Monkeys, starts 1m left of the arete on small edges to layaways before rejoining the arete and better holds

FA: RobScot, 19 Feb 2020

Boulder Ngahere Drive
V5 Mosquito Monkeys RH start

Easier RH sit start using crack and edge on RH side of arete for first move

Boulder Ngahere Drive
V0 Do it in Jandals

Very slabby. All feet. Start with right hand in the pocket.

FA: Philip Vaudrey, 24 Oct 2018

Boulder 2m Taurikura Beach Boulders
V0 Beached As

Quite slabby feet climb. Big jug at the top on the right.

FA: Philip Vaudrey, 24 Oct 2018

Boulder 3m Taurikura Beach Boulders
V4/5 Wowan Krab Dancing

Start matched on the right. Traverse left to Prometheus, finish up the arete.

FA: Maggie Lin & Sean Huang, 26 Feb 2023

Boulder 3m Abbey Caves
V6 Crimp and Slap

Sit start with a left side pull and a right crimp. Head straight up to the horn. This climb is just up the hill from Eugene.

FA: Leon Rudman, 2020

Boulder 3m Abbey Caves
V7 The Brian Wasp Town Massacre

Right hand on a an edge under roof and the left on a good edge. Head straight up for the groove.

FA: H Triebels, 2011

Boulder 5m Abbey Caves
V0- Left Arête

On the microwave looking boulder 100m south of The Point. Climb the arête using the least sharp holds you can find finishing up the slightly overhanging face.

FA: Richard Flinn, Aug 2018

Boulder 3m Waipu Cove
V0+ Right Arête

On the microwave looking boulder 100m south of The Point. Sit start. Use the juggy arête out left and the crack out right to work your way up. Finish up and left.

FA: Richard Flinn, Aug 2018

Boulder 3m Waipu Cove
V2 Green Fingers

Sit start matched on the seam and go for the top.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 2020

Boulder 2m Abbey Caves
V4 Bonzo's Montreaux

SDS with the right hand on a crimpy pinch and the left low on the arete.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 2020

Boulder 3m Abbey Caves
V1 Strawberry Girl

Sit start matched on prominent juggy crack down and right. Move out left to traverse along seam and top out. Avoid topping out early - try to get to the left end of the seam before topping out.

Problem is located to the left of Butternut, down the embankment.

FA: Luke Davies

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V3 Ooga Booga

Start with each hand on an undercling. Head right to the sharp side pull then to the top.

FA: Matt Blok

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V2 Foxgloves

Match start on the thin ridge. Stand up and use a far right side pull or precision footwork to reach the top.

FA: Jérémie Delaitre

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V4 Rusty Bucket

Right hand under cling left hand pinch. Head up on the left arete and then right on the slopey rounded holds.

FA: Marco Lefebvre

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V4 Hornet Nest

Match on the obvious jug. Head straight up to higher holds and top out.

FA: Samuel Blok

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V3 Squash

Sit start. Match on the same jug in the large crack. Head to the right and mantle around the top right corner.

FA: Leon Rudman

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V1 Calf and a Half

Start from the corner and traverse the route

FA: Leon Rudman

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V2 Pumpkin Pie Hair-Cutted Freak

FA: Marco Lefebvre

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V0 Endtroducing

Up right side

FA: 1998

Boulder Mangawhai Heads
V1 Arachnophobia

Sit start and find a way to climb the crack.

FA: Ali Vaughan

Boulder 2m Wairere Boulders
V0 Black Angus

Stand start with a hand on each side of the face. Head straight up the black slab to reach the jug and top out.

Easy for those tall enough to reach. A tough challenge for those who aren't.

FA: Ali Vaughan

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V7 Minecraft

Sit start matching on the lower left cube. Traverse the blocs to the right. All features on the rock are in, including the generous pocket near the start.

Top out if you feel like wrestling a mossy scramble through the tree branches, or just finish on a jug.

There are many opportunities for knee bars so some knee pads can be handy.

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V5 Compaction

Right hand on the bad sloper out on the face, left on the knob. Throw the heal up then work hands up holds to a position to mantle.

FA: Marco Lefebvre

Boulder 2m Wairere Boulders
V1 Shady Traverse

Match on the long juggy ridge. Leap between jugs or include a few crimps to top out on the right.

FA: Samuel Blok

Boulder 4m Wairere Boulders
VB+ Warm up

Sit-start on the big jug.

FA: James Tiffin

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V7 Y’all Right

Sit start from two rounded edges and move to jug via crimp. Wrestle the mantle.

FA: Angus Crowley

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V2 Oversized Concrete

Sit start on the right with a big pinch and undercling , stay in the small roof as long a possible and then transfer onto the face to finish.

FA: Adam H, 7 Dec 2020

Boulder 2m Ōhakiri - St. Paul’s Rock
V3 A Little Lip Action

Traverse up and right along the ever changing lip.

FA: Marco Lefebvre

Boulder 6m Wairere Boulders
V6/7 The Seagull's Lunch

Up left face

FA: Michael Welson, 2005

Boulder Mangawhai Heads
V5 Into the Abyss

Match start on right sloper. Head left along the slopey ridges to reach the jug and top out.

