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Ascents in Te Waipounamu / The South Island by Vanessa Wills

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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Sun 3rd Apr 2016 - Hanging Rock
West End
19 ★★ Brittlemania Sport 22m ★★ Very Good
Nicest of the 4 routes, some really fun moves and a jump start for me

  
21 ★★ The Antidote Sport ★ Good
Had a couple of goes at the start. Found the slab a little scarier

  
15 ★★ Speed King Sport 22m ★ Good
Quite hard getting established on this if short

  
Sun 3rd Apr 2016 - Hanging Rock
Black Wall
18 ★ Desire Sport 15m Average
Haha, dying of heat exhaustion and the start of this route made me think I was at Nowra. After the v2 start it was easy.

  
Sat 2nd Apr 2016 - Motatapu Valley
Roadside Area Roadside Attraction
21 ★★ Aretenaphobia Sport 13m, 3 ★★ Very Good
Have done before, about 10 years ago.

  
Sat 2nd Apr 2016 - Motatapu Valley
Roadside Area Al Cove
19 ★★ Chinese Hospitality Sport 15m, 6 ★ Good
Interesting feature

  
23 22 ★★ Ferocious Weasel Sport 20m, 8 ★ Good
Not too hard

  
23 ★★ Roche Moutonnee Sport 16m, 8 ★★ Very Good
Great novelty roof with per madras

  
20 ★ Cunning Linguistics Sport 16m, 5 ★★ Very Good
I made the top roof harder than needed

  
21 ★ Reefer Madness Sport 16m, 7 Average
Didn't like this that much, felt very pumpy

  
22 ★★ The Colonel's Secret Sport 16m, 6 ★ Good
The draws were on to below crux. Felt pretty slippery, I appreciated the hand jams

  
Thu 31st Mar 2016 - Motatapu Valley
Riverside Main Wall
20 ★ You Crack Me Up Sport 25m, 5 ★ Good
Feels easier than 20 now that you don't need to place gear

  
25 ★★★ Lollapalooza (Lollapallooza) Sport 25m, 9 ★★ Very Good
Took a while to stick the low roof moves. The top is just rather pumpy.

  
Thu 31st Mar 2016 - Motatapu Valley
Riverside Kerfuffle Wall
18 ★★ Te Whanau Sport 20m, 5 ★★ Very Good
Some time in the past, Rpt warm up today. Hard start

  
17 ★ Terrain Spotting Sport 20m, 6 ★ Good
Some time in the past

  
17 ★ Get Kerfuffled Sport 20m, 8 ★ Good
Sometime maybe 2010.

  
Wed 30th Mar 2016 - The Chasm
24 ★★★ One Way Ticket Sport 25m, 13 ★★ Very Good
Abseiled over it as it shares anchors with HI CD, and put draws on so not really an onsight

  
22 ★ Granite Gringo Sport 15m, 3 ★ Good
Rock not as nice as at right hand end, some tricky moves

  
Tue 29th Mar 2016 - Castledowns
Bunny Gully
19 ★★ Kingston Flyer Sport 24m ★ Good
Antarctic conditions today

  
16 ★★ Never Say Nevis Again Sport 22m ★ Good
Ah, limestone slabs

  
17 ★ Johnny Walker Wisdom Sport 22m, 7 ★ Good
A hidden hold under the matagouri

  
Mon 28th Mar 2016 - Wye Creek
South Side Main Wall
17 18 ★★ About Time Sport 30m, 13 ★ Good
Rpt, quite pumpy for the grade due to mystery hold factor.

  
Mon 28th Mar 2016 - Wye Creek
North Side Eweniverse Wall
24 ★★ Equilibrium Sport 22m, 9 ★ Good
Quite desperate even second go as I wobbled up this

  
21 22 ★ End of the Eweniverse Sport 20m, 5 Average
Not sure how I didn't fall off this. Short on holds around the second bolt

  
Sun 27th Mar 2016 - The Chasm
23 ★★★ Groove Armada Sport 29m, 9 ★★ Very Good
Great varied climbing. Stupidly fell of at second bolt first go, came down and then did route to top. Got a bit sprayed by waterfall behind

  
21 ★★ Proximity Infatuation Sport 20m, 9 ★ Good
Quite pumpy as a warm up to get to next ledge. Was also soaked after belaying with the wind blowing water in

  
Wed 23rd Mar 2016 - Mapoutahi
Main Wall
18 ★ Winona's big brown beaver Sport 20m Average
Easier to clean due to anchor placement

  
20 ★ Ejectoflap Sport 20m ★ Good
The heavily chalked holds at second roof didn't suit me at all.

