Photos by whytenuts

Taken on the West Side of Dore Pass heading down towards Lake Te Anau; hidden by the clouds. This route is rough and very steep at the top but provides access to the series of Mountains surrounding the Milford Track without having to pay to use the boat system. It's beautiful too.

There are no ratings for this area, but just a few hard boulder problems. The view over the lake itself is beautiful, and worth the visit if just to check this out. Took this photo just before sunset rolled in.

I forget the name of the route, I think the rating was 18. After climbing I had to sit in my harness until I had the ol' 'fly eyes' creepin' out, while my friend ran Scott over the logistics of the eight knot etc. Paynes Ford is amazing. I've never seen so much potential wit so few people to climb it.