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Sat 2nd Apr 2016 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
Roadside Area Roadside Attraction | ||||||
17 | ★★ The Ramp | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Quite a pumpy little crack
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21 | ★★ Aretenaphobia | 13m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Have done before, about 10 years ago.
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Sat 2nd Apr 2016 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
Roadside Area Al Cove | ||||||
19 | ★★ Chinese Hospitality | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Interesting feature
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23 22 | ★★ Ferocious Weasel | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Not too hard
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23 | ★★ Roche Moutonnee | 16m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great novelty roof with per madras
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20 | ★ Cunning Linguistics | 16m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
I made the top roof harder than needed
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21 | ★ Reefer Madness | 16m, 7 | Average | |||
Didn't like this that much, felt very pumpy
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22 | ★★ The Colonel's Secret | 16m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
The draws were on to below crux. Felt pretty slippery, I appreciated the hand jams
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Thu 31st Mar 2016 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
Riverside Main Wall | ||||||
20 | ★ You Crack Me Up | 25m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Feels easier than 20 now that you don't need to place gear
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25 | ★★★ Lollapalooza (Lollapallooza) | 25m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Took a while to stick the low roof moves. The top is just rather pumpy.
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Thu 31st Mar 2016 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
Riverside Kerfuffle Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Te Whanau | 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Some time in the past, Rpt warm up today. Hard start
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17 | ★ Terrain Spotting | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Some time in the past
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17 | ★ Get Kerfuffled | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Sometime maybe 2010.
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Mon 28th Mar 2016 - Wye Creek | ||||||
South Side Main Wall | ||||||
17 18 | ★★ About Time | 30m, 13 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt, quite pumpy for the grade due to mystery hold factor.
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Mon 28th Mar 2016 - Wye Creek | ||||||
North Side Eweniverse Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Equilibrium | 22m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Quite desperate even second go as I wobbled up this
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21 22 | ★ End of the Eweniverse | 20m, 5 | Average | |||
Not sure how I didn't fall off this. Short on holds around the second bolt
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Wed 23rd Mar 2016 - Mapoutahi | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Winona's big brown beaver | 20m | Average | |||
Easier to clean due to anchor placement
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20 | ★ Ejectoflap | 20m | ★ Good | |||
The heavily chalked holds at second roof didn't suit me at all.
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Wed 23rd Mar 2016 - Mapoutahi | ||||||
Eldorado Wall | ||||||
17 | ★★ Golden Showers | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Quite nice
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Wed 23rd Mar 2016 - Mapoutahi | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Greek Gift 2 | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Feels quite airy
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18 | ★★ Hell Hath No Fury... | 25m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice stemming
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20 | ★ Like a Lover Scorned | 25m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Some interesting arête moves if the sidepulls out of reach
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Wed 23rd Mar 2016 - Mapoutahi | ||||||
Eldorado Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Jospe/Carr Route (When Yuppies Go to Hell) | 25m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Some moments of interesting climbing up groove
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Mon 21st Mar 2016 - Lovers Leap | ||||||
18 | ★★ Crying Time Again | 23m | ★ Good | |||
Definitely worth a visit, this crag
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19 | ★★ Triple Treat | 25m | ★ Good | |||
A little Ledgy, but nice
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22 | ★★★ Side Effect | 24m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Yay, not so much jamming
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20 | ★★ Don't Cry For Me Argentina | 24m | ★ Good | |||
A quick lap, and avoided the grotty start
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19 | ★★ Walk Of Shame | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Not long ( after the chain ascent) but a bit burly
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19 | ★ Stereo Cameo | 14m | ★ Good | |||
Twin cracks
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20 | ★ Brave Dash | 16m | ★ Good | |||
Would be nice with a bit of traffic. Needs a #4 and 5 up top, which were in the car.
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Sun 20th Mar 2016 - Wharewerawera / Long Beach | ||||||
The Caves | ||||||
20 | ★★ Bowels of Mercy | 14m, 3 | Average | |||
A few nice moves then rambling top
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18 | ★ Purple haze | 10m, 3 | Average | |||
Some nice jugs then easy run out top
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20 | ★ Magnet | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Found this stout, but maybe it was the full sun
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22 23 | ★★ El Zymer | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Add a grade or impossible if short. Got fingernails onto rail and did chin up to start.
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Sun 20th Mar 2016 - Wharewerawera / Long Beach | ||||||
Main Wall Central Cliff | ||||||
19 | ★★ Burning Sky | 24m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
I'm a bit spoilt by fine sea cliffs. This is a bit chossy, but nice moves
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Sun 20th Mar 2016 - Wharewerawera / Long Beach | ||||||
Pinnacle Backside | ||||||
19 | ★★ Jumping Jellyfish | 20m | ★ Good | |||
The bottom half was good with cruxy roof to turn. Unfortunately dirty to anchors. Led first but fell off at roof .