  
Wed 23rd Mar 2016 - Mapoutahi
Eldorado Wall
17 ★★ Golden Showers Sport 20m, 8 ★ Good
Quite nice

  
Wed 23rd Mar 2016 - Mapoutahi
Main Wall
19 ★ Greek Gift 2 Sport 20m, 8 ★ Good
Feels quite airy

  
20 ★ Like a Lover Scorned Sport 25m, 6 ★ Good
Some interesting arête moves if the sidepulls out of reach

  
Wed 23rd Mar 2016 - Mapoutahi
Eldorado Wall
19 ★ Jospe/Carr Route (When Yuppies Go to Hell) Sport 25m, 10 ★ Good
Some moments of interesting climbing up groove

  
Sun 20th Mar 2016 - Wharewerawera / Long Beach
The Caves
20 ★★ Bowels of Mercy Sport 14m, 3 Average
A few nice moves then rambling top

  
18 ★ Purple haze Sport 10m, 3 Average
Some nice jugs then easy run out top

  
20 ★ Magnet Sport 12m ★ Good
Found this stout, but maybe it was the full sun

  
22 23 ★★ El Zymer Sport 12m, 4 ★ Good
Add a grade or impossible if short. Got fingernails onto rail and did chin up to start.

  
Mon 17th Sep 2012 - Hospital Flat
Sunnyside
22 ★★ Sisters of Mercy Sport 16m, 5 ★ Good
Alzheimers OS

  
21 22 ★★ Shark Chirac Sport 16m, 5 ★ Good
More Alzheimers OS

  
26 ★★ Who Stole My Doris Sport 21m, 5 Average
One of the best sandbags ever- told it was a 23. thought it was nails.

  
25 ★★★ Mental As Anything Sport 21m, 5 ★★ Very Good
More sandbags from MB. Too tired after doris, but much more doable.

  
19 ★ Hap Hazard Sport 19m, 6 ★ Good
Shame about the ledge.

  
Fri 14th Sep 2012 - Mount Iron
Ironside
20 21 Urban Hang (Left end) Sport 15m, 5 Average
25 ★★ Irony Sport 15m, 5 ★ Good
3 visits, not a bad route

  
20 A Steep Introduction Sport 15m, 6 Average
A bit escapable

  
Sun 9th Sep 2012 - Mount Iron
The Next Best Thing
19 ★ Toe the Line Sport 20m, 8 Average
Too friggin cold and wet, couldnt feel hands

  
22 ★ Crossroads Sport 15m, 4 ★ Good
Did this some other visit

  
Fri 3rd Dec 2010 - Mount Iron
Ironside
22 ★★ Bush Lawyer (Bush Lawyer (C)) Sport 20m, 5 ★★★ Classic
grade 22 in guidebook

  
22 ★★ Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden(j)) Sport 15m, 5 Average
19 20 ★ Out There on the Edge (Out there on the Edge (k)) Sport 15m, 5 Average
23 25 ★★ Irony (The free mantle day) Sport 15m, 5 ★ Good
22 23 ★★ Steelworks (Steelworks(i)) Sport 15m, 5 ★ Good
Wed 13th Jan 2010 - Wye Creek
North Side Bush Wall
23 24 ★ Gift Of Grace Sport 12m, 3 ★ Good
hard for 23, especially to onsight

  
Wed 13th Jan 2010 - Wye Creek
North Side Project Wall
25 23 ★★★ Blood On The Tracks Sport 27m, 10 ★★ Very Good
Probably only 24. Shame about the start, the rest is superb!

