Ascents in Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island as Flash

Nice long crusy route

Easy once on the arete

nice chimney

Note that all the odd numbered pitches, are 20 or harder, the evens are 19 or easier. By offering first lead to your partner you can get an easy ride up this massive route; thanks Romain! All clean except perhaps for a bit of top rope tension assistance on the burly first 24 pitch.

Nice moves in the 2nd pitch! Climbed 1st pitch of Scoopage and 2nd pitch of this climb as one long pitch. Clipped anchor and crux bolt but found good gear so didn't use 3 of the bolts, not sure they are all needed.

Nice lead from Jonno. Great route, reminiscent of Arapiles watchtower slabbing. Left the anchor in place for convenience.

Should be considered a classic now that it has an extra bolt—so you don't need the gear. It is still an engaging climb and after the obligatory damp Plateau slab at the bottom the climbing is excellent.

Retroflash. Great pocket route.

Trickyish start. Didn't float my boat.

Better overall than Frenz, and the bottom moves are harder especially if you stop to get a high piece in before committing.

Really cool, engaging route. Easier to the first bolt than expected, this route has two cruxes. Decently exposed feeling. Good variety of moves and gear. Small cams and nuts are very useful as are alpine draws. Rapped off to make cleaning a cam that walked easier, plenty of rope left with a 60m from the boulder we rapped from.

Awesome layback climbing and super solid gear placements. A few crux moves towards midway, in between the 2 cracks.

Went up it after Neil had gotten some chalk on the holds and cleaned up the top. Cool crux sequence on some decent holds with the slopey top holds giving it some sting in the tail. We both thought it felt more like 24.

Face variation. Using the left wall to stem seems 19/20 (especially if you're tall). Great climb going either way.

First mixed route placing gear

Good technical moves from pockets to a nice horizontal break. Beware the rusty bolt and throw a friend in the break,

A terrible route, chossy, bad gear, annoying moves. Not worth it

Big rock on top of ledge half way up is loose. Take care.

Think Jonno strayed too far right, missed the spike, exited right instead of left. Getting hot and blowy, time to leave. Keen to return and lead it.

Davies gear. Added a few bits.

Quick efficient placing of gear, most unlike me.

Brillant climb, stoked to finally do it. Doubles of finger sized cams useful. Great pro and some nice feelings of a little bit of exposure.

Inspected this rapping off Human Intervention. Thought it would be tough but was seduced anyway. It did not disappoint in terms of difficulty. A very slow and tiring ascent.