Ascents in Te Waipounamu / The South Island by Vanessa Wills

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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Crag	Quality	Date
Sport
	22 21	★★ Hard Sun	Sport 82m, 31	Chinaman's Bluff	★ Good	Mon 12th Oct 2009
Great cleaning effort. Harder than 21
	14 15	★★ Red Arete	Sport 93m, 28	Sebastapol Bluffs	Average	Sat 29th Jan 2005
overrated but great view!
	23	★★ Lambs to the Slaughters (Lambs to the slaughter)	Sport 150m, 27	South Wye	★★★ Classic	Mon 28th Dec 2009
Pitch 3 was spacily bolted- good lead Neil
	16	★★ Shark Attack	Sport 87m, 20	Sebastapol Bluffs	★ Good	Mon 31st Jan 2005
lead P1 and 3 with Graham
	24	Two Steps Ahead of the Pack	Sport 87m, 19	South Wye	Don't Bother	Mon 28th Dec 2009
Felt hard cos I was meant to be doing an 18 and had on a full rack. Stepped in sling to get over roof
	15	★ Let's Go Bush Walking	Sport 65m, 18	Sebastapol Bluffs	Average	Sat 29th Jan 2005
first pitch better than 2nd
	18 16	★★ Mako (Kermit)	Sport 63m, 16	Sebastapol Bluffs	★ Good	Sat 29th Jan 2005
One of the better routes
	17	★★★ Short cut to Exposure	Sport 30m, 14	Motatapu Valley	★ Good	Sat 1st Feb 2003
	20	★ Hey George	Sport 30m, 14	Diamond Lake	★ Good	Wed 5th Mar 2008
A bit dirty, tricky up high
	17	★★★ Shortcut to Exposure	Sport 30m, 14	Motatapu Valley	★ Good	Wed 5th Mar 2008
I think I did this many years ago somehow. Mustve been one of my first climbs.
	18	★★ Lucalucki	Sport 32m, 13	Wye Creek	Average	Fri 7th Mar 2008
Weird bolting.
	25	★★★ Xenalasia	Sport 27m, 13	Wye Creek	★★ Very Good	Sun 11th Oct 2009
Another NZ dog for the collection
	17 18	★★ About Time	Sport 30m, 13	Wye Creek	★ Good	Fri 7th Mar 2008
Novelty climbing. Weird swirling rock.
	19 17	Jug of Speights	Sport 25m, 13	Motatapu Valley	Average	Mon 31st Mar 2008
Competes with the Nutty Professor as the biggest sandbag in Wanaka
	17 18	★★ About Time	Sport 30m, 13	Wye Creek	★ Good	Mon 28th Mar 2016
Rpt, quite pumpy for the grade due to mystery hold factor.
	24	★★★ One Way Ticket	Sport 25m, 13	The Chasm	★★ Very Good	Wed 30th Mar 2016
Abseiled over it as it shares anchors with HI CD, and put draws on so not really an onsight
	20 21	★★ Hearts & Minds (Hearts and Minds)	Sport 30m, 12	Diamond Lake	★ Good	Tue 4th Mar 2008
Interesting through bulge
	19	★★★ Fuckity Fuck Fuck	Sport 30m, 12	Diamond Lake	★★ Very Good	Wed 5th Mar 2008
Guide book says 6 BR- it has 12!
	19	★★ Basic Instinct	Sport 30m, 11	Diamond Lake	★ Good	Tue 4th Mar 2008
Nice juggy top section
	19	★★ Dried and Bagged	Sport 28m, 11	Diamond Lake	★ Good	Sat 8th Mar 2008
apparently this only used to have 4 bolts in 25 metres. Better now.
	18	★★★ Temples Of Stone	Sport 27m, 11	Paynes Ford	★★★ Classic	Mon 17th Jan 2005
magnificent
	18 19	★★ 88 Chocolate Treats	Sport 31m, 11	Wye Creek	★ Good	Fri 28th Mar 2008
Ahem. Went the wrong way over the bulge.
	18 17	★ Heart of Darkness	Sport 25m, 10	Gorge Road	Average	Wed 19th Mar 2008
Not sure if this was it. Better than it looks.
	23	★★ Anti Walk Device	Sport 25m, 10	Motatapu Valley	★★ Very Good	Sat 29th Mar 2008
Too tired.
