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Grade Route Gear style Crag Quality Date
12 Gift Horse Trad 12m Cattlestop Crag Good Sat 26th Dec 2015
Left the cams on the ground, my funky angled hex in the hole might have held. Quite nice thoughtful climbing for 12 but gear a little tricky in places. Belay by Rosie.

 
12 Crows Nest - with Anna Trad 16m Te Ahi-a-Tamatea / Rāpaki Rock Average Thu 7th May 2015
Meh. Probably better solo.

 
12 Dhole - with John Henry Trad 20m Arapiles Good Sat 19th Oct 2019
Interesting, good move at half height then only a little actual layback required.

 
12 Zorro - with Grant Johnston Trad 12m Arapiles Average Wed 3rd Oct 2018
Nothing to write home about, though the overhang crank is fun.

 
12 Josie's Climb (Josie's Climb P1) - with Grant Johnston
1 12 30m lead by John Pitcairn
Trad 30m Arapiles Good Sun 7th Oct 2018
Quite good, interesting all the way, though pro gets a bit sparse approaching the rap anchors. Topped out on right of ledge, uo the crack in the central block to get some gear. P2 looks disgusting. Tempting...

 
12 Bites in the Pie - with Anna Trad 10m Arapiles Good Mon 4th Apr 2016
Easier than Necrophiliac, probably harder than 12 though. Good hand and fist jams. Probably 18 or 19 if you don't jam eh Magnus?

 
12 Receding Hairline Trad 14m Wharepapa Rock Don't Bother Sun 21st Mar 2021
Had to dig for gear, you'll want hexes for security. Removed a head size chunk up top that was all set to kill somebody.

 
12 Bard - with Grant Johnston
1 12 lead by John Pitcairn
2 12 lead by Grant Johnston
3 12 lead by John Pitcairn
4 12 lead by Grant Johnston
5 12 lead by John Pitcairn
Trad 120m Arapiles Very Good Tue 17th May 2011
Don't expect much pro up the first slab start. Passed at the beginning of pitch 3 by a French soloist. All in a day's work...

 
12 Hurricane Lamp Cracks - with Colin Megson
1 12 lead by John Pitcairn
2 11 lead by Colin Megson
3 11 lead by John Pitcairn
4 11 lead by Colin Megson
5 8 lead by John Pitcairn
Trad 120m Arapiles Average Fri 27th Apr 2012
Initial chimney harder than it looks. The rest a bit dull.

 
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Grant Johnston, Angela Hewlett
1 12 lead by Grant Johnston
2 8 lead by Grant Johnston
3 12 lead by John Pitcairn
4 8 lead by John Pitcairn
Mixed trad 110m, 1 Arapiles Classic Sun 5th Apr 2015
Ran pitch 3 and 4 together on double 60s, had to trail my little pack thru the squeeze. Brilliant chimney, run out but felt secure, lots of 3D moves.

 
12 Panzer - with Angela Hewlett, Stephen Bailey
1 12 lead by Angela Hewlett
2 12 lead by Stephen
3 12 lead by John Pitcairn
Trad 95m Arapiles Classic Tue 12th Apr 2016
Hung around for 2 hours in drizzle waiting for it to be just dry enough to start. 3 great interesting pitches, fun slabbing, cool corner crack, more slabbing, a traverse to another corner, then a terrific overhung jug haul. Get up on it.

 
12 Diploma - with Grant Johnston, Angela Hewlett Trad 20m Ōtepatotu Good Thu 11th Feb 2021
Crux is probably getting established in the V groove, or the top crack exit. Well protected.

 
12 Siren Direct Finish P4 - with Jonno Rau
4 12 50m Trad

From Hot Flap P3.

Trad 50m Arapiles Classic Thu 25th Apr 2024
12 Cheshire Cat - with Angela Hewlett Trad 22m Arapiles Very Good Sat 22nd Apr 2017
Had seconded before. This is great, a nervy little undercling traverse then some fun monkeying around in the overhanging juggy chimney. Watched an epically sweary ascent of Claw, highlight of the day.

 
12 Siren (Siren Linkup Siren Direct Finish) - with John Henry
1
2 lead by John Pitcairn
3 lead by John Henry
4 linkup Siren Direct Finish , lead by John Pitcairn
5 12 lead by John Pitcairn
Trad 150m Arapiles Classic Sat 4th Nov 2017
Had been saving this for a cruisy option and there was nobody on it! Soloed P1, ran 4&5 together with direct finish. Narrowly avoided heading up Argonauts. The direct finish really doesn't seem any harder than the top of the pitch below.

 
12 Groove V Trad 6m Mt. Eden Quarry Average Sat 27th May 2017
12 Ratlines - with Grant Johnston Trad 14m Te Ahi-a-Tamatea / Rāpaki Rock Good Sat 13th Feb 2021
Bomber pro, easier than Scurvy.

 
12 Scurvy - with Grant Johnston Trad 18m Te Ahi-a-Tamatea / Rāpaki Rock Good Sat 13th Feb 2021
Nice jams.

 
12 Bygone - with Jonno Rau, AJ Mixed trad 30m, 1 Arapiles Average Sun 5th May 2024
12 Shitty Nappies - with John Henry Trad 15m Arapiles Average Tue 1st Nov 2022
JH arrives to more rain and plentiful mosquitos, with mumblings about working up slowly. Drizzle, greasy rock, quite a stiff move getting onto the low ledge/pinnacle thing.

 
12 Iago - with Grant Johnston Trad 45m Arapiles Average Tue 25th Oct 2022
Rainy morning then cleared just enough. Wound up here after finding a school group swarming at Bushrangers. Wouldn't bother doing it again.

 
12 Gamgee's Groove Trad 8m Mt. Eden Quarry Don't Bother Sat 21st Jan 2017
To clean Triblet anchor. Final moves to that are awkward at about 16.

 

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