I heard that there was some development done over summer at a crag just north of Rotorua, in the gorge on the Tauranga Direct/Paes Pa Road. Is anyone willing to give me directions to the crag?
Hi
Sure can, if you are driving south from Tauranga you drive to the Mangaorewa gorge, when you go around the sharp right hand bend park on the left at the end of the metal barrier and walk back along the road to the bend in the river. Walk down stream for about 15 min. Easy walking but $&^%*ing slippery so you have been warned.
You will come to the first wall right on the river the climbs described from left to right so far are.
Medusa, can climb it in 2 pitches or one long one (22)ish
Restricted Access (25), (second pitch is about 18).
Dr Zeuss (25)
Chuffa Chuffa Toot toot (22) top pitch (21)
If you scramble up to the right of the wall there is an upper wall climbs again left to right.
Chickenator (17) top pitch (22)
Speedcross (19)
Bashing the manbeast (Project).
Haute of flying snakes (20)
If you follow your nose down to the left "Mother Wall" you will see a route about some staples, this is a project and has a couple of temp bolts so I would stay off that one right now.
You can climb the lot with a 60m rope and about 15 draws, all DBC or loweroffs.
Any more info let me know, don't bother going out unless you get 3-4 days of serious sun right now as it is in the shade all day and gets no sun so often even on a sunny day the bottom of the crag is wet.
Hi
Sure can, if you are driving south from Tauranga you drive to the Mangaorewa gorge, when you go around the sharp right hand bend park on the left at the end of the metal barrier and walk back along the road to the bend in the river. Walk down stream for about 15 min. Easy walking but $&^%*ing slippery so you have been warned.
You will come to the first wall right on the river the climbs described from left to right so far are.
Medusa, can climb it in 2 pitches or one long one (22)ish
Restricted Access (25), (second pitch is about 18).
Dr Zeuss (25)
Chuffa Chuffa Toot toot (22) top pitch (21)
If you scramble up to the right of the wall there is an upper wall climbs again left to right.
Chickenator (17) top pitch (22)
Speedcross (19)
Bashing the manbeast (Project).
Haute of flying snakes (20)
If you follow your nose down to the left "Mother Wall" you will see a route about some staples, this is a project and has a couple of temp bolts so I would stay off that one right now.
You can climb the lot with a 60m rope and about 15 draws, all DBC or loweroffs.
Any more info let me know, don't bother going out unless you get 3-4 days of serious sun right now as it is in the shade all day and gets no sun so often even on a sunny day the bottom of the crag is wet.
Cheers
Kerry