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Wanaka Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Wanaka

Cattle Yard 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Chopping Block 0 / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Conservatory, The 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Crackhouse 6 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Diamond Lake 2 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Engine Block 0 / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Headstone 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Highside 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Hip Hugger 0 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Hospital Flat 4 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Main Cliff 4 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Mount Iron 0 / 52 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 52

Riverside 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Roadside Area 3 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Sunny side 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Tiny Town 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Tombstone, The 2 / 9 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Warm Leatharete 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Watchtower 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Whale Watching 1 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Wishbone Falls 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Elevation:	928 ft
GPS:	-44.69832, 169.13226 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

The city of Wanaka offers a number of sport climbing opportunites about 15km west of town in the Matukituki Valley. There are a large number of easy to access routes for the locals or visiting climbers. There is a wide range of climbing from 5.5 to 5.13. Check for seasonal closures, since the climbing areas are on pastoral lease land. The lambing season is from Oct 1 to November 15th. For more thorough and complete information on areas, routes, and closures, the excellent guidebook "Wanaka Rock" is available from Basecamp Wanaka and sometimes shops in town.

Getting There

Take the Matukituki Valley road west out of Wanaka for about 15km.

181 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Wanaka

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 3 ● The Big Corner Trad Main Cliff
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● Shortcut to Exposure Sport 2 pitches Rdside Area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 14 ● Headbanger's Arete Sport Main Cliff
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 10 ● Turn on , tune in, drop out Trad 3 pitches Hospital Flat
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 3 ● Falls Middle Sport Wishbone Falls
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 3 ● Spiral Staircase Sport Mt Iron > Next Best Thing
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 4 ● Hotline Trad Diamond Lake
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 3 ● Falls Left Sport Wishbone Falls
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 3 ● Pump Iron Sport Mt Iron > Next Best Thing