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Table of contents
- 1. Map 16 Fossil and Day Four 98 in Field
- 2. Index by grade
1. Map 16 Fossil and Day Four 98 routes in Field
- Summary:
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Mostly Bouldering
Lat / Long: -43.231490, 171.715979
description
Map 16 in The Comprehensive Castle Hill CLimbing Guide (2015).
Some problems correspond to The Definitive Spittle Hill Climbing Guide's Map 17
access issues
Some areas are part of Kura Tawhiti Conservation Reserve and managed by the DOC; others are private property.
For access to the main Castle Hill area, you can park in the lot available for the Castle Hill Park which contains some walking trails. These walking trails will also take you to Quantum Field or Spittle Hill. This is one of the easiest areas to get up and get going unless you want to fit in a good hike.
If you want access to Cave Stream, take a 10 minute drive further north along 73 to park at the Cave Stream Park area. To access Flock Hill and Dry Valley, you need to drive 1 kilometre further from Cave Stream's parking area. There will be an obvious park sign. You will then need to take a bit of a hike to get where you need to go.
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ★ Fatso Goes Nutzoid / 1 | V7 | ||||||
| 2 | ★★ Fossil / 2 | V5 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | ★★ The Alchemist / 4 | V9 | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | V2 | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | V3 | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | V0 | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | V4 | ||||||
| 9 | ★ The Swank / 9 | V3 | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | V1 | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | V2 | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | V0 | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | |||||||
| 14 | 14 | V0 | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | V1 | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | |||||||
| 17 | ★ Oriental / 17 | V3 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | V1 | ||||||
| 19 | ★ True Grit / 19 | V6 | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | V0 | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | VB | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | V0 | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | VB | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | VB | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | V1 | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | V1 | ||||||
| 27 | 27 | |||||||
| 28 | ★★ Out of Sync / 28 | V5 | ||||||
| 29 | 29 | |||||||
| 30 | 30 | |||||||
| 31 | ★★ 31 | V2 | ||||||
| 32 | ★★ 32 | V0 | 7m | |||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 33 |
Cheese Traverse
Traverse from second hold on 'No.39' down and right, then up to second hold on 'Big Cheese'. | V2 | 2m | |||||
| 34 | ★★ Big Cheese / 33 | V2 | 7m | |||||
| 35 |
★★★ Let There Be Malt / 34
FA: John McCallum | V5 | 7m | |||||
| 36 | ★★ Contrived / 35 | V5 | ||||||
| 37 | ★ 36 | V2 | ||||||
| 38 | 37 | V1 | ||||||
| 39 | 38 | V1 | ||||||
| 40 | 39 | V0 | ||||||
| 41 | 40 | V0 | ||||||
| 42 | 41 | VB | ||||||
