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Grade Route Gear style Popularity
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Te Tai Tokerau / Northland Ngahere Drive The Island
V8 Mosquito Monkeys

Obvious slightly overhanging arete you can see from the road. Nice ear hand hold halfway up climb.

FA: H Triebels, 2010

Boulder 5m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Te Tai Tokerau / Northland Mangawhai Heads
V8 Super Extra Gravity

Up face / shallow crack

FA: Michael Welson, 2006

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Te Tai Tokerau / Northland Wairere Boulders Black Hole Sun
V8 Black Hole Sun

Start matched down on the rounded part of the arete. Traverse right into a pinch and a good edge, finish with a big move to the large pocket. Much harder if you’re short.

FA: Will Watterson

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Tāmaki-makau-rau / Auckland Closed Mt. Eden Quarry Long Side
30 Zillmerised

Climb the arete below the Sneakeasy ledge.

FA: Roland Foster (solo), 1993

Boulder 6m
29 Zorn's Lemma

The bolted groove and face. Go for it.

FA: Roland Foster, 1992

Mixed trad 13m, 3
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Tāmaki-makau-rau / Auckland Closed Mt. Eden Quarry Long Side Section 2
V8 The Egyption
Boulder
V8 Scott’s Arête
Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Tāmaki-makau-rau / Auckland Closed Mt. Eden Quarry Long Side Section 3
V8 Blam Direct
Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Tāmaki-makau-rau / Auckland Closed Mt. Eden Quarry Long Side Section 4
V8 Zilmerised
Boulder
V8 Solarised
Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Tāmaki-makau-rau / Auckland Closed Mt. Eden Quarry Long Side Section 7
V8 I C Lightning, U C Crack
Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Tāmaki-makau-rau / Auckland Stony Batter First Round Area Chunky Boulder
{US} V8 The Good Life

Sit start

FA: Regan McCaffery, 2003

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Tāmaki-makau-rau / Auckland Stony Batter First Round Area Heavatron Boulder
V8 Ruby Sparks

Traverse left from the Heavatron start on slopey holds. Reach down to the crack and compress your way to the top.

FA: Glenn Erik Johannessen, 2013

Boulder 3m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Coromandel Peninsula Maratoto The Twister Buttress
29 Blue

A route with some contentious creation questions. Is considerably harder now that one of the key crimps by the start has broken and the bolted on starting foothold has been removed.

FA: John Van Der Werf

Sport 25m, 7
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Coromandel Peninsula Maratoto No Fly Zone
29/30 Open Project

An outrageous line that traverses from inside the cave through steep climbing and out at the far right lip of the overhang. Does anyone know who the original equipper was? Holds through the final section look manufactured. This one was re-bolted in 2020 but hasn't seen an FA yet as far as anyone knows

Set: unknown

Sport 10m, 5
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Lake Taupō Kawakawa Bay The Bluff The Lower Bluff
29 Kakarot Power

The steep overhang between Aliens 2nd pitch and Foo Fighter. Traverse in from the ledge (use the belay bolt to keep safe). Left knee pad or tape recommended. There are two great photo spots, depending on the light, next to the start of Jugzilla or at the anchor of Pointy Bit.

Set: Dan Head, May 2021

FA: Wiz Fineron, 3 Jan 2022

Sport 15m, 7
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Lake Taupō Kinloch Kinloch Bouldering The Hidden Boulder
V8 Humpty Dumpty LS

Start matched at the lowest part of the rail feature with feet down low, a few hard moves gets you to the start of 'Humpty Dumpty' and finish as per that climb. Vid https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm3UuUNyfbX/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Lake Taupō Kinloch Whangamata Bay (K2)
30 Star Destroyer

Start on first bolt of Eye of The Tiger then traverse left via big moves on mostly good holds to an okay rest, then fire up the sustained headwall on excellent rock.

Set: Martyn Owen, 2020

FA: Daniel Krippner, 11 Dec 2020

Sport 25m, 11
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Lake Taupō Closed Whanganui Bay The Plateau
29 Trilogy

FA: John Palmer, 2004

Sport 18m, 9
29 Trinity

FA: Kester Brown, 2000

Sport 18m, 8
29 Tiger-style

FA: Colin Pohl, 1997

Sport 18m, 6
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Waitomo District Closed Mangaokewa The Colosseum
29 First Light

FA: Tom Thumath, 2014

Sport 8m, 3
30 Sushi

Set: Ivan Vostinar

FA: Craig Houston, 2014

Sport 8m, 3
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Waitomo District Closed Mangaokewa The Cheap Seats
29 Sencha

FA: Ivan Vostinar, 2010

Sport 10m, 4
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Waitomo District The Airstrip Valley Wall
V8 Wazzup

FA: Steve Conn

Boulder 3m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Waitomo District The Airstrip Highball Wall
V8 Crucifix

Powerful compression slaps from a sit start. A big span helps. Finish as for Crucify Yourself.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 29 Jul 2020

Boulder 4m
V8 Golden Shower Static

Same as 'Golden Shower Direct', merely done statically.

