The Shelf Guide

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Contributors

Thanks to the following people who have contributed to this crag guide:

Robin Jodon David Jefferson Chris Brent Chris John Pitcairn Pak Nicola StJohn Marcelo Fernandes Peter TG

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1. The Shelf 14 in Cliff
2. Index by grade

1. The Shelf 14 routes in Cliff

Summary:

Seasonality

Mostly Sport climbing

Lat / Long: -43.579827, 172.721131

description

The shelf is an obvious ledge about 25 metres long, with a roof a few metres above the ledge running the entire length. Below the crag is an area of flax.

	Route	Grade	Style
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1	★ Think Pink Starts just left of a corner and below an obvious roof at the very left end of the Shelf. Climb through the roof and up a blunt arête with the pink lichen patches to the second bolt. Move left around the roof and on to the wall, and then back right to the third bolt on the arête (take care). Climb up onto easier ground to a single bolt anchor. FA: Tony Burnell, 2000	21	Sport 15m, 4
2	★ The Pink Panther FA: Tony Burnell, 23 Apr 2019	20	Sport 15m, 5
3	★ Aide’s Climb FA: Simon Courtois, 23 Apr 2019	17	Sport 10m, 4
4	★★ Top Shelf Black wall at the left end of the Shelf. FA: Tony Burnell, 2001	19	Sport 10m, 3
5	★★ Shelf Life Just right of Top Shelf. Climb through the small roof on to the wall, then finish as for Top Shelf. FA: Tony Burnell, 2001	20	Sport 10m, 3
6	Bottom Shelf FA: Tony Burnell, 23 Apr 2019	20	Sport 10m, 5
7	★ Shelfish Pursuit A bolted boulder problem that climbs through the roof left of Footloose. A stout sequence right off the deck leads to good holds. Traverse into Footloose past the 3rd bolt. FA: David Jefferson, 1 Nov 2022	26	Sport 15m, 4
8	★ Footloose Follow the vague groove. FA: Tony Burnell, 2003	23	Sport 10m, 4
9	★ Bliss Powerful moves through the roof left of The Big C. FA: Tony Burnell, 2001	26	Sport 7m, 3
10	★★ The Big C Hard climbing through the big roof to the third bolt over the lip. Shares the last bolt of Off The Shelf and the same anchor. FA: Tony Burnell, 2000	25	Sport 16m, 6
11	★ Off The Shelf Boulder up to the first bolt, clipping off a good hold. Using the pinch above, pull over the bulge on to the wall. FA: Tony Burnell, 2000	22	Sport 16m, 4
12	The Unclimbed Crack Just right of Off The Shelf, climb to the right of the obvious crack through a bulge. Finish on the anchors of Legends In The Baking. FA: Tony Burnell, 2000	19	Trad 17m
13	★ Wiggle Room Use the first two bolts on ‘Sourdough on the Side’ then cross leftwards past the line of ‘The Unclimbed Crack’ onto the slab and corner. FA: Tony Burnell, 2018	18	Sport 17m, 5
14	★★ Sourdough on the Side FA: Tony Burnell, 2018	19	Sport 17m, 5

2. Index by grade

Grade	Stars	Name	Style
17	★	Aide’s Climb	Sport 10m, 4
18	★	Wiggle Room	Sport 17m, 5
19	★★	Sourdough on the Side	Sport 17m, 5
		The Unclimbed Crack	Trad 17m
	★★	Top Shelf	Sport 10m, 3
20		Bottom Shelf	Sport 10m, 5
	★★	Shelf Life	Sport 10m, 3
	★	The Pink Panther	Sport 15m, 5
21	★	Think Pink	Sport 15m, 4
22	★	Off The Shelf	Sport 16m, 4
23	★	Footloose	Sport 10m, 4
25	★★	The Big C	Sport 16m, 6
26	★	Bliss	Sport 7m, 3
	★	Shelfish Pursuit	Sport 15m, 4