  
Wed 13th Jan 2010 - Wye Creek
North Side Black Wall
19 20 ★ Full Empty Sport 18m, 6 ★ Good
the start was tough

  
Tue 12th Jan 2010 - Wye Creek
North Side Admiral Wall
21 22 ★ Frogaroo (Frog Arms) Sport 12m, 5 ★ Good
lots of holds, not all of them good

  
22 23 ★ Year of the Splat Sport 12m, 5 ★ Good
  • Bouldery and scary to clip.
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    Sun 10th Jan 2010 - Mount Iron
    The Next Best Thing
    21 ★ Chink in the Armour Sport 15m, 5 Average
    sandbagged and told it was a 17 warm up

    		  
    23 ★ Brass Monkey Sport 15m, 5 Average
    more hard slopers

    		  
    23 ★ Stool Pigeon Sport 15m, 5 Average
    hard slopers

    		  
    Sun 10th Jan 2010 - Hospital Flat
    Whale Watching
    20 ★★ No Thanks I'd Rather Walk Sport 15m, 10 ★ Good
    a bit loose near the top

    		  
    24 ★★ 10 Boy Scouts Sport 20m, 8 Average
    kiwis cant crimp

    		  
    23 ★★ Hobo Humping Slobo Babe Sport 15m, 5 ★ Good
    tricky to chose the right crimp

    		  
    Sun 10th Jan 2010 - Hospital Flat
    Warm Leatharête
    22 ★★ Doing the World a Favour Sport 20m, 6 ★★ Very Good
    was going fine til the top

    		  
    Sun 10th Jan 2010 - Hospital Flat
    Tombstone Boulders The Tombstone
    21 20 ★★ Disco Inferno Sport 15m, 3 ★ Good
    arete humping

    		  
    17 18 ★ Rusty Pins Sport 15m, 6 ★ Good
    tricky in places

    		  
    Mon 4th Jan 2010 - Little Babylon
    24 23 ★★ Rua Tahi Sport 12m, 5 ★ Good
    Struggling on the crag warm up!

    		  
    25 ★★★ Solitude Sport 25m, 10 ★★★ Classic
    sensational, shame about the rest ledge

    		  
    24 23 ★ Bish Bosh Bash (BishBashBosh) Sport 12m, 4 ★ Good
    Just kept sliming off

    		  
    Sun 3rd Jan 2010 - Babylon
    Left Hand Wall
    17 26 ★★ The Obvious Weakness (The Obvious weakness Pitch 1) Sport 36m ★ Good
    It was dry in the rain

    		  
    19 ★★ Monsoon Sport 30m, 8 ★ Good
    thanks for the long anchor draws Neil.

    		  
    Wed 30th Dec 2009 - Wye Creek
    South Side Main Wall
    22 ★ No Holds Barred Sport 27m, 8 ★ Good
    Rather well spaced bolts. A full head trip!

    		  
    Mon 28th Dec 2009 - Wye Creek
    North Side Hidden Wall
    24 25 ★ Emma Louise Sport 15m, 6 Average
    hard start, middle and horrible thrutchy end

    		  
    Mon 28th Dec 2009 - Wye Creek
    North Side Eweniverse Wall
    19 ★ Vas-y Mollo (Easy Tiger (vas-y-mollo)) Sport 15m, 5 Average
    not very memorable

    		  
    17 18 ★ Incy Wincy Spider Sport 15m, 4 Average
    makes the trad route redundant

    		  
    22 ★ Epoxy Passion Sport 20m, 8 ★ Good
    some OK moments. Hard mantle

    		  
    Mon 28th Dec 2009 - South Wye
    Main Wall
    23 ★★ Lambs to the Slaughters (Lambs to the slaughter) Sport 150m, 27 ★★★ Classic
    Pitch 3 was spacily bolted- good lead Neil

    		  
    24 Two Steps Ahead of the Pack Sport 87m, 19 Don't Bother
    Felt hard cos I was meant to be doing an 18 and had on a full rack. Stepped in sling to get over roof

    		  
    Tue 13th Oct 2009 - Mount Iron
    Iron Curtain
    23 24 ★★ The Bastard from Gunn Rd Sport 20m, 10 ★ Good
    Good moves. Crap rock.

