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Shotwell Slabs Mostly Sport climbing 9 routes in crag

Grade context: AU
Ascents: 32

16 18 20 22

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Summary

Diorite

Consistent climbing on clean diorite. Bring 2x 60m ropes and 14 draws. See https://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/fiordland/hollyford-river/shotwell-slabs for more info.

Description

North

Google Maps your way to (-44.8104631, 168.0369817) and park on the right side of the road (when heading towards Milford Sound). You will see the massive slab on the other side of the road.

Approach

10-20 min

Cross the road and follow the stream bed for 10 min until you reach the crag.

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Routes

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1 16

2 16

3 19

4 17

Fully bolted

FA: Nick Cradock & Martin Hawes, 2010

1 15 32m

2 16 50m

3 16 60m

Bring a light rack. Bolted belays, and the occasional bolt.

FA: Murray Ball, Nick Cradock & Dave Shotwell, 2010

Fully bolted. Follow groove on left then up the slab to the first anchor of Morris Dancing.

FA: Murray Ball, Nick Cradock & Dave Shotwell, 2012

1 19 56m

2 16 57m

3 17 53m

Fully bolted. P1: 14 bolts; P2: 8 bolts; P3: 9 bolts. The line starts into a corner-like feature then veers left onto a smooth slab.

FA: Murray Ball, Nick Cradock & Dave Shotwell, 2010

The thin slab just right of ´Morris Dancing’.

FA: Murray Ball, 2012

Warning Fixed Gear: Broken hanger

1 20 55m

2 20 45m

Fully bolted. P1: 11 bolts; P2: 7 bolts. Confusingly, start on the bolt line to the left of painted marking ´BJ’.

FA: Murray Judge & Dave Shotwell, 2012

Start on the short bulge just right of ´Bad Judgement’.

FA: Murray Ball & Bronwyn Judge, Feb 2016

1 20 35m

2 20 50m

3 17 50m

4 18 50m

5 15 35m

Fully bolted

FA: Murray Ball, Nick Cradock & Dave Shotwell, 2010

Starts at 3rd pitch of Eureka, and branches out right for 3 pitches

FA: Murray Ball, Nick Cradock & Dave Shotwell, 2012

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