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New Zealand Rock Climbing

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Areas in New Zealand

North Island 93 / 338 / 62 / 7 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 17 / 441

South Island 150 / 580 / 114 / 63 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 22 / 799

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Elevation:	-373 ft	-114 m
GPS:	-41.36029, 174.44088 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Little double-island nation about 3 hours by plane Southeast of Melbourne. Very green. Very wet.

Getting There

I'd recommend Air New Zealand.

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Classic Climbing Routes at New Zealand

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V4 6B 12 ● Beautiful Edges Boulder S Island > … > Castle Hill > Spittle Hill
V5 6C 9 ● Acid Test Boulder S Island > … > Paynes Ford > First Watering Hole
V7 7A+ 9 ● Tuppimaster Boulder S Island > … > Castle Hill > Spittle Hill
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b Mod. Snow 9 ● Northwest Ridge Trad, Snow, Alpine S Island > … > Mt Aspiring NP > Mt Aspiring
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 8 ● The Grand Traverse of the Remark… Trad, Alpine S Island > … 1 > Lake Alta > Grand Traverse
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 13 ● Red Arete Sport, Alpine 3 pitches S Island > … > Mt Cook > Sebastapol Bluffs
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 26 ● The Mission Sport S Island > … 1 > Wye Creek > Main Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 26 ● Temples of Stone Sport S Island > … > Paynes Ford > Track 2
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 20 ● Headbanger's Arete Sport S Island > … > Wanaka > Main Cliff
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 13 ● Turn on , tune in, drop out Sport 3 pitches S Island > … > Wanaka > Little Big Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 24 ● Terror Incognito Sport N Island > … > Waipari (former… > Main Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 11 ● Monsterpiece Theatre Sport N Island > … > Waipari (former… > Main Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 16 ● Dream Thing Sport S Island > … 1 > Wye Creek > Main Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 14 ● 1080 and the Letter G Sport S Island > … > Paynes Ford > Track 6
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 12 ● Rawhide Sport S Island > … > Paynes Ford > Track 1