	23	★★ Anti Walk Device	Sport 25m, 10	Motatapu Valley	★★ Very Good	Mon 31st Mar 2008
Did a Bundy and fell off at the anchors!
	19 20	★★ Smellie Crack	Sport 25m, 10	Wye Creek	★★ Very Good	Fri 28th Mar 2008
Rather tricky for the grade.
	19 18	★★ Stella Blue	Sport 30m, 10	Pōhara	Average	Sun 16th Mar 2008
Couldnt really get into this one, probably knowing it was the scene of a tragedy.
	23 24	★★ The Bastard from Gunn Rd	Sport 20m, 10	Mount Iron	★ Good	Tue 13th Oct 2009
Good moves. Crap rock.
	23 24	★★★ Aratika	Sport 30m, 10	Wye Creek	★★★ Classic	Fri 7th Mar 2008
Stonker moves the whole way up (2)
	20	★★ No Thanks I'd Rather Walk	Sport 15m, 10	Hospital Flat	★ Good	Sun 10th Jan 2010
a bit loose near the top
	25	★★★ Solitude	Sport 25m, 10	Little Babylon	★★★ Classic	Mon 4th Jan 2010
sensational, shame about the rest ledge
	25 23	★★★ Blood On The Tracks	Sport 27m, 10	Wye Creek	★★ Very Good	Wed 13th Jan 2010
Probably only 24. Shame about the start, the rest is superb!
	19	★ Jospe/Carr Route (When Yuppies Go to Hell)	Sport 25m, 10	Mapoutahi	★ Good	Wed 23rd Mar 2016
Some moments of interesting climbing up groove
	21	★★ Tais-toi!	Sport 22m, 9	Wye Creek	★ Good	Sun 11th Oct 2009
A bit of a struggle
	17	★★ Keep Left Arête (Keep Left Arete)	Sport 33m, 9	Sebastapol Bluffs	★ Good	Thu 13th Jan 2005
funny to be back in rock shoes.
	16	★★ Franklin's Tower (franklin tower)	Sport 26m, 9	Pōhara	★★ Very Good	Tue 18th Jan 2005
average rock, great position
	16	★★★ The Mission	Sport 28m, 9	Wye Creek	★ Good	Fri 7th Mar 2008
the start doesnt flow. 3 star view though.
	22 21	★ Jokers Gone Wild (Venus then off to the right)	Sport 30m, 9	Diamond Lake	★ Good	Sat 8th Mar 2008
Tricky bottom to the arete
	17 18	★ Up the Creek (Up the River)	Sport 30m, 9	Wye Creek	★ Good	Fri 28th Mar 2008
Good the first time round, but would get tedious after a while.
	23	★★★ Groove Armada	Sport 29m, 9	The Chasm	★★ Very Good	Sun 27th Mar 2016
Great varied climbing. Stupidly fell of at second bolt first go, came down and then did route to top. Got a bit sprayed by waterfall behind
	21	★★ Proximity Infatuation	Sport 20m, 9	The Chasm	★ Good	Sun 27th Mar 2016
Quite pumpy as a warm up to get to next ledge. Was also soaked after belaying with the wind blowing water in
	24	★★ Equilibrium	Sport 22m, 9	Wye Creek	★ Good	Mon 28th Mar 2016
Quite desperate even second go as I wobbled up this
	25	★★★ Lollapalooza (Lollapallooza)	Sport 25m, 9	Motatapu Valley	★★ Very Good	Thu 31st Mar 2016
Took a while to stick the low roof moves. The top is just rather pumpy.
	20	★★ Stick It In	Sport 20m, 8	Diamond Lake	★★ Very Good	Sat 8th Mar 2008
Would be classic if it wasnt bolted. FIngers to hands.
	21	★★★ Dream Thing	Sport 15m, 8	Wye Creek	★★ Very Good	Fri 28th Mar 2008
Sweet roof!
	20	★★ Rat up a Drainpipe	Sport 25m, 8	Paynes Ford	★★★ Classic	Mon 17th Jan 2005
man I hate slopers
	21	★★ Bilbos Great Adventure	Sport 24m, 8	Paynes Ford	★ Good	Fri 14th Mar 2008
rather tricky crux hold
	17 18	★★ Don't Be Deceived	Sport 32m, 8	Wye Creek	Average	Fri 7th Mar 2008
! good move.