FA: Matt Lewis

Boulder 5m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Waitomo District The Airstrip Grot View Cave
V8 More Approaching into Frantic Frank

Start deep in the cave (A.K.A., Deep start), climb Approaching Insanity, continue on Frank's Better Half route and finish as Frantic Route (i.e., cracks/jugs are eliminated).

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 11 Feb 2023

Boulder 8m
V8 Perverse-alina

Start with More Approaching Insanity into Power Puku and finish with Transverselina.

FA: Chris Hailey, 26 Aug 2023

Boulder 6m
V7/8 Approaching Into Frankenstein

Start with Approaching Insanity and finish with Frankenstein.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 5 Feb 2023

Boulder 7m
V8 Approaching Into Frantic Frankenstein

Start as for Approaching Insanity and finish with Frantic Frankenstein. The Du Has plate and jugs are out.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 5 Feb 2023

Boulder 7m
V8 Frantic

A fingery line to start, followed by some fantastic burly moves. Starts at an apex halfway around the traverse of Approaching Insanity. Feet on and throw for a high crimp right. Throw left hand to low undercling under the nose, then clamp your way out below the finishing traverse of Franks route.

FA: James Morris

Boulder
V8 Frank's Dirty Dance

Climb the first portion of Leon's Line to gain the Du Hast shelf. Reverse Du Hast, cross into the start of Dirty Dancing and finish with Dirty Dancing Extension. https://youtu.be/XRxxCLwXX6U

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 12 Jan

Boulder 9m
V8 Frank's Route Direct - Reverse Du Hast - Frank's Better Half - Frantic Finish

Start on Frank's Route, go directly to the shelf, reverse Hu Hast to the plate and finish with Frank's Better Half into the Frantic Finish.

Boulder 7m
V8 Dancing In The Dark

Start as per Franks Route, Reverse Power Puku to 4 Points then continue up Dirty Dancing Extension.

Beta vid - https://youtu.be/Q9dVZWkOU6E

Boulder 7m
V8 Frantic Frank's Route

Start as for Frank's route, climb into Frank's Better Half and finish with the remainder of Frantic. Could be harder. The final jug rail is out.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 5 Feb 2022

Boulder 7m
V8 Frankenstein

Start as for Frank's Route, reverse Power Puku to the start of Frantic, head left thru small slopey scoops to the thin jug rail and finish with Frank's Better half. The plate and Du Hast jugs are out. Around 30 moves.https://www.instagram.com/p/CZBh54-FtRF/

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 22 Jan 2022

Boulder 8m
V8 Frantic Frankenstein

Climb Frankenstein and finish with the remainder of Frantic.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 16 Feb 2022

Boulder 8m
V8 Frankenstein's Monster

Start as for More Approaching Insanity, climb to the start of Frantic and finish as for Frankenstein.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 4 Feb 2022

Boulder 8m
V8 Puku Power

Climb Power Puku, reverse Du Hast to the plate and finish with Frank's better half into the Frantic finish. A nice variation for when the deep start is wet.

Boulder 10m
V7/8 Check Your Head - Reverse Du Hast - Leon's Finish

Climb Check Your Head, Reverse Du Hast and finish with the Leon's Line mantle.

Boulder 5m
V8 Check Your Head - Dirty Dancing Extension

Start as for Check Your Head, unwind from the kneebar, reverse Power Puku and finish with Dirty Dancing Extension.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 30 Nov

Boulder 6m
V8 Check Your Head - Reverse Du Hast - Frank's Better Half

Climb Check Your Head, reverse Du Hast and Finish with Frank's Better Half.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 15 Mar 2023

Boulder 9m
V8 Check Your Head Direct - Frank's Better Half - Frantic Finish

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 11 Feb 2023

Boulder 7m
V8 Days Well Spent

Start as for Big Power Puku and bypass the first two meters by climbing through the roof using small edges and smooth scoops before linking back into and finishing with the second half of Power Puku.See Video. https://youtu.be/o2rS1jJ7eY0

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 23 Jun 2022

Boulder 5m
V8 Furiosa's Better half

Start as for Approaching Insanity (regular start/wet day start), climb Power Puku to its finish, reverse Du Hast to the plate and finish with Frank's Better Half.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 25 Sep 2022