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Mon 17th Sep 2012 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
Sunnyside | ||||||
22 | ★★ Sisters of Mercy | 16m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Alzheimers OS
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21 22 | ★★ Shark Chirac | 16m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
More Alzheimers OS
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26 | ★★ Who Stole My Doris | 21m, 5 | Average | |||
One of the best sandbags ever- told it was a 23. thought it was nails.
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25 | ★★★ Mental As Anything | 21m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
More sandbags from MB. Too tired after doris, but much more doable.
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19 | ★ Hap Hazard | 19m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Shame about the ledge.
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Fri 14th Sep 2012 - Mount Iron | ||||||
Ironside | ||||||
20 21 | Urban Hang (Left end) | 15m, 5 | Average | |||
25 | ★★ Irony | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
3 visits, not a bad route
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20 | A Steep Introduction | 15m, 6 | Average | |||
A bit escapable
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Sun 9th Sep 2012 - Mount Iron | ||||||
The Next Best Thing | ||||||
19 | ★ Toe the Line | 20m, 8 | Average | |||
Too friggin cold and wet, couldnt feel hands
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22 | ★ Crossroads | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Did this some other visit
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Fri 3rd Dec 2010 - Mount Iron | ||||||
Ironside | ||||||
22 | ★★ Bush Lawyer (Bush Lawyer (C)) | 20m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
grade 22 in guidebook
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22 | ★★ Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden(j)) | 15m, 5 | Average | |||
19 20 | ★ Out There on the Edge (Out there on the Edge (k)) | 15m, 5 | Average | |||
23 25 | ★★ Irony (The free mantle day) | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
22 23 | ★★ Steelworks (Steelworks(i)) | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Wed 13th Jan 2010 - Wye Creek | ||||||
North Side Bush Wall | ||||||
23 24 | ★ Gift Of Grace | 12m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
hard for 23, especially to onsight
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Wed 13th Jan 2010 - Wye Creek | ||||||
North Side Project Wall | ||||||
25 23 | ★★★ Blood On The Tracks | 27m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Probably only 24. Shame about the start, the rest is superb!
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Wed 13th Jan 2010 - Wye Creek | ||||||
North Side Black Wall | ||||||
19 20 | ★ Full Empty | 18m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
the start was tough
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Tue 12th Jan 2010 - Wye Creek | ||||||
North Side Admiral Wall | ||||||
21 22 | ★ Frogaroo (Frog Arms) | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
lots of holds, not all of them good
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22 23 | ★ Year of the Splat | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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Mon 11th Jan 2010 - The Remarkables | ||||||
Single Cone East Face | ||||||
9 2 | ★★ North East Arete (NE ridge) | 250m | ★ Good | |||
full on snow conditions in January- couldnt even drive to the carpark
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Sun 10th Jan 2010 - Mount Iron | ||||||
The Next Best Thing | ||||||
21 | ★ Chink in the Armour | 15m, 5 | Average | |||
sandbagged and told it was a 17 warm up
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23 | ★ Brass Monkey | 15m, 5 | Average | |||
more hard slopers
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23 | ★ Stool Pigeon | 15m, 5 | Average | |||
hard slopers
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Sun 10th Jan 2010 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
Whale Watching | ||||||
20 | ★★ No Thanks I'd Rather Walk | 15m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
a bit loose near the top
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24 | ★★ 10 Boy Scouts | 20m, 8 | Average | |||
kiwis cant crimp
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23 | ★★ Hobo Humping Slobo Babe | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
tricky to chose the right crimp
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Sun 10th Jan 2010 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
Warm Leatharête | ||||||
22 | ★★ Doing the World a Favour | 20m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
was going fine til the top
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Sun 10th Jan 2010 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
Tombstone Boulders The Tombstone | ||||||
21 20 | ★★ Disco Inferno | 15m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
arete humping
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17 18 | ★ Rusty Pins | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
tricky in places
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2010 - Wye Creek | ||||||
South Side Main Wall | ||||||
15 16 | Beyond The Pale | 30m, 4 | Don't Bother | |||
May have TR'd it if its the trad route. Just something different to do
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Thu 31st Dec 2009 - The Remarkables | ||||||
Double Cone East Face | ||||||
17 | ★★ DB Eh? | 350m | ★ Good | |||
Went to summit via who knows what route. Snow, waterfall abseiling, step cutting! Awesome NY climb
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Wed 30th Dec 2009 - Wye Creek | ||||||
South Side Main Wall | ||||||
22 | ★ No Holds Barred | 27m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Rather well spaced bolts. A full head trip!