	20 21	★★ Revenge of the Podge	Sport 35m, 8	Sebastapol Bluffs	★★ Very Good	Sat 29th Jan 2005
loose rock, hard work
	23	★ Andy's Arête	Sport 25m, 8	Gorge Road	Don't Bother	Wed 19th Mar 2008
The worst strred climb Ive ever been on
	20	★★ Matt's Joke	Sport 20m, 8	Wye Creek	★ Good	Fri 28th Mar 2008
Short roof, then more sustained than it looked.
	23	★★ Who the Fuck is Nick Cradock? (Who the Fuck is Nick Craddock?)	Sport 25m, 8	Motatapu Valley	★ Good	Sat 8th Mar 2008
nice reachy moves. Probably only 22, but its my style!
	15	Glen's	Sport 25m, 8	Motatapu Valley	Average	Sat 8th Mar 2008
nice views of the river from the top
	21 24	★ The Free Mantle (right end no 7)	Sport 20m, 8	Mount Iron	Don't Bother	Thu 22nd Dec 2005
choss
	24	★★ Amino-Pro	Sport 25m, 8	Paynes Ford	★★ Very Good	Mon 17th Mar 2008
I need another few weeks here! Low is very slippery
	18	★★ Ambrosia	Sport 26m, 8	Pōhara	★ Good	Sun 16th Mar 2008
Felt kinda stout at the second bolt.
	22	★★★ Take No Prisoners	Sport 20m, 8	Diamond Lake	★★ Very Good	Sun 9th Mar 2008
Super moves, super setting.
	15	★ Strawberry	Sport 16m, 8	Motatapu Valley	Average	Sat 1st Feb 2003
	24	★★ 10 Boy Scouts	Sport 20m, 8	Hospital Flat	Average	Sun 10th Jan 2010
kiwis cant crimp
	19	★★ Monsoon	Sport 30m, 8	Babylon	★ Good	Sun 3rd Jan 2010
thanks for the long anchor draws Neil.
	22	★ No Holds Barred	Sport 27m, 8	Wye Creek	★ Good	Wed 30th Dec 2009
Rather well spaced bolts. A full head trip!
	22	★ Epoxy Passion	Sport 20m, 8	Wye Creek	★ Good	Mon 28th Dec 2009
some OK moments. Hard mantle
	19	★ Toe the Line	Sport 20m, 8	Mount Iron	Average	Sun 9th Sep 2012
Too friggin cold and wet, couldnt feel hands
	17	★★ Golden Showers	Sport 20m, 8	Mapoutahi	★ Good	Wed 23rd Mar 2016
Quite nice
	19	★ Greek Gift 2	Sport 20m, 8	Mapoutahi	★ Good	Wed 23rd Mar 2016
Feels quite airy
	17	★ Get Kerfuffled	Sport 20m, 8	Motatapu Valley	★ Good	Thu 31st Mar 2016
Sometime maybe 2010.
	23 22	★★ Ferocious Weasel	Sport 20m, 8	Motatapu Valley	★ Good	Sat 2nd Apr 2016
Not too hard
	23	★★ Roche Moutonnee	Sport 16m, 8	Motatapu Valley	★★ Very Good	Sat 2nd Apr 2016
Great novelty roof with per madras
	24	★★ My Little One	Sport 20m, 7	Diamond Lake	★★ Very Good	Sun 9th Mar 2008
Another onsight that got away. (2) Hard all the way.
	21	★★ vexatious litigant	Sport 17m, 7	Pōhara	Average	Mon 17th Mar 2008
Easy- cleaning it as a warm up.
	22 19	★★ Falcon Screech (Falcon Steep)	Sport 25m, 7	Hospital Flat	★ Good	Tue 4th Mar 2008
Pumpy crimps. Choice bro.
	25	★ Wind Me Up (Need to Unwind Direct Finish)	Sport 20m, 7	Diamond Lake	★ Good	Tue 4th Mar 2008
The guide books crap- but hey I tried hard cos I thought I was on a 23!
	23	★ The Immaculate Deception	Sport 21m, 7	Paynes Ford	Average	Fri 14th Mar 2008
dirty and contrived.
	22 21	★ No Rest For The Wicked	Sport 22m, 7	Paynes Ford	Average	Fri 14th Mar 2008
not that memorable
	24	★★★ Zoot Alors	Sport 25m, 7	Motatapu Valley	★★ Very Good	Sat 29th Mar 2008
Tried to do the 30 by mistake, but even when on track itTook a few more attempts than it should!
