Ascents in Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock

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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality	Climber
Sat 18th May 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	18	★★ Buttress Corner	Trad 11m	★★★ Classic	TG
Sat 18th May 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Birth Canal — 2 attempts	Sport 20m, 7		TG
Cool climb with interesting moves. Not sure what holds are meant to be off limits. Seems a little easier than Reincarnation and Arrested Development
	21 Hard	★ Keepless	Sport 20m, 6	★★ Very Good	TG
Sat 18th May 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	18	★★ Buttress Corner	Trad 11m		Leonardo Correa
Sat 18th May 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Birth Canal	Sport 20m, 7		Leonardo Correa
Seems doable.
	21	★ Keepless — 2 attempts	Sport 20m, 6		Leonardo Correa
Sat 11th May 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Arrested Development	Sport 20m, 6		Leonardo Correa
Hard. I had to skip a few moves.
	21	★★ Falling Buttress	Mixed trad 20m, 7		Leonardo Correa
Sat 11th May 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	15	Burnt at the Stake	Sport 12m, 4		Leonardo Correa
	18	★★ Gargoyle	Trad		Shawn
Exited right to get to belay ledge instead of left
Sat 11th May 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	21 ~22	★★ Falling Buttress	Mixed trad 20m, 7		Shawn
Went from the base of the crag and continued up past the ledge clipping the extra bolt to top out proper. Roughly 30m and feels like a 22 doing it this way.
	25	★★ Hang on Man	Sport 20m, 6		Shawn
Sat 11th May 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	15	Burnt at the Stake	Sport 12m, 4		TG
Sat 11th May 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	21 Hard	★★ Falling Buttress	Mixed trad 20m, 7	★★★ Classic	TG
	25	★★★ Arrested Development	Sport 20m, 6		TG
Really tough. Cool moves
Sat 11th May 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	18 Hard	★★ Expedition Crack	Trad	★★★ Classic	TG
This was a fight!
Sun 21st Apr 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Birth Canal — 2 attempts	Sport 20m, 7	★★★ Classic	Joe Collinson
Sat 20th Apr 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Corbels
	17	★ Sword In The Stone	Trad 13m		Nicola StJohn
Sat 20th Apr 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Arrested Development	Sport 20m, 6		Nicola StJohn
Thu 18th Apr 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Reincarnation	Sport 20m, 8	★★★ Mega Classic	Joe Collinson
Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Reincarnation	Sport 20m, 8		Nicola StJohn
Sat 13th Apr 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Birth Canal	Sport 20m, 7		Nicola StJohn
	25	★★★ Birth Canal — 2 attempts	Sport 20m, 7	★★★ Classic	Shawn
	25	★★★ Reincarnation — 2 attempts	Sport 20m, 8	★★★ Classic	Shawn
Sun 18th Feb 2024 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Reincarnation — 2 attempts	Sport 20m, 8	★★★ Classic	Matteo
Fri 1st Dec 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Battlements
	17	★★ Holy Grail	Trad 12m		Robin Wareing
	19	★★ Guinevere	Trad 12m		Robin Wareing
	20	★★ Excalibur	Trad 12m		Robin Wareing
Fri 1st Dec 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	21	★ Keepless	Sport 20m, 6		Robin Wareing
Fri 1st Dec 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Barbican Wall
	24	★★ Wall Of Shame	Mixed trad 13m, 2		Robin Wareing
	22	★★ Breakfast Of Champions	Trad 13m		Robin Wareing
	19	★ Senile Decay	Trad 11m		Robin Wareing
	19	★★ Alhambra	Trad 12m		Robin Wareing
Sat 25th Nov 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	21	★ Keepless	Sport 20m, 6		Shawn
Mon 20th Nov 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Battlements
	17	★★ Holy Grail	Trad 12m		Matthew Creahan
	14	★ Square Table	Trad 12m		Matthew Creahan
Sun 29th Oct 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Corbels
	23	★★ Cave Inn	Sport 15m, 4		Nicola StJohn
Sun 29th Oct 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Reincarnation	Sport 20m, 8	★★★ Classic	Matteo
	25	★★★ Reincarnation	Sport 20m, 8	★★★ Classic	Matteo
	25	★★★ Reincarnation	Sport 20m, 8	★★★ Classic	Matteo
	25	★★★ Reincarnation	Sport 20m, 8	★★★ Classic	Matteo
Sun 29th Oct 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	18 ~19	★★ Buttress Corner	Trad 11m	★ Good	Matteo
	21	★ Sid Vicious Arête	Trad 11m		Matteo
Fri 27th Oct 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★ Hung Drawn and Quartered	Sport 20m, 6		Nicola StJohn
Sat 23rd Sep 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Barbican Wall
	24	★★ Wall Of Shame	Mixed trad 13m, 2	★★★ Mega Classic	Nic (Wizard)
Working route, slightly cleaned it up top. Bottom section good
Sat 23rd Sep 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25 Hard	★★★ Reincarnation	Sport 20m, 8	★★★ Classic	Nic (Wizard)
Solid 25, made it to the dyno… Need to find those no hand rests
	21 Easy	★ Keepless	Sport 20m, 6		Nic (Wizard)
Good
Fri 8th Sep 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Battlements
	14	★ Square Table - with Richard Flinn	Trad 12m	★ Good	David Jefferson
Access pitch to set up the roof.