Boulder 10m
V8 Dirty Furiosa

Start with all four points on the start of Dirty Dancing, climb all of Power Puku, reverse Du Hast and finish with Frank's Better Half.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 4 May 2022

Boulder 10m
V8/9 The Dirty Wheel of Waitomo

Climb Dirty Furiosa and finish with the second half of Frantic.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 5 May 2022

Boulder 10m
V8 Franks Better Start

Start with Leons line, eliminate plate and finish Franks Better Half beta: https://youtu.be/0_HPwpV2SCs

FA: Chris Hailey & Ashkan, 13 Sep 2023

Boulder 8m
V8 Frantic Franks Better Start

Start with Leon's Line, eliminate plate, climb the Franks Better Half and finish with Frantic.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 9 Feb 2023

Boulder 7m
V7/8 Power Puku into Leon's Line

Climb Power Puku and finish with Leon's Line.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 3 Mar 2020

Boulder 5m
V8 Deep Leon

Start deep in the cave (A.K.A. Deep start), climb Power Puku into Leon's Line.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 17 Feb 2022

Boulder 7m
V7/8 Cave Jam

Start as for More Approaching Insanity, climb Power Puku and finish with Maestro.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 10 Nov 2022

Boulder 5m
V7/8 Sid Vicious

Start with all four points on the start of Dirty Dancing, traverse into and climb Approaching Insanity and finish with Frank's Better Half and the second half of Frantic. https://youtu.be/ICVmxY_uNbk

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 24 Jul 2022

Boulder 8m
V8/9 Johnny Rotten

Start as for Sid Vicious, climb the Power Puku holds to the start of Frantic and head left through the scoop like edges to the thin rail to finish with Frank's Better Half and the second half of Frantic. The Du Hast plate and shelf are out. FA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3GjeBGjTQ&ab_channel=MarcoLefebvre

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 24 Jul 2022

Boulder 8m
V8 Dirty Dancing - Power Puku - Frankenstein

Start with all four points on the start of Dirty Dancing, traverse into the Power Puku holds to the start of Frantic and finish with Frankenstein,

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 19 Feb 2023

Boulder 7m
V7/8 Psychosomatic

Climb Leon's Line and finish with Frank's Better Half.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 26 Mar 2021

Boulder 8m
V8 Dirty Leon

Start with all four points on Dirty Dancing, climb Power Puku and finish with Leon's line.

FA: Marco Lefebvre, 25 Mar 2021

Boulder 5m
V8 Check Your Head into Leon's line

Start as for Check your head and finish up Leon's line. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CmyA6thjZ4s/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Waitomo District The Airstrip Alchemy
V8 Nightfall

FA: James Morris

Boulder
V8 Lightspeed

FA: James Morris

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Waitomo District The Airstrip Castle Knob
V8 Corridor Crimping

Start on the finishing jug rail of 'wicked game' and traverse left via some small edges and tricky feet, finish up the left arete.

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Animal Biscuit Valley The Moon Boulder (The Dark Side)
V8 14. Mister Meaner

Crouch start to small pocket and lunge.

Boulder
V8 11. Fighting the Pump

Climbs Mark's Traverse to arete then onto '16. The Link' around the corner.

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Animal Biscuit Valley The Bits and Opel
29 Minor Threat

Set: Richard Bull

FA: Scott Mooney, 2000

Sport 8m, 4
30 Direct Threat

Traverse in from left of first bolt. Continue as for Minor Threat.

FA: Scott Mooney, 2001

Sport 8m, 4
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Animal Biscuit Valley Da Cave
V8 Manipulator

Start as for Dr. Greenthumb and finish at the lip for Zoomers.

Boulder
V8 Unknown1

Sit start with left on a pinch right on half pocket and finish as for Dr Greenthumb. Yellow circles.

Boulder 5m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Bulge Gully The Top Boulders
29 Pedo and the Pieman

Exemplary hard Froggatt 2 finger pocket pulling. Preclip the very high first (only) bolt and don't blow the mantle.

FA: Regan McCaffery, 2012

Sport 7m, 1
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Dug Out Boulder
V8 2. V8

Middle right of overhanging face.

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Echo Gully MUAC Wall/ Panama Wall
V8 8. Statement of Proof

Sit start, then traverse along the lip of the overhang and crank up and over.

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Heavenly Wall
29 The Last Slab Fighter

FA: James Field-Mitchell, 2011

Sport 15m, 4
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Toliet Block Area
V8 Nice and Clean

Sit start to 'Mossy Menopause'

Boulder
V8 The Mission

A hard deadpoint gets you closer.

Boulder
V8 Seeing the Light

Start as for 'Scott's V6' then up on tiny left hand crimp from the sloper.

