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Elevation: -373 ft
GPS: -41.3603, 174.4409
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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.

891 Total Climbs

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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
V6+ 7A
 6
● The Unrepeatable
Boulder
S Island > … > Castle Hill > Quantum Field
V7 7A+
 8
● Tuppimaster
Boulder
S Island > … > Castle Hill > Spittle Hill
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b Mod. Snow
 5
● Northwest Ridge
Trad, Snow, Alpine
S Island > … > Mt Aspiring NP > Mt Aspiring
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 18
● The Mission
Sport
S Island > … > Wye Creek > Main Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 23
● Temples of Stone
Sport
S Island > … > Paynes Ford > Track 2
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 4
● The Arches
Sport
N Island > … > Main Cliff > Arch Area
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 23
● Terror Incognito
Sport
N Island > … > Froggatt's Edge > Main Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 10
● Monsterpiece Theatre
Sport
N Island > … > Froggatt's Edge > Main Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 5
● Prokarstination
Sport
N Island > … > Mangaokewa > Grandstands
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 3
● The Odyssey
Trad 3 pitches
N Island > … > Kawakawa Bay > Odyssey Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 3
● Hotline
Trad
S Island > … > Wanaka > Diamond Lake
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 13
● Dream Thing
Sport
S Island > … > Wye Creek > Main Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 12
● 1080 and the Letter G
Sport
S Island > … > Paynes Ford > Track 6
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 3
● Responsible Lunges
Sport
S Island > … > Paynes Ford > Track 3
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Beautiful Edges S Island > … > Castle Hill > Spittle Hill
 12
V4 6B Boulder
● The Unrepeatable S Island > … > Castle Hill > Quantum Field
 6
V6+ 7A Boulder
● Tuppimaster S Island > … > Castle Hill > Spittle Hill
 8
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Northwest Ridge S Island > … > Mt Aspiring NP > Mt Aspiring
 5
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b Mod. Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine
● The Mission S Island > … > Wye Creek > Main Wall
 18
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport
● Temples of Stone S Island > … > Paynes Ford > Track 2
 23
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● The Arches N Island > … > Main Cliff > Arch Area
 4
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Terror Incognito N Island > … > Froggatt's Edge > Main Wall
 23
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Monsterpiece Theatre N Island > … > Froggatt's Edge > Main Wall
 10
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Prokarstination N Island > … > Mangaokewa > Grandstands
 5
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● The Odyssey N Island > … > Kawakawa Bay > Odyssey Wall
 3
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 3 pitches
● Hotline S Island > … > Wanaka > Diamond Lake
 3
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
● Dream Thing S Island > … > Wye Creek > Main Wall
 13
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● 1080 and the Letter G S Island > … > Paynes Ford > Track 6
 12
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
● Responsible Lunges S Island > … > Paynes Ford > Track 3
 3
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
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 1
Cragging at Kawakawa bay, North Island
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