Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | Crag | |
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V4 | ★★ Approaching Insanity
Start as DU Hast and finish on the plate. FA: John Newby | 3m | The Airstrip | ||
VB+ | ★ 2. VM+
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V6 | ★★ Franks Better Half
Start on the plate and finish as Franks Route. FA: Frank Enz | 6m | The Airstrip | ||
V2 | ★★ Bulge
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V4 | ★★★ Lung Dyno
No 90 in 2009 Guide No 83 in 2003 Guide (map 2) Afternoon sun in winter | 4m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V3 | ★★ Trilogy
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V1 | ★★ Coconut Paddle
FA: Kelly Chiusano | 3m | The Airstrip | ||
V5 | ★★ Du Hast
Sit start from furthest right in the dark low corner, (or from the nearest dry holds if it is wet), follow the weakness which passes the big juggy plate and around the bulge into the grotty dark corner above the stream. FA: John Newby | 6m | The Airstrip | ||
V0 | ★★ Warm Up Boulder
Sit start. Jugs follow left. Campus for a V3. | 3m | The Airstrip | ||
V5 | ★★ The Element
| 5m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V4 | ★★★ Beautiful Edges
Very Polished. Has a bolt at the top. Walk off from the back. | 4m, 1 | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V3 | ★★ Dwarf Toss
Called 'Dwarf Toss' due to the high starting hold (jump start for many). Delicate rock-over to balancy mantle. | 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V3 | ★★★ The Fickle Finger of Fate
| 4m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V0 | ★ 7. V0
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V1 | ★★ B1
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
VB+ | ★ 4. VM+
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V2/3 | ★★★ Twin Aretes
| 4m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V1 | ★★ Smiley Face
| 3m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V2 | ★★ Picking the Nose
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V2 | ★ Fresh Start
| 5m | The Airstrip | ||
VB+ | ★ 4.VM+
Up left arete. | 5m | The Airstrip | ||
V3 | ★★★ K3
Distinctive crack to blank face. FA: John Newby | 7m | The Airstrip | ||
V1 | ★ 35
Start on the big jug and climb the rest. | 5m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V5 | ★★ Snap
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
VB+ | ★ 5. VM+
| 5m | The Airstrip | ||
V3 | ★ 19. V3
Sit start on obvious crimpers. Move upwards to obvious jugs and topout. Cheat-stone makes it easier, while pulling off a right heelhook is more exciting. | 2m | The Airstrip | ||
V2 | ★ Gonzo
FA: John Newby & Richard Knorf | 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V1 | ★★ Jericho
| 5m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V2 | ★ 16. V2
Starts from the obvious undercling and follows runnels on bulge to topout. Jugs on left are eliminated. | 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V6 | ★★ Power Puku
Start as for Du Hast but take the lower line on small slopers around the first corner. Leave this line before the juggy plate and drop on into the two small blobs. Reach or lunge all the way under the overhang, then clamp your way to reach and finish at the sloping break of Du Hast. Perhaps on the stiff side of the grade, but a great send. FA: John Newby | 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V4 | ★★ Connect Four SS
| 3m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V2 | ★ Cruxy
Cruxy sequency up crack, tend left at finish. | 6m | The Airstrip | ||
V1 | ★ 6. V1
Jump for a sharp juggy flake. Shorter climbers may struggle. | 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V1 | ★ 15. V1
Big move from small and sharp pocks. On the totem pole sticking out from the main karst. | 3m | The Airstrip | ||
V3 | ★★ Lung Arete
Take the rounded arete left of 'Lung Dyno' to a slightly committing mantle. No 89 in 2009 Guide No 84 in 2003 Guide (map 2) | 4m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V3 | ★★ 32
| 5m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V2 | ★★ #5 | 3m | Luggate Boulders | ||
V2 | ★★ Groove
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V4 | ★★ Quake
| 6m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V4 | ★ Maestro
Same start as Standing Ovation, taking the big sidepull, but uses handholds in the vertical crack only. Finishes on the same jugs. FA: John Newby | 1m | The Airstrip | ||
V3 | ★★ Connect Four
| 3m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V1 | ★ Ricemix
Up left arete | 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V1 | ★★ Swampthing
Big moves up the arete. | 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V2 | ★ 34
| 6m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V3 | ★★ Top Heavy
| Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
V5 | ★ Supernatural
| Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
VB+ | ★ 9. VM+
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V5 | ★★ Download
| 3m | The Airstrip | ||
V4 | ★★★ Torpedo
| Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
V2 | ★ 31
Start on the hole while smearing and rock-over. | 4m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V4 | ★★ Board Warmup
Sit-start and go up good edges to easy topout. Good warmup. | 3m | Bridle Path Boulders | ||
V4 | ★★ Aquarius
Low traverse then up right arete | 3m | The Airstrip | ||
V7 | ★★★ Tuppi-Master
sit-start to Twin Atrêtes, spanning between right arête & chunky jug | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
V0 | ★ 1. The Jug
Overhanging jugs on the far left. | 3m | The Airstrip | ||
V1 | ★★ Good Form
Climb the flowstone to crack. Taller people can reach lefthand jug when standing on the flowstone. Topout and descend via cave. | 5m | The Airstrip | ||
V6 | ★★★ Tricky
| Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
VB | ★ Hop On
"Hop On" from the adjacent rock and follow the jugs. | 3m | The Airstrip | ||
V7 | ★★★ Franks Route
Start with two pinchy holds (two chalky holds in the first photo above) and throw your left heel to the top, find your way to the plate and finish via Franks Better Half. FA: Frank Enz | 8m | The Airstrip | ||
V2 | ★ Chalice
| 3m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V3 | ★★ # 22. Sit-start & heel hook to jugs | 5m | Wharewerawera / Long Beach | ||
V4 | ★★★ Nasal Slip
| Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
V2 | ★★ Zig Zag | 6m | Bridle Path Boulders | ||
V5 | ★★ The Element
| Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
V1 | ★ NO.9
| Mt Cook Bouldering | |||
V2 | ★ 8. V2
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V4 | ★★ Edge to pocket left | 4m | Wharewerawera / Long Beach | ||
V0 | ★★★ Run and Jump Slab
Trend to left arete. | 5m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V5 | ★★★ Dominatrix
Start on overhanging groove and use good holds and out right | 4m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V3 | ★★ Swanlake
FA: John Newby | 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V2 | ★★ No.39
| Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
V1/2 | ★★★ Henry Moore
Grade: V2 CCH15 | 4m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V3 | Artichoke
Sit start on two side pulls, right hand to crimp, and top out. Avoid using the arete | 3m | Bridle Path Boulders | ||
V2 | ★★ 20. Luna Leper
Climb up to the first bolt on Lunar Leopard. | 5m | Waipari | ||
V4 | ★ Middle Direct
Start as for the Jug Left and finish straight up using a sloping dish. Right arete jugs are out. | 3m | The Airstrip | ||
{US} VB- | ★ Get Laid
Sit start FA: Sarah Hay, 2010 | 3m | Stony Batter | ||
V2 | ★ 18. V2
| The Airstrip | |||
VB- | NO.7
| Mt Cook Bouldering | |||
V4 | ★★★ Think Tank
| Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
VB- | ★★★ Bonsai
| 5m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V0 | ★ 10. V0
Evident crack on the right-hand side of the roof. | 3m | The Airstrip | ||
VB+ | ★ Sauce
G.VM | 3m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V2 | ★★ Vlad the Impaler
Dyno between big pockets (Stand Start) | 6m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V3 | ★★ 45
Hop-start to jug | 3m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V0 | ★ # 24. Low traverse inside arch | 3m | Wharewerawera / Long Beach | ||
V3 | ★★ Big Cheese
| 3m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V4 | ★★ Dirty Little Slapper
| 3m | The Airstrip | ||
V1 | ★ Meatloaf Meander
Traverse right to left. Start at shelf by grey intrusion | 5m | Bridle Path Boulders | ||
V1 | ★★ Henry Moore
| Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
V5 | ★★ Learning Curve
| 4m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V0 | ★★ Fishy Fingers
Site start in pockets | 3m | The Airstrip | ||
V2 | ★★ 21
Great arête | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
V3 | ★★ #5
| 3m | Hospital Flat | ||
V2 | ★ Slapper
| 4m | The Airstrip | ||
V0 | ★ 4
Sit start and up the crack/flake. | 2m | Hospital Flat | ||
V0 | ★★ Split Apple
The classic Baring Head problem. Straight up the middle of Split Apple. Can be done as a dyno raising the difficulty to V3. From the central jug, high feet, then dyno to the top. | 4m | Baring Head | ||
VB | ★ 14. VM
| 3m | The Airstrip | ||
V1 | ★ 42
| Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | |||
V0 | ★ 43
| 5m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
V1 | ★★★ Ode to Joy
| 10m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin | ||
VB+ | 30
Buckets. Grade:VM | 4m | Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin |