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Grade Route Gear style Popularity
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Waitomo District The Airstrip Grot View Cave
V10 Savage Alfresco SDS

Start as for Frank's Route and finish with Savage Alfresco.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 17 Nov 2018

Boulder 6m
V10 The Anti-Hesitator

Start as Power Puku and straight through the start of Franks Better Half using the plate, then through the blank horizontal roof (undercling holds) out to the lip, finish up Savage Alfresco. FA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLkTsHA_vhk

FA: Stu Kurth

Boulder
V10 Days Well Spent Extension

Climb Days Well Spent and finish with The Wheel of Waitomo.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 23 Jun 2022

Boulder 11m
V10/11 Days Well Spent - The Wheel of Waitomo Variation

Around 38 moves.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 11 Feb 2023

Boulder 11m
V10 Warrant of Fitness

This climb links Days Well Spent into Check Your Head to end at the Power Puku finish. Climbs on the first tier holds. https://www.instagram.com/p/CqzM00LS8-_/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 7 Apr 2023

Boulder 5m
V10 A Wrinkle in Time

Climb Warrant of Fitness and finish with Transverselina. Not at hard as the Line of Fitness, but a solid 10.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 30 Nov

BoulderProject 6m
V10/11 Ferocious Al Fresco

Climb The Wheel of Waitomo and finish with Savage Alfresco. A long power endurance climb with a big finish.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 27 May 2022

Boulder 10m
V10 The Wheel of Waitomo Variation

This line climbs The Wheel of Waitomo but eliminates the Du Hast shelf and plate by climbing Leon's Line (the outside face below the Du Hast shelf to the nose) to reach the nose. Finish as for The Wheel of Waitomo.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF5PRpy_CBs&t=48s&ab_channel=MarcoLefebvre

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 10 Apr 2022

Boulder 11m
V10 Everything's Frantic!

Start as 'Check your Head' climb 'Leon's Line' and finish up Frantic, the Du Hast plates are out. Very Sustained!

Boulder 10m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Project Gully
V10 Architexture

Sit start with the left on the big edge and the right on the arete. Work your way up the sloping ramp and transition onto the face for an exciting finish. The stand start goes at the same grade. No pockets, feels like climbing granite.

FA: Stu Kurth

Boulder 5m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Animal Biscuit Valley The Moon Boulder (The Dark Side)
31 By the Power of Grey Skull

Set: Richard Bull

FA: Stu Kurth, 2010

Sport 15m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Animal Biscuit Valley The Bits and Opel
31 Free Pussy Riot

FA: Stu Kurth

Sport 10m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Animal Biscuit Valley Da Cave
31 Mighty Odin's Raven

FA: Stu Kurth, 2013

Sport 15m, 5
V10 11. Subtle

Direct start to '10. Scooby Do' Climb up the face without using any holds near the left edge.

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Heavenly Wall
31 Shining Bright Despite the Plight

Set: Richard Bull

FA: Josh Evans, 2011

Sport 18m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Hold On To Your Face Wall
31 Smith's Choice

Climb hound then trav up the face, not along the ledge, skipping the rest on BTl.

FA: Craig Houston, 2017

Sport 20m, 7
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Animal Kingdom
V10/11 12. Muscle Tribe of Danger and Excellence

Climb the face of the tombstone.

FA: Stu Kurth

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipapa Main Cliff Wall of Fate
31 Slaughter Is The Best Medicine

Boulder start then climb bad crack right of Batman.

FA: James Field-Mitchell, 2014

Sport 25m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Tongariro National Park Mt Ruapehu Whakapapa Gorge
30/31 Dodecahedron

Easy (but often wet) slab leads to a steep boulder on a rope. Juggy fun to finish.

FA: John Palmer, 9 Apr 2021

Sport
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Tongariro National Park Mt Ruapehu White Falls
31 Crag Blocker

Start at the spider, through infinite monkey, past crag vultures, reverse coma crux, finish up at the Coriolis/Retaillack anchors.

FA: craig houston, 2022

Sport 25m
32/33 Immortal Technique

Set: James Field-mitchell, 2011

FA: Wiz Fineron, 2013

Sport 10m
31 Hail to the king baby

Climb the wraith, then continue through Koha breaking left through steep group to the top of the cliff.

FA: Jamesfm, 2013

Sport 25m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara / Wellington Baring Head Lean-To Rock
V10 La Connexion

If you get bored, try linking Speeding Up into Power, Corruption and Lies.

FA: John Palmer, 2012

Boulder 8m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara / Wellington Baring Head Long Wall
V10 Check Your Head

AKA ‘The Scoop’. A classic problem that requires good footwork, subtle movements and fingers of steel.

FA: Sebastian Loewensteijn, 2000

Boulder 6m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara / Wellington Turakirae Head The Wavelength Wavelength South
{US} V10 Big Waves

Start matched in the small roof below the Wavelength Traverse start on a very thin, flaring undercling. A big crossover move will prevent the dab. Continue with Wavelength Traverse and finish with Beaster.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 22 Nov 2019

Boulder 5m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara / Wellington Turakirae Head The Bronx The Bronx Cave
V10 Musashi

Start sitting on the block, with hands matched on the rail. Pull up and snatch the broken pocket with the right hand. Take the big pinch, slap the lip and mantel.

FA: Ivan Vostinar, 2006

Boulder
V10 Control Freak Out

The low, low Start to 'Control Freak'. Start as for 'Pro Series' on the double underclings, move to the flake and carry on up 'Out of Control'

Boulder
V10 On Piste

Start a body-length back from the glued flake on some obvious underclings (P) (the right hand one is a jug). Make a long move overhead to the flake, match this and exit up off piste. From the flake using the Musashi rail if needed get right hand to pinch, left hand to flatty, then the little crimps above the jug (that’s being skipped), then top out

FA: Rob Gajland

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara / Wellington Turakirae Head The Bronx Toast Area
V10/11 Red Snapper Project
Boulder
V10 Mr Olympia Redux

The extension to Pumping Iron. Sit-start below Allison Wonderland with an undercut and a sloper thing with a handy thumb pocket. Crank left to a small rail, match and then truck left to join the start of Pumping Iron.

FA: John Palmer, 2006

Boulder
V9/10 Raw Ruthenium

The exstention to 'Raw Iron' start as per 'Mr Olympia' and finish 'Raw Toast'

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara / Wellington Turakirae Head The Bronx Rotund Boulder
V10 Übermensch

Crouch start on the big undercling beneath the boulder. Slap around the bulge to the small flakes, exit straight up as per Uber Alles.

FA: John Palmer, 2008

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara / Wellington Turakirae Head The Bronx Kish Kash Boulder
V10 Boilerplate Sit

Sit start on two small crimps, pull up and make a long move into the start of Boilerplate.

FA: Josiah Jacobsen-Grocott, 2012

Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Te Tai o Aorere, Whakatū / Tasman, Nelson Paynes Ford Globe Wall
31 Unforgiven

Easy climbing to a boulder problem.

Set: Ivan Vostinar

FFA: Sebastian Loewensteijn, 2004

FA: Sebastian Loewensteijn, 2004

Sport 15m
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Te Tai o Aorere, Whakatū / Tasman, Nelson Mount Owen Fyfe River Gorge Intergalactic Intergalactic Right
32 Hammerhead

FA: Josh Cornah

Sport 15m, 6
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Ngā Kohatu Whakarakaraka o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua / The Port Hills Barnett Park The Cave
32 Centrifuge

The horizontal line which traverses almost half of The Cave. Start as for She Devil, pass Gorilla Grip and continue along the seam which leads to Bogus Machismo. A mediocre rest at the flat ledge allows for a modicum of recovery before attacking Bogus' final crux.

Set: Ivan Vostinar

FA: Ivan Vostinar, 2003

Sport
31 The Phantom

Climb Gorilla Grip to the 3rd bolt, then traverse right to the good jug on Troglodyte. Keep angling up and right to the good rest before the final crux of Kaz's, then finish as for that route.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2008

Sport
32 Swoopathon

Climb Troglodyte to its 3rd bolt, then traverse right to join Kaz's Project at the slopers. Finish as for that line.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2014

Sport
31 Troglothon

Climb Kaz's Project to the slopers at the 5th bolt, then drop down to the level of the 3rd bolt of Gorilla Grip. From here, climb GG to its finish.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2006

Sport
32 The Ghost Who Walks

Climb Kaz's to the 5th bolt, then continue to angle up and left to the heel hook at the 5th bolt of Gorilla Grip and finish as for that route.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2017

Sport
32 Kaz's Project

Start in the corner at the right side of the deepest part of the cave. Technical climbing leads up and left via a very long section of consistently very hard moves to the lip of the cave.

Set: Kaz Pucia

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2007

Sport
31 King Of Snake

Climb Kaz's to the dyno at the 4th bolt, then angle up and right to the kneebar rest at the 7th bolt of Bogus. Climb to the next bolt of Bogus, then at the 'boobs', go up and right to finish on the Hauser anchor.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2016

Sport
31 The Fat Controller

Starts at the line of bolts between Hung Like Elvis and Ride of the Valkyries. Climb to the pigeon perch (just left of the pigeon pod). From here, follow the line of bolts that leads up and left, then join Kaz's Project at its 7th bolt. Finish as for Kaz's.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2006

Sport
32 Airbender

Starts at the line of bolts between Hung Like Elvis and Ride of the Valkyries. Climb to the pigeon perch. From here, follow the line of bolts that leads up and left to a horizontal crack feature level with the 8th bolt of Kaz's. From here, traverse right to the flat ledge at the 9th bolt of Bogus and finish as for that route.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2018

Sport
32 Ride of the Valkyries

The line of bolts that starts at a dark patch of rock left of Bogus. V10 boulder to the pigeon pod. Link into the top of Bogus Machismo via the 'boobs' at the 8th bolt.

Set: Rodney Newburn

FA: Ivan Vostinar, 2003

Sport
32 Centripetal Force

Climb Bogus to the flat ledge at its 9th bolt. From here, traverse hard left all the way to join Gorilla Grip at its 5th bolt and finish as for that route.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2016

Sport
31 Hyper Boy

Climb Bogus to the 'boobs' at its 8th bolt. From here, traverse right all the way to finish at the Space Boy anchor.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2019

Sport
31 Bogus Hauser

Climb Bogus to the first kneebar at the 6th bolt. Angle up and right to join the Enigma of Kasper Hauser and finish as for that route.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2016

Sport
31 Kevin Spacey

Climb Bogus to the 4th bolt, then traverse right to join Kaiser Soze. At the undercling rest, instead of going straight up, traverse right all the way to the Space Boy finish.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2007

Sport
31 The Baron Machismo

Start at the line of bolts just to the right of Bogus. Climb to the slopers at Bogus' 4th bolt, then finish as for that route.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2016

Sport
32 The Baron Hauser

Start at the line of bolts just right of Bogus. Climb to the slopers at the 4th bolt of Bogus, then continue straight up into the crux of Kaiser Wilhelm and finish as for the Enigma of Kasper Hauser.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2016

Sport
32 The Enigma of Kasper Hauser

The line of bolts just right of The Baron. Hard boulder problem to start into rest hole. From here, continue up into an inverted crux! Finish at the anchor just to the right of Bogus.

Set: Matt Evrard

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2005

Sport
31 Kaiser Wilhelm

Start as for Enigma of Kasper Hauser, then after the crux head up and right to finish as for Kaiser Soze.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2003

Sport
32 Underworld

Start as for the Enigma of Kasper Hauser, but at the hanging slab feature, break right and finish at the anchor to the right of the Kaiser Soze anchor.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2005

Sport
32 Space Boy

Classic. Line directly to the left of Dracula. Climb the vague arête to the pod, then angle right, following the line of permadraws. Continue through another crux to the lip of the cave for the extended version.

FA: Matt Evrard, 1994

FA: Kaz Pucia, 1995

Sport
31 Space Invader

Climb Space Boy, but at the 7th bolt, instead of going straight up, angle right to finish at a lower anchor to the right of the small tree.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2017

Sport
31 Drac Invader

An extension to Dracula. Climb that route but instead of finishing as for Nosferatu, continue on to the Space Invader anchors.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2021

Sport
31 Bloodlust

An extension to Dracula. Climb that route but instead of finishing as for Nosferatu, continue on to the Space Boy anchors.

FA: Max Farr, 2008

Sport
31 Count Duckular

Start as for Dracula, but at the wet jug, instead of joining Nosferatu continue to traverse right to finish at the Urge anchors.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2005

Sport
31 The Ugly Duckling

The line of bolts between Dracula and Nosferatu. Climb straight up then right, crossing Nosferatu, to finish at the Urge anchors.

Set: Kaz Pucia

FA: Kaz Pucia, 2005

Sport
32 Buffy Express

Climb Nosferatu to just below the final roof, then traverse hard left all the way to join Bogus Machismo and finish as for that route.

