Ascents in New Zealand

First pitch can be considered a hard hike, second pitch is the money pitch - huge 3D chimney abundant with features. Final pitch is short and punchy with a nice steep finish on bucket jugs with the entire bay underneath your feet. Two 70m ropes allowed us to rap down in a single descent, a fantastic finally to this multi!

Night climb! Just did the first pitch as it was already past our bedtime

Big burly throws on a steep freestanding monolith. First attempt to get the beta and find the hidden holds, went second go.

Great climb, if a bit squished between routes. Sending it as a team was wonderful time!

Second go of day. High point! Fell going for the final move to the Robin ledge. It is the last move before the 27 joins back into the 23. It is also a move I did about 7/9 times in isolation... After practicing the move again a couple of times I went to the top. So only hung at the 4th bolt. At least I have a complete sequence sorted now with no uncertainties left. Just need to stitch it all together.

First go of day. Fell just before 2nd bolt, Fell at 4th. Went to top.

Really surprised myself with this one. Was luckily to get all the beta upfront and was ble to pull all the moves quickly. had some beta to work out second session at the start but managed last go best go. After taking some pretty big and rough falls yesterday at the first bolt so I decided to climb with the second draw pre clipped. Keen to come back and send with clipping the second

Overall good session with everyone making substantial progress. Gratz Braden on your first 27, at Waipapa no less 👍

Quality

Start was funky if not using the arete. makes it a bit harder but fun variation.

Really liked the bridging through the chimney. Bit harder than 16 if done this way

Very cool movement. Few rock breaks while climbing so be careful

Felt sick and couldn't work out the mini-crux, eventually sorted out the beta!Found the top section scary and committing.