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Hold On To Your Face Wall
30 Hound of Hades

Direct start to 'Maddog Hine'

FA: Craig Houston, Aug 2016

Sport 20m
29 Maddog Hine

the image on this is incorrect. this route has a seperate anchor to cerberus to the right.

FA: Holger Moeller, 2001

Sport 20m, 5
30 Built to Last

Set: Scott Mooney

FA: Scott Mooney, 1999

Sport 20m, 6
29 a la natural

Direct start to hold on to your face. Technical face climbing.

FA: daniel Krippner, 2017

Sport 18m
29 Draw drag dream

A continuation of double major drop out. after doing the small boulder off the ledge on DMD continue left into the top of Cerberus.

FA: richard morgan, 2015

Sport 20m
30 Kink in the link

climb facial reconstruction but continue around the corner into the crux of lanky. has a run out that is a bit scary and the name is possibly the worst in creation.

FA: craig huston

Sport 20m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Hold On To Your Face Wall Pond Boulder
V8 10. Ouch!

Up on sharp holds.

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipari Animal Kingdom
V8 14. Stallion that will Mount the World

Stand start, climb left along the arete and mantel to finish.

Boulder
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Closed Gower The Forks
29 Abandoned Progect
UnknownProject 22m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipapa Main Cliff Millenium Wall
29 Rain Man

Alternate left hand start to 'Super C Ellery'

FA: James Field-Mitchell, 2012

Mixed trad 30m, 6
30 The Nothing

Start up Millennium Madness then continue straight up the thin seam. Head right through the roof and headwall.

FA: James Field-Mitchell, 2013

Sport 12m, 5
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Wharepapa South Waipapa Main Cliff The Arches
29 Fire In The Sky

Start up Arches break left and head up face, Through roof (knee bar) then continue straight up to DBC belay.

Set: James Field-Mitchell

FA: James Field-Mitchell, 2013

Sport 30m
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Tongariro National Park Mt Ruapehu Whakapapa Gorge
30/31 Dodecahedron

Easy (but often wet) slab leads to a steep boulder on a rope. Juggy fun to finish.

FA: John Palmer, 9 Apr 2021

Sport
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Tongariro National Park Mt Ruapehu White Falls
29 Vulture culture

the obvious extension to crooked vultures reversing coma, and finish on Coriolis.

FA: bob keegan, 2013

Sport 12m
30 Mansard Roof

Set: Tom Hoyle

FA: Regan McCaffery, 2012

Sport 12m, 6
30 Crag Vultures

Set: James Field-Mitchell & Regan McCaffery

FA: Regan McCaffery, 2012

Sport 15m, 7
29 Them Crooked Vultures

Start on the underclings as per crag vultures until you are in the double knee bar rest then traverse the crag on big holds to finish up on the coma anchors. (upgraded to 29 as per 8a.nu majority ticks)

FA: James Field-Mitchell, 2013

Sport 15m, 8
29 The Coriolis Effect

Start at the stack of rocks on some underclings, once through the bottom section take the left crux as per coma for 29 or the right crux as per retaillack for 28. Finishes at the same anchors as Retaillack

Set: Pete Allison & Kristen Foley

FA: James Field-Mitchell, 2011

Sport 10m, 7
30 Civil Unrest

Start as per Coriolis Effect/Immortal then head through the Coma cruxes and to the anchors. Seems to be 30 if you take the left coma crux or 29 if you take the first knee bar retaillack crux then head left to finish at the anchors of coma.

Set: Kristen Foley, Pete Allison & Ewan Sinclair

FA: Craig Houston, 2013

Sport 12m, 8
29 First Breath after a Coma

Start at the wet jug undercling then head left after the first boulder problem to the crimp rail, traverse left through a big move then mantel out left.

Set: Kristen Foley & Ewan Sinclair

FA: James Field-Mitchell, 2012

Sport 12m, 8
29 Death kwondo

climb the wraith, continue to finish up Koha.

FA: James Field-mitchell, 2013

Sport
29 Gastonberry

Set: Jonathon Clearwater & Ewan Sinclair

FA: James Field-Mitchell, 2011

Sport 9m, 7
30 Snake Oil

Set: James Field-Mitchell

FA: Regan McCaffery, 2012

Sport 14m, 9
30 Burning Man

Set: John Palmer

FA: Jonathan Clearwater, 2011

Sport 20m, 13
Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Manawatū-Whanganui Ashurst Bouldering Tee Tree Boulder
V8 Soggy Sock

Sit start on some slopy edges at the base of the prow in the middle of the overhang. Bump left hand to another slopy edge then bring RH to an average undercling, slap up to a sloper and mount the bulge. Beta vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syw7wAQbUt4

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