	25	★ Roof Of The World - with Richard Flinn	Mixed trad 12m, 1	★ Good	David Jefferson
Sent, but with the first bolt pre-clipped then led to the top from there, so a tick rather than a red point? Who knows, who cares. There’s fuckall gear beneath the bolt, so not really a safe lead. Actually pretty enjoyable pulling over the roof though.
Fri 8th Sep 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Corbels
	23	★★ Cave Inn — 2 attempts - with Richard Flinn	Sport 15m, 4	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
Went smoothly second go after working out the beta. Hard to grade, but definitely not soft for 23. Really fun!
Fri 8th Sep 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Cannonball Gully
	17	★★ Escalade - with Richard Flinn	Trad 13m	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
A trad route with good gear (though finicky to place), good rock, and fun moves. A rarity in the Port Hills and a nice warm up.
Fri 1st Sep 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Cannonball Gully
	19	★★ Rawhide	Trad 13m		Robin Wareing
	17	★★ Escalade	Trad 13m		Robin Wareing
	20	★ Corkscrew	Trad 7m		Robin Wareing
Mon 21st Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	18	★★ Expedition Crack	Trad		Leonardo Correa
Mon 21st Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Cannonball Gully
	17	★★ Escalade	Trad 13m		Leonardo Correa
Mon 21st Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Corbels
	13	★ Hawk	Trad 12m		Leonardo Correa
Mon 21st Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Reincarnation	Sport 20m, 8		Leonardo Correa
	21	★ Keepless	Sport 20m, 6		Leonardo Correa
Sun 20th Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Cannonball Gully
	17	★★ Escalade	Trad 13m	★★★ Classic	TG
Sun 20th Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Corbels
	13 ~14	★ Hawk	Trad 12m	★★ Very Good	TG
Good thrutching
Sun 20th Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	18 Hard	★★ Expedition Crack	Trad	★★★ Classic	TG
Great route, though runout (but easy) in the top earthquake scar section. Hard at the bottom Good portection but hard to see into the crack.
Sun 20th Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Reincarnation	Sport 20m, 8	★★★ Classic	TG
So good! Bloody hard but did the bottom better than last time. Might go with a lot of projecting
	21 Hard	★ Keepless	Sport 20m, 6	★★ Very Good	TG
Sun 20th Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Corbels
	13	★ Hawk	Trad 12m	★★ Very Good	Marcelo Fernandes
	12	★★ Kestrel	Trad 11m	★★ Very Good	Marcelo Fernandes
First trad lead! Pumped
	23	★★ Cave Inn — 2 attempts - with Richard Flinn, Simon	Sport 15m, 4		Thibaut
Not a good ground up warm up. Quite a bit easier and less scary with the draws on the bolts. I think I’ve got the beta for next time. Most unproductive climbing session in years.
Sun 6th Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Bastion Face
	23	★★ Need to be Keen	Sport 12m, 5		Simon
Sun 6th Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	21	★★ Falling Buttress	Mixed trad 20m, 7		Simon
Sun 6th Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	15	Burnt at the Stake	Sport 12m, 4		Simon
Sun 6th Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Bastion Face
	23 ~23	★★ Need to be Keen — 2 attempts	Sport 12m, 5	★★ Very Good	Thibaut
Great route, very different to anything I've climbed in the Port Hills. Slopper city from start to finish. Quite balancy with some tricky feet thrown in the mix. Climb like you're on European or American limestone. Had to fight real hard to bag it #2ndGo.