| 43 | 42 | V2 | ||||||
| 44 | 43 | V2 | ||||||
| 45 | 44 | V2 | ||||||
| 46 | 45 | V1 | ||||||
| 47 | 46 | V0 | ||||||
| 48 | 47 | V0 | ||||||
| 49 | 48 | V2 | ||||||
| 50 | 49 | V0 | ||||||
| 51 | 50 | V0 | ||||||
| 52 | 51 | VB | ||||||
| 53 | 52 | VB | ||||||
| 54 | 53 | V1 | ||||||
| 55 | 54 | V1 | ||||||
| 56 | 55 | V2 | ||||||
| 57 | 56 | V1 | ||||||
| 58 | 57 | |||||||
| 59 | 58 | V1 | ||||||
| 60 | 59 | V0 | ||||||
| 61 | 60 | VB | ||||||
| 62 | 61 | V2 | ||||||
| 63 | 62 | V1 | ||||||
| 64 | 63 | V0 | ||||||
| 65 | 64 | V0 | ||||||
| 66 | 65 | V2 | ||||||
| 67 | ★★ 66 | V1 | ||||||
| 68 |
Crater Face / 66
Sit-start the short face. | V5 | ||||||
| 69 | 66 Sit-start | V7 | ||||||
| 70 | The Meat Grinder / 67 | V6 | ||||||
| 71 | 68 | V3 | ||||||
| 72 | ★ Day Four / 69 | V5 | ||||||
| 73 | 70 | VB | ||||||
| 74 | 71 | VB | ||||||
| 75 | 72 | V2 | ||||||
| 76 | 73 | V5 | ||||||
| 77 | 74 | V3 | ||||||
| 78 | 75 | V0 | ||||||
| 79 | ★ Ninety Degrees / 76 | V3 | ||||||
| 80 | 77 | V5 | ||||||
| 81 | 78 | V1 | ||||||
| 82 | 79 | VB | ||||||
| 83 | 80 | V0 | ||||||
| 84 | 81 | V3 | ||||||
| 85 | 82 | V2 | ||||||
| 86 | 83 | V1 | ||||||
| 87 | 84 | VB | ||||||
| 88 | 85 | V2 | ||||||
| 89 | 86 | V3 | ||||||
| 90 | 87 | V1 | ||||||
| 91 | ★ 88 | VB | ||||||
| 92 | 89 | V1 | ||||||
| 93 | 90 | V1 | ||||||
| 94 | 91 | V1 | ||||||
| 95 | 92 | V1 | ||||||
| 96 | 93 | V1 | ||||||
| 97 | 94 | V4 | ||||||
Lead routes | ||||||||
| 99 | ★★ Usurper / CCH15 M16 R66 | 21 | ||||||
2. Index by grade
| Grade | 
|
Stars | Name | Style | Pop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VB | 21 | ||||
| 23 | |||||
| 24 | |||||
| 41 | |||||
| 51 | |||||
| 52 | |||||
| 60 | |||||
| 70 | |||||
| 71 | |||||
| 79 | |||||
| 84 | |||||
| ★ | 88 | ||||
| V0 | 12 | ||||
| 14 | |||||
| 20 | |||||
| 22 | |||||
| ★★ | 32 | 7m | |||
| 39 | |||||
| 40 | |||||
| 46 | |||||
| 47 | |||||
| 49 | |||||
| 50 | |||||
| 59 | |||||
| 63 | |||||
| 64 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| 75 | |||||
| 80 | |||||
| V1 | 10 | ||||
| 15 | |||||
| 18 | |||||
| 25 | |||||
| 26 | |||||
| 37 | |||||
| 38 | |||||
| 45 | |||||
| 53 | |||||
| 54 | |||||
| 56 | |||||
| 58 | |||||
| 62 | |||||
| ★★ | 66 | ||||
| 78 | |||||
| 83 | |||||
| 87 | |||||
| 89 | |||||
| 90 | |||||
| 91 | |||||
| 92 | |||||
| 93 | |||||
| V2 | 11 | ||||
| ★★ | 31 | ||||
| ★ | 36 | ||||
| 42 | |||||
| 43 | |||||
| 44 | |||||
| 48 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| 55 | |||||
| 61 | |||||
| 65 | |||||
| 72 | |||||
| 82 | |||||
| 85 | |||||
| ★★ | Big Cheese | 7m | |||
| Cheese Traverse | 2m | ||||
| 21 | ★★ | Usurper | |||
| V3 | 6 | ||||
| 68 | |||||
| 74 | |||||
| 81 | |||||
| 86 | |||||
| ★ | Ninety Degrees | ||||
| ★ | Oriental | ||||
| ★ | The Swank | ||||
| V4 | 8 | ||||
| 94 | |||||
| V5 | 73 | ||||
| 77 | |||||
| ★★ | Contrived | ||||
| Crater Face | |||||
| ★ | Day Four | ||||
| ★★ | Fossil | ||||
| ★★★ | Let There Be Malt | 7m | |||
| ★★ | Out of Sync | ||||
| V6 | The Meat Grinder | ||||
| ★ | True Grit | ||||
| V7 | 66 Sit-start | ||||
| ★ | Fatso Goes Nutzoid | ||||
| V9 | ★★ | The Alchemist | |||
| ? | 13 | ||||
| 16 | |||||
| 27 | |||||
| 29 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 30 | |||||
| 57 |