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Mon 28th Dec 2009 - Wye Creek | ||||||
North Side Hidden Wall | ||||||
24 25 | ★ Emma Louise | 15m, 6 | Average | |||
hard start, middle and horrible thrutchy end
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Mon 28th Dec 2009 - Wye Creek | ||||||
North Side Eweniverse Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Vas-y Mollo (Easy Tiger (vas-y-mollo)) | 15m, 5 | Average | |||
not very memorable
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17 18 | ★ Incy Wincy Spider | 15m, 4 | Average | |||
makes the trad route redundant
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22 | ★ Epoxy Passion | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
some OK moments. Hard mantle
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Mon 28th Dec 2009 - South Wye | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Lambs to the Slaughters (Lambs to the slaughter) | 150m, 27 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Pitch 3 was spacily bolted- good lead Neil
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24 | Two Steps Ahead of the Pack | 87m, 19 | Don't Bother | |||
Felt hard cos I was meant to be doing an 18 and had on a full rack. Stepped in sling to get over roof
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22 | ★ Centre Fold | 160m, 15 | ★ Good | |||
First pitch hard with rack on. 5th pitch the best- very nice crack
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Tue 13th Oct 2009 - Mount Iron | ||||||
Iron Curtain | ||||||
23 24 | ★★ The Bastard from Gunn Rd | 20m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Good moves. Crap rock.
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Mon 12th Oct 2009 - Chinaman's Bluff | ||||||
Ravages Area | ||||||
20 | ★★ Third World Assassin | 90m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Led Pitch 2 and 4 with MB
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22 21 | ★★ Hard Sun | 82m, 31 | ★ Good | |||
Great cleaning effort. Harder than 21
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Sun 11th Oct 2009 - Wye Creek | ||||||
North Side Project Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Xenalasia | 27m, 13 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Another NZ dog for the collection
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Sun 11th Oct 2009 - Wye Creek | ||||||
North Side Eweniverse Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Tais-toi! | 22m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
A bit of a struggle
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Mon 31st Mar 2008 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
Riverside Garden Bar | ||||||
19 17 | Jug of Speights | 25m, 13 | Average | |||
Competes with the Nutty Professor as the biggest sandbag in Wanaka
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Mon 31st Mar 2008 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
Riverside Main Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Anti Walk Device | 25m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Did a Bundy and fell off at the anchors!
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Mon 31st Mar 2008 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
Riverside Beginner’s Slab | ||||||
19 | ★ Cryptology | 10m, 3 | Average | |||
OK warm up
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Sat 29th Mar 2008 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
Riverside Main Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Zoot Alors | 25m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Tried to do the 30 by mistake, but even when on track itTook a few more attempts than it should!
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23 | ★★ Anti Walk Device | 25m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Too tired.
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Sat 29th Mar 2008 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
The Main Cliff | ||||||
17 | ★★ Headbangers Arete | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
19 | ★ The Nutty Professor | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 29th Mar 2008 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
Riverside Main Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Jack Be Nimble | 25m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice flake moves.
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Sat 29th Mar 2008 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
Tombstone Boulders The Tombstone | ||||||
17 | ★★ The Crack | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Great gear. Its not Arapiles though.
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Fri 28th Mar 2008 - Wye Creek | ||||||
South Side Main Wall | ||||||
18 19 | ★★ 88 Chocolate Treats | 31m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
Ahem. Went the wrong way over the bulge.
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17 18 | ★ Up the Creek (Up the River) | 30m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Good the first time round, but would get tedious after a while.
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19 20 | ★★ Smellie Crack | 25m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rather tricky for the grade.
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Fri 28th Mar 2008 - Wye Creek | ||||||
North Side Black Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Matt's Joke | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Short roof, then more sustained than it looked.
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Fri 28th Mar 2008 - Wye Creek | ||||||
South Side Main Wall | ||||||
16 | Aramuru (The Gentle Way) | 30m, 4 | Crap | |||
Rock was mank.
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21 | ★★★ Dream Thing | 15m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sweet roof!
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Wed 19th Mar 2008 - Gorge Road | ||||||
Leonardo's Wall | ||||||
18 17 | ★ Heart of Darkness | 25m, 10 | Average | |||
Not sure if this was it. Better than it looks.
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Wed 19th Mar 2008 - Gorge Road | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
23 | ★ Andy's Arête | 25m, 8 | Don't Bother | |||
The worst strred climb Ive ever been on
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18 | ★★ Dog in Town | 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
The move over the roof is nice I suppose.
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Sun 9th Mar 2008 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
Roadside Area Roadside Attraction | ||||||
22 | ★★ Everything but the Formalities | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Worth the approach up the gungy ramp
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