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Table of contents
- 1. Entrance Field 33 in Field
- 2. Index by grade
1. Entrance Field 33 routes in Field
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: -43.183157, 171.747578
description
The first boulders you come to at Flock Hill
access issues
This is all private land so can be closed at various points of the year for lamb calving.
ethic
The DOC wants all climbers to register before climbing here: http://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/canterbury/inland-canterbury/castle-hill-basin/flock-hill
Before you hike out to climb, check in at Flock Hill Lodge. Be sure to check out when you are done. This makes sure if there is an injury that prevents you from returning that they will search for you at the end of the day.
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
★★ The Psychic Tea Lady
Tricky runnel climbing. | V7 | ||||||
| 2 | ★★★ Dirty Rascal | V4 | 7m | |||||
| 3 | ★★ Second Hand | V3 | 4m | |||||
| 4 | Marsupial hunt | V3 | 6m | |||||
| 5 | Just stand up! | V3 | 4m | |||||
| 6 | Smooth and Round | V4 | 5m | |||||
| 7 | Octagon | V6 | ||||||
| 8 | ★★ Limestone Orgasm | V8 | ||||||
| 9 |
★ Something Slabby
Slab up the centre of the face. | V3 | 5m | |||||
| 10 | ★★ Standing Clever | V5 | 4m | |||||
| 11 |
★★★ Something Clever
Sit start out left and move right and compress up to jugs and top out to the right. Stand is a good V5. | V6 | 5m | |||||
| 12 |
★★ Orange 35 Wall
The overhanging yellow prow. Sit start and climb straight up through good holds. | V0 | 4m | |||||
| 13 |
★ Feature Wall
Climb the middle of the face. Rock over the foot then pick the beta that works for you. | V4 | 4m | |||||
| 14 | ★ Rango | V4 | 3m | |||||
| 15 | ★★★ Seth Gecko | V4 | 4m | |||||
| 16 |
★★ Ribbed
FA: Daniel Jenkins, 2001 | V5 | 3m | |||||
| 17 | Cholula | V3 | 4m | |||||
| 18 | Two Thumbs Up | V1 | 4m | |||||
| 19 |
★ Slice of Hueco
Big moves from the hueco just right of 'Stem Cell'. | V3 | 5m | |||||
| 20 | ★ Bone Marrow | V3 | 3m | |||||
| 21 |
★★★ Stem Cell
Start on jugs way back in the scoop. Use stemming and magic to make your way to exist out right of the scoop. | V3 | 5m | |||||
| 22 |
★★ Crumpet Season
The prow feature climber’s left from Stem Cell. | V1 | 3m | |||||
| 23 |
★★ Smeagal
Start on pockets and move to gaston with right hand. Move left to gain large flakes above FA: Gomez Garcia Gonzalez & Matt Pierson, 2003 | V5 | ||||||
| 24 | ★ Trail of the Light | V3 | 4m | |||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 25 |
★ Rail of Delight
Start in the jug, left to the rail and continue | V4 | ||||||
| 26 | ★ Lieutenant Friction | V4 | ||||||
| 27 | ★★★ Frictionary Philistine | V4 | ||||||
| 28 | ★ Sloper Sophisticate | V4 | ||||||
| 29 | ★★ Never Say Never Again | V4 | ||||||
| 30 | ★ Don't Bring Me Down | V3 | ||||||
| 31 | ★★★ Heterochromia | V1 | ||||||
| 32 | ★★★ Fractal | V6 | ||||||
| 33 |
★★ Pinch Face
Start with excellent pinch in middle of face and head upward with high step and mantel. | V4 | ||||||
2. Index by grade
| Grade | 
|
Stars | Name | Style | Pop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V0 | ★★ | Orange 35 Wall | 4m | ||
| V1 | ★★ | Crumpet Season | 3m | ||
| ★★★ | Heterochromia | ||||
| Two Thumbs Up | 4m | ||||
| V3 | ★ | Bone Marrow | 3m | ||
| Cholula | 4m | ||||
| ★ | Don't Bring Me Down | ||||
| Just stand up! | 4m | ||||
| Marsupial hunt | 6m | ||||
| ★★ | Second Hand | 4m | |||
| ★ | Slice of Hueco | 5m | |||
| ★ | Something Slabby | 5m | |||
| ★★★ | Stem Cell | 5m | |||
| ★ | Trail of the Light | 4m | |||
| V4 | ★★★ | Dirty Rascal | 7m | ||
| ★ | Feature Wall | 4m | |||
| ★★★ | Frictionary Philistine | ||||
| ★ | Lieutenant Friction | ||||
| ★★ | Never Say Never Again | ||||
| ★★ | Pinch Face | ||||
| ★ | Rail of Delight | ||||
| ★ | Rango | 3m | |||
| ★★★ | Seth Gecko | 4m | |||
| ★ | Sloper Sophisticate | ||||
| Smooth and Round | 5m | ||||
| V5 | ★★ | Ribbed | 3m | ||
| ★★ | Smeagal | ||||
| ★★ | Standing Clever | 4m | |||
| V6 | ★★★ | Fractal | |||
| Octagon | |||||
| ★★★ | Something Clever | 5m | |||
| V7 | ★★ | The Psychic Tea Lady | |||
| V8 | ★★ | Limestone Orgasm |