	17	★ Johnny Walker Wisdom	Sport 22m, 7	Castledowns	★ Good	Tue 29th Mar 2016
A hidden hold under the matagouri
	21	★ Reefer Madness	Sport 16m, 7	Motatapu Valley	Average	Sat 2nd Apr 2016
Didn't like this that much, felt very pumpy
	20 23	★ Easily the Best Route on the Crag (no6 crack with pigeons nest)	Sport 20m, 6	Mount Iron	Average	Thu 22nd Dec 2005
best move to start, then pigeon poo
	18 20	★★ Another One (White rope to CN Belay)	Sport 15m, 6	The Chasm	★★★ Classic	Sat 22nd Mar 2008
The best stint of grade18 sports climbing ever. Now I want to do the top pitch
	17	★ Space Cadet	Sport 16m, 6	Pōhara	★ Good	Tue 18th Jan 2005
quite fun
	15	★ Gorgonzola Goes	Sport 18m, 6	Paynes Ford	Average	Mon 17th Jan 2005
my first climb at Paynes
	20 22	★ Supersonique (No4 scoop)	Sport 20m, 6	Mount Iron	★ Good	Thu 22nd Dec 2005
not too dirty
	18 20	★★ Another One (MT to CN belay RIGHT)	Sport 15m, 6	The Chasm	Average	Sat 22nd Mar 2008
A few weird slimy traverse moves.
	23	★★★ Jack Be Nimble	Sport 25m, 6	Motatapu Valley	★★ Very Good	Sat 29th Mar 2008
Nice flake moves.
	17	★★ MT to CN belay LEFT	Sport 15m, 6	The Chasm	★ Good	Sat 22nd Mar 2008
The easiest route on the wall?
	14	★ Midwife Crisis	Sport 14m, 6	Paynes Ford	★ Good	Sun 16th Jan 2005
late arvo, still had energy
	23	★★ Up Your Scud	Sport 13m, 6	Motatapu Valley	★★ Very Good	Wed 5th Mar 2008
Very thin. Great moves (2)
	22	★★ Everything but the Formalities	Sport 15m, 6	Motatapu Valley	★★ Very Good	Sun 9th Mar 2008
Worth the approach up the gungy ramp
	17 18	★ Rusty Pins	Sport 15m, 6	Hospital Flat	★ Good	Sun 10th Jan 2010
tricky in places
	22	★★ Doing the World a Favour	Sport 20m, 6	Hospital Flat	★★ Very Good	Sun 10th Jan 2010
was going fine til the top
	19 20	★ Full Empty	Sport 18m, 6	Wye Creek	★ Good	Wed 13th Jan 2010
the start was tough
	24 25	★ Emma Louise	Sport 15m, 6	Wye Creek	Average	Mon 28th Dec 2009
hard start, middle and horrible thrutchy end
	20	A Steep Introduction	Sport 15m, 6	Mount Iron	Average	Fri 14th Sep 2012
A bit escapable
	19	★ Hap Hazard	Sport 19m, 6	Hospital Flat	★ Good	Mon 17th Sep 2012
Shame about the ledge.
	20	★ Like a Lover Scorned	Sport 25m, 6	Mapoutahi	★ Good	Wed 23rd Mar 2016
Some interesting arête moves if the sidepulls out of reach
	17	★ Terrain Spotting	Sport 20m, 6	Motatapu Valley	★ Good	Thu 31st Mar 2016
Some time in the past
	22	★★ The Colonel's Secret	Sport 16m, 6	Motatapu Valley	★ Good	Sat 2nd Apr 2016
The draws were on to below crux. Felt pretty slippery, I appreciated the hand jams
	19	★★ Chinese Hospitality	Sport 15m, 6	Motatapu Valley	★ Good	Sat 2nd Apr 2016
Interesting feature
	19 17	★ Unnamed 17 (Mainly Tramping)	Sport 15m, 5	The Chasm	★ Good	Sat 22nd Mar 2008
Nice recent addition and a better way onto the wall than the tree.
	21 22	★★ Shark Chirac	Sport 16m, 5	Hospital Flat	★ Good	Wed 21st Dec 2005
crimpy goodness

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