FA: Samuel Blok

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V3 No more Cupcakes

Start matched on juggy ridge as for Stab in the Dark. Move right through shouldery, finger intensive moves on crimps before reaching prominent juggy nose. Exit straight up.

FA: Luke Davies

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
Take It Easy

Start as low as you can and pick and choose your holds on the way up!

FA: Alex Wagstaff, 7 Dec 2020

Boulder 2m Ōhakiri - St. Paul’s Rock
V2 Sky Pilot

Climb the tall dark face to the groove. #Highball

FA: Marco Lefebvre

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V0 Capercaillie

Start matched on obvious smooth block. Head right and then straight up.

FA: Ali Vaughan

Boulder 2m Wairere Boulders
V8 Super Extra Gravity

Up face / shallow crack

FA: Michael Welson, 2006

Boulder Mangawhai Heads
V0 Phantom Scollop

Work your way up the crack, very obvious, travers around the right hand side of the plant near the top

Set: Keenan, 15 Sep 2019

FA: Keenan, 15 Sep 2019

Boulder 3m Taurikura Beach Boulders
V4 Butterfly Creek

Start with two good handholds while your right foot is towards the creek and go to the left. RISK of falling into the creek.

FA: Leon Rudman

Boulder 4m Wairere Boulders
V4 I, the Slabmaster

Stand start with right hand on the gutter side, left hand on small crimp, climb the rail to the top.

FA: Ashkan

FA: Jan 2021

Boulder 5m Wairere Boulders
V4 Freak of Nature

Sit start matched on the slopey fin. A big move out right to the far lip will set you up for the finish up the arete.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 2020

Boulder 4m Abbey Caves
14 Sloping Shinney
Boulder 4m Ngahere Drive
V3 Stab in the Dark

Match on the juggy ridge. Throw to a high hold and top out. Watch out for the tree branch. Try it in the dark.

Boulder 2m Wairere Boulders
V4 Stream of the Stingray

Up obvious seam in middle

FA: Michael Welson, 2005

Boulder Mangawhai Heads
V2 Milkshake

Sit start. Match on the arete low to the left. Move up to the right then stretch around the overhang to transition to the right side and mantle there.

Note:
Easier for those with longer arms but a good challenge for the less lanky.
Boulder Wairere Boulders
V3 Careful Of That Sloper, Eugene

The most popular problem at the corridor. Start matched on the amazing sloper and finish up and left. Drop off.

FA: Hh Tribels, 2013

Boulder 4m Abbey Caves
V7 Skidbladnir

Up face right of middle seam

FA: Michael Welson, 2005

Boulder Mangawhai Heads
V2 What We Do in the Shade

Start on good hold below orange streak. Move up to jug and throw left to arete. Once standing on boulder, it is easier to downclimb than fight past the tree. Throw is span dependent but there is a static method.

FA: Luke Davies

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V4 Fling Thing

Start matched on the large feature in the middle of the face. Throw a big move for the arête then use high right hand holds to top out at the peak.

FA: Aug 2020

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V4 Bubba

Start as for Green Fingers, make a big move out left and continue traversing around to mantle. Fight the dab.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 2020

Boulder 3m Abbey Caves
V4 Kicking the Hornet Nest

Start far along the left side. Traverse along the crack to the start jug and finish with Hornet Nest from there.

FA: Leon Rudman

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V2 the Zombie Room

Start matched on the arete and finish on the blocky jug.

FA: 2020

Boulder 3m Abbey Caves
V2 The prow (right)

The obvious easy line up the right side of the prow in the middle of the outcrop (jugs at top may need cleaning to top out)

FA: RobScot, 2002

Boulder Kerikeri Landing
V5 Thop

Match start on the good ridge and dyno the triangle on the top and find a way to rock over. There are two good holds for the right and left feet.

FA: Marco Lefebvre

Boulder 2m Wairere Boulders
V4 Sunsleeper

Stand start with a pointy crimp and a rounded rail. Move left to the slopers and then to the large pocket jug. Top out to the right of the peak.

FA: Kristov Sokratov

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V3 Straight Outta Compton

Sit start from the pillar and head through the roof to finish on the blocky jug. Pad the sharp boulder behind you for the finish.

FA: 2020

Boulder 4m Abbey Caves
V1 Line Rider

Stand start with hands on the arete. Walk your hands along the slopy arete while making use of foot holds as they come along. Top out to the left of the peak.

Great fun for the whole family.

FA: Leon Rudman

Boulder 5m Wairere Boulders
V4 The Thief Direct

Head straight up from the same start as The Thief.

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V0 Security Bypass

Stand start. Match on the jug. Head to the right then up the side of the face.

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V2 Swords Up

Start standing on the far left of the boulder in the sword grass. Starting hold is obvious right hand lump.

FA: Philip Vaudrey, 24 Oct 2018

Boulder 2m Taurikura Beach Boulders
V9 Sun's Out Guns Out

Start on the arête. Climb the tall prow and top out to the left.