FA: Mark Pugh-Williams, 2014

Sport
31 Buffy

Climb Nosferatu to just below the final roof, then traverse left to join Space Boy and finish as for that route.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2004

Sport
31 Let There Be Link Ups

Start immediately to the right of Let There Be Bolts, then at the 3rd draw and footcam of Bolts, angle left to join and finish as for that route.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2018

Sport
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Ngā Kohatu Whakarakaraka o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua / The Port Hills Halfcar
V10 Half Brain

Stand stand on 'perfect single pad crimp', continue up and left through the short roof on teeny grips.

Boulder 4m
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Ngā Kohatu Whakarakaraka o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua / The Port Hills Lyttelton Rock Mr Clean Wall
32 Dr Strangelove

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2018

Sport 14m, 6
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Ngā Kohatu Whakarakaraka o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua / The Port Hills Mount Pleasant Right Cliff
32 The Annihilator

Very short boulder with bad slopers and flexible moves

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2007

Mixed trad 9m, 1
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Ngā Kohatu Whakarakaraka o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua / The Port Hills The Nettlebed
31 Red Admiral

FA: Zac Orme

Set: Matt Evrard

Sport
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Ngā Kohatu Whakarakaraka o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua / The Port Hills Waterfall Crag
V10 Traverse Right to Left (No Glue)

Start as for Arachnophobia, then commence traversing left to top out as for End of the Rainbow. This line is an eliminate and excludes all holds "made out of glue". Interesting distinction, and likely subject to change as the cave evolves. The line stays low, underneath the steepest parts of the wall.

Boulder
V10 Sasquatch

Start near the centre of the cave with LH gaston and RH undercling. Make a hard pull on and slap LH to sloper. Latch RH crimp then throw to a good edge. From here, grab the good ball hold then climb straight up the face on good holds. Finish to the right on the bucket.

FA: Derek Thatcher

Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū / Banks Peninsula The Altar
31 False Idol

Starts on pocket and sidepull right of the corner to the right of McChurch. Surmount the roof using cruxy underclings.

Set: Derek Thatcher & James Gunn

FA: Pete, 2014

Sport 10m, 5
32 Charismania

Climb up to roof right of 'The Alter Boy' to a nails compression boulder problem. Bust out right to hit the awesome jug on the lip. Finish on Kneel to the Pope anchor.

FA: Derek Thatcher, 2015

Sport 10m, 6
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Spittle Hill Map 11 Cyclops Boulder
V10 When Animals Attack
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Spittle Hill Map 23 Scoop Doggy Dog
V10 Scoop Doggy Dog
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Spittle Hill Map 29 Mushroom Boulder
V10 House of Pain
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Map 2 Omertà & Remorse
V10 Everthing's Gone Green
Boulder 4m
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Map 3 Dreamhouse Traverse
V10 Infinite Jest
Boulder
V10 Ignition
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Map 7 Heisenburg Gully
V10 Anthrax Crouch

Jerry-start

Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Map 10 Ode TJ & High Rise
V10 Apocalypse

FA: seb Loewensteijn

Boulder
V10 3 SS

Radical Dyno. Cautious: Fatal risk

Boulder
V10 Faster Kill Pussy Cat
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Map 15 Central Lake South
V10 Minnesota Fats

Caution: Fatal risk.

Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Map 24 Magic Peach and Ice
V10 Leviathan
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Map 28 Caffeine Wall
V10 Piccalo
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Map 30 Project Wall
V10 Prototype
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Map 33 Headlights Boulder
V10 Good and Evil
Boulder
V10 Crash & Burn
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Quantum Map1 Area
V10 Everything's Gone Green
Boulder
V10 Infinite Jest
Boulder
V10 Ignition
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Quantum Map5 Area Ode to Joy Boulder Area (Map 5)
V10 Biohazard SS
Boulder
V10 Apocalypse
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Quantum Map9 Area
V10 Rumplestiltskin
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Quantum Map 10 Area
V10 Leviathan
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Quantum Field Quantum Map 16 Area
V10 Crash and Burn
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Dark Castle
32 Angel of Pain

Set: Eric Talamadge

FA: Eric Talamadge, 1991

Sport
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Wuthering Heights The Thin White Line
V10 Boss Tanaka

Crouch start

Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Wuthering Heights Ancient Arts Boulders
V10 Ancient Arts Arete
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Wuthering Heights Buffalo Bill Area
V10 Annie Oakley SS
Boulder
Te Waipounamu / The South Island Waitaha / Canterbury Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill Basin Flock Hill Dinosaur Face Field
V10 Interstellar Overdrive
Boulder

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