Ascents in Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock

Nearly pulled off the onsight, with difficulty, but fell at the last bolt when I missed an obvious hold.

Managed to get it done second shot. This line serves up stonking stemming stances from bottom to top, with a bit of power and spice thrown in. Would be perfect I daresay once the holds (which to be fair are only 10 years old) clean up.

Came close on both attempts, but couldn’t quite stick on. Not my style at all, but probably worth returning for.

Got the top boulder problem sorted (I think). Nails!

I enjoyed this one a lot more today with stiffer shoes and without a cold. Flows nicely, but contrived to stay on the face at the top.

Nearly got the linkup first go, but foot popped near the top. I actually enjoyed this more than Birth Canal, as it’s more varied.

Way, way too cold and windy. Couldn’t feel fingers or toes. Keen to return when my digits aren’t numb!

Made it to the top with a lot of dogging. Super sustained all the way but a couple of definite cruxes

Took some time to figure out the best beta for both cruxes, pretty intricate.

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.

So good! Bloody hard but did the bottom better than last time. Might go with a lot of projecting

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.

Solid 25, made it to the dyno… Need to find those no hand rests

Really tough. Cool moves

Hard. I had to skip a few moves.

Seems doable.

Cool climb with interesting moves. Not sure what holds are meant to be off limits. Seems a little easier than Reincarnation and Arrested Development

Done as a sport route with pre-place gear