Sun 6th Aug 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	21 Hard	★★ Falling Buttress — 2 attempts - with Simon	Mixed trad 20m, 7	★★★ Classic	Thibaut
Awesome, Chamonix style climbing. Techy traverse followed by great gear and finger jams in the corner. Cam placements: Red #1 and yellow #2 in the corner, then green #0.75 to protect the mantle onto the ledge. Broke a hold on the onsight attempt and came off, sadly. #2ndGo
Sat 29th Jul 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Arrested Development	Sport 20m, 6	★★★ Classic	David Jefferson
Classic Jeffo move - did a TR lap to lock in the beta and accidentally sent. Will be back for a proper ascent, but still chuffed to figure it out quickly.
	25	★★★ Arrested Development	Sport 20m, 6	★★★ Classic	David Jefferson
Took some time to figure out the best beta for both cruxes, pretty intricate.
Sat 29th Jul 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	15	Burnt at the Stake	Sport 12m, 4	Average	David Jefferson
Approach pitch.
Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	21 ~23	★★ Falling Buttress	Mixed trad 20m, 7	★★★ Classic	Nic (Wizard)
Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Barbican Wall
	24	★★ Wall Of Shame	Mixed trad 13m, 2	★★★ Mega Classic	Nic (Wizard)
	22 Easy	★★ Breakfast Of Champions	Trad 13m		Nic (Wizard)
	24	★★ Wall Of Shame	Mixed trad 13m, 2		Nic (Wizard)
	22 Easy	★★ Breakfast Of Champions	Trad 13m		Nic (Wizard)
Mon 3rd Jul 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Corbels
	17	★ Sword In The Stone	Trad 13m		Leonardo Correa
Mon 3rd Jul 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	21	★ Keepless	Sport 20m, 6		Leonardo Correa
Sat 1st Jul 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Corbels
	17	★ Sword In The Stone	Trad 13m	★★ Very Good	TG
Another go on top rope. Was still hard and didn't get it clean...
	17	★ Sword In The Stone	Trad 13m	★★ Very Good	TG
The crux felt hard as nails to me! Hard to get the feet up. I'm sure I'm missing something... Really good protection
Sat 1st Jul 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Cannonball Gully
	18	★★ Rampart	Trad 13m	★★ Very Good	TG
Cool climb. Would be quite a committing lead.
Sat 1st Jul 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	18	★★ Gargoyle	Trad	★★ Very Good	TG
Awesome tricky climbing up the corner. Really good protection.
Sat 1st Jul 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	25	★★★ Reincarnation	Sport 20m, 8	★★★ Classic	TG
Made it to the top with a lot of dogging. Super sustained all the way but a couple of definite cruxes
	21 Hard	★ Keepless	Sport 20m, 6	★★ Very Good	TG
Happy to get this clean. Tenuous at the bottom.
Mon 29th May 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	18	★★ Buttress Corner - with TG	Trad 11m		Leonardo Correa
Mon 29th May 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	21	★★ Falling Buttress — 2 attempts - with TG	Mixed trad 20m, 7		Leonardo Correa
Great sustained route. Technical traverse on marginal footholds. Excellent crack line above the bolts.
Mon 29th May 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Cannonball Gully
	17	★★ Escalade	Trad 13m		Leonardo Correa
	17	★★ Escalade — 2 attempts	Trad 13m		Leonardo Correa
Mon 29th May 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Corbels
	13	★ Hawk	Trad 12m		Leonardo Correa
	12	★★ Kestrel	Trad 11m		Leonardo Correa
Sat 27th May 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Keep
	21 Hard	★★ Falling Buttress	Mixed trad 20m, 7	★★★ Classic	TG
Really good. Sustained.
Sat 27th May 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Cannonball Gully
	17	★★ Escalade	Trad 13m	★★★ Classic	TG
Really good interesting climbing, with good protection. I thought it felt pretty tricky for the 16 grade given on climb NZ!
Sat 27th May 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
The Corbels
	13 ~14	★ Hawk	Trad 12m	★★ Very Good	TG
Leo's first proper trad lead! Some tricky thrutchy moves
	12	★★ Kestrel	Trad 11m	★★ Very Good	TG
To the left anchor this time
Sat 27th May 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Gargoyle Wall
	18	★★ Buttress Corner	Trad 11m	★★★ Classic	TG
Really good, but desperate with tricky feet. I need to work on my finger crack technique. Good protection, though it gets a little fiddly up high. Felt more like 19 to me but that could just be poor technique.
Sat 20th May 2023 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock
Cannonball Gully
	18	★★ Rampart	Trad 13m		Nicola StJohn

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