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Route history

1995First ascent: Tony Clearwater

Warnings

Location

Lat/Lon: -40.88438, 172.81173

Grade citation

18 Assigned grade
17 [17 - 18] -- grAId
18 Climbing New Zealand, A Crag Guide for the Travelling Rock Climber
18 (S)(S) South Island Rock

ethic

Mostly sport climbing with the occasional thread. Clearing vegetation is frowned upon and may lead to closures. Abseil or lower off: Don't walk to the top of cliffs as it trashes the vegetation.

inherited from Paynes Ford

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Quality

Mega Classic
Classic
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Don't Bother
Crap

Overall quality 81 from 141 ratings.

Difficulty - 18

Soft Touch
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Sandbag

Based on 11 ratings.

Suggested Grade

18
19

Based on 11 ratings.

Tick Types

Onsight 90
Flash 22
Red point 18
Pink point 2
Tick 37
Attempt 8

Comment keywords

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