    		  
    Mon 12th Oct 2009 - Chinaman's Bluff
    Ravages Area
    22 21 ★★ Hard Sun Sport 82m, 31 ★ Good
    Great cleaning effort. Harder than 21

    		  
    Sun 11th Oct 2009 - Wye Creek
    North Side Project Wall
    25 ★★★ Xenalasia Sport 27m, 13 ★★ Very Good
    Another NZ dog for the collection

    		  
    Sun 11th Oct 2009 - Wye Creek
    North Side Eweniverse Wall
    21 ★★ Tais-toi! Sport 22m, 9 ★ Good
    A bit of a struggle

    		  
    Mon 31st Mar 2008 - Motatapu Valley
    Riverside Garden Bar
    19 17 Jug of Speights Sport 25m, 13 Average
    Competes with the Nutty Professor as the biggest sandbag in Wanaka

    		  
    Mon 31st Mar 2008 - Motatapu Valley
    Riverside Main Wall
    23 ★★ Anti Walk Device Sport 25m, 10 ★★ Very Good
    Did a Bundy and fell off at the anchors!

    		  
    Mon 31st Mar 2008 - Motatapu Valley
    Riverside Beginner’s Slab
    19 ★ Cryptology Sport 10m, 3 Average
    OK warm up

    		  
    Sat 29th Mar 2008 - Motatapu Valley
    Riverside Main Wall
    24 ★★★ Zoot Alors Sport 25m, 7 ★★ Very Good
    Tried to do the 30 by mistake, but even when on track itTook a few more attempts than it should!

    		  
    23 ★★ Anti Walk Device Sport 25m, 10 ★★ Very Good
    Too tired.

    		  
    Sat 29th Mar 2008 - Hospital Flat
    The Main Cliff
    17 ★★ Headbangers Arete Sport 20m, 5 ★ Good
    Sat 29th Mar 2008 - Motatapu Valley
    Riverside Main Wall
    23 ★★★ Jack Be Nimble Sport 25m, 6 ★★ Very Good
    Nice flake moves.

    		  
    Fri 28th Mar 2008 - Wye Creek
    South Side Main Wall
    18 19 ★★ 88 Chocolate Treats Sport 31m, 11 ★ Good
    Ahem. Went the wrong way over the bulge.

    		  
    17 18 ★ Up the Creek (Up the River) Sport 30m, 9 ★ Good
    Good the first time round, but would get tedious after a while.

    		  
    19 20 ★★ Smellie Crack Sport 25m, 10 ★★ Very Good
    Rather tricky for the grade.

    		  
    Fri 28th Mar 2008 - Wye Creek
    North Side Black Wall
    20 ★★ Matt's Joke Sport 20m, 8 ★ Good
    Short roof, then more sustained than it looked.

    		  
    Fri 28th Mar 2008 - Wye Creek
    South Side Main Wall
    21 ★★★ Dream Thing Sport 15m, 8 ★★ Very Good
    Sweet roof!

    		  
    Sat 22nd Mar 2008 - The Chasm
    17 ★★ MT to CN belay LEFT Sport 15m, 6 ★ Good
    The easiest route on the wall?

    		  
    18 20 ★★ Another One (MT to CN belay RIGHT) Sport 15m, 6 Average
    A few weird slimy traverse moves.

    		  
    18 20 ★★ Another One (White rope to CN Belay) Sport 15m, 6 ★★★ Classic
    The best stint of grade18 sports climbing ever. Now I want to do the top pitch

    		 
    19 17 ★ Unnamed 17 (Mainly Tramping) Sport 15m, 5 ★ Good
    Nice recent addition and a better way onto the wall than the tree.

    		  
    Wed 19th Mar 2008 - Gorge Road
    Leonardo's Wall
    18 17 ★ Heart of Darkness Sport 25m, 10 Average
    Not sure if this was it. Better than it looks.

    		  
    Wed 19th Mar 2008 - Gorge Road
    Main Wall
    23 ★ Andy's Arête Sport 25m, 8 Don't Bother
    The worst strred climb Ive ever been on

    		  
    18 ★★ Dog in Town Sport 18m, 5 ★ Good
    The move over the roof is nice I suppose.

    		 

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