FA: Stuart Kurth

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V0 The Eel

Climb the pinches and jugs. About 4m to the left of Sun's Out.

FA: 29 Dec 2020

Boulder 5m Wairere Boulders
V6/7 Salty Sea Spray

The face just to the left of super extra gravity. Start on two opposing side pulls, the left is good. Head up to the jug in the break then to the top via a small edge and some slopers.

FA: Charlie Birch, 2023

Boulder Mangawhai Heads
V3 Defeeted

Stand start on jugs and use the pockets or razor crimp to reach the hole and top out to the left of the peak.

FA: Leon Rudman

Boulder 5m Wairere Boulders
V2 Prometheus

Sit start matched on the slopey horn. Go for the arete.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 2020

Boulder 3m Abbey Caves
V3 The Temple of Doom

tand start matched on the good diagonal hold. Head up to find small crimps then commit to the top.

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V1 Banana Slip

Match on the arête. Move up the right side.

FA: Eva Blok

Boulder 5m Wairere Boulders
V1 Fall into the Swamp

Traverse from the far left to the far right.

FA: James Tiffin

Boulder 9m Wairere Boulders
V2 Underbelly

Start from the far-right and try to traverse to the far left and climb to the top.

FA: Leon Rudman

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V5 Secret Rules Of Engagement

Sit start with the right on a bad pinch and the left on the lowest edge. Head straight up the sharp arete. This problem is to the right of Eugene.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 2020

Boulder 3m Abbey Caves
V8 Black Hole Sun

Start matched down on the rounded part of the arete. Traverse right into a pinch and a good edge, finish with a big move to the large pocket. Much harder if you’re short.

FA: Will Watterson

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V3 The Thief

Stand start. Match on the jagged jug. Head to the right then up the main central flute to enjoy the view.

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V0 Powderfinger

Up left short side

FA: 1998

Boulder Mangawhai Heads
V0 Apple Crumple

Match on the arête. Move up the left side.

FA: Leon Rudman

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V2 Chip off the Old Block

Sit-start and match hands on the juggy arete, and dyno/reach to the right. use a good jug on the left to out the climb.

FA: Luke Davies

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V1 Spider Crawl

Sit start in the right hand roof, pull though onto the face and traverse to the left stay low though the harder part and straight out up to the finish.

FA: Adam H, 7 Dec 2020

Boulder 6m Ōhakiri - St. Paul’s Rock
V5 Big Kahuna

start by matching on the crack and continue climbing until you need to make a big reach with your left hand into the crack to find a good jug, then use other jugs to finish the climb.

FA: Leon Rudman

Boulder 3m Wairere Boulders
V6 Intimations of Immortality

Climb the tall steep face with some big compression moves. You will find this climb just up the hill from Eugene at an amazing formation to the right of the big tree.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 2020

Boulder 5m Abbey Caves
V2 Too High To Fly

Start on the massive jug shelf. Head up and right to finish on the highest point of the boulder with a final committing move.

One of the best of its grade on the North Island.

Highball

FA: Stu Kurth, 2011

Boulder 8m Wairere Boulders
V0 Goose Step Right

Sit start, match on the vertical jug, and use other good jugs to climb the rest.

FA: Samuel Blok

Boulder 2m Wairere Boulders
V1 Goose Step Left

Sit start while matching on the jug and climb to the top.

FA: Samuel Blok

Boulder 2m Wairere Boulders
V5 Dark Knight

Sit start with the left on a bad pinch and the right low on the arete. Climb the black featureless arete to better holds. Highball

FA: Marco Lefebvre

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V6 Trackside traverse

Obvious right to left traverse starting from the prominent jug/horn beside the tree at the far right of the outcrop. Rising leftwards traverse, with some small holds beneath the prow. Avoid large jugs above and continue around corner to left end of outcrop to finish

FA: RobScot, 2002

Boulder Kerikeri Landing
V9 Oppression Breeds Rebellion

Start on two shallow pockets. Big move to the right then same finish as High Heels.

FA: Marco Lefebvre

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V2 Pick 'n' Mix

Sit start down and right off the horn and head up and left using a variety of holds.

FA: Unknown

Boulder Wairere Boulders
V6 Sam's Cave

Start as for Freak of Nature but head straight up pinching the fin.

FA: H Triebels, 2013

Boulder 4m Abbey Caves
15 Sunrise Slab
Boulder 5m Ngahere Drive
V9 Lockdown

This is a low level right to left variant of the Trackside Traverse problem starting on the same obvious large jug as for Trackside traverse). Heel hook on jug/break for right foot to start and then stay low using the small slopers and crimps to traverse left around the prow.

FA: RobScot, 17 Feb 2020

Boulder Kerikeri Landing
Tear Drop Project

Start as for Freak of Nature, traverse left to right along the sloping lip to a shallow tear drop feature and finish with a hard mantle onto the slab. needs more cleaning.

BoulderProject 4m Abbey Caves
14 A Nalp Assage
Boulder 6m Ngahere Drive

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