Castle Rock
About Castle Rock:
Update (08.04.2014 by nzcragrat):
Castle Rock was severely damaged by the Canterbury earthquakes with a large part of the keep collapsing and losing some classic routes.
Currently it is technically in a closed area due to the summit road being closed. There was a lot of remedial work done with rope access teams for road safety reasons.
--- old description --- Probably "the" crag of the Port Hills, this is the tall (30m) jutting rock towering above the Heathcote Valley. Access is a short walk from summit road between Evan's and Dyer's passes, you can't miss it. On a nice day on the weekend, the number of people here can rival those at Rapaki, otherwise well worth a visit to try out some of the best trad climbing on the longest routes in the Port Hills. |
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Rock Type: | Basalt |
Type of Climbing: | Trad |
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Routes
SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. | Rating | Route | Difficulty | Ascents |
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***Executioner | 5.10b | 1 | ||
0 | ***Judgement, 20 (1) | 5.10c | 2 | |
0 | **Flying Buttress | 5.8 | 5 | |
0 | **Gibbet, 18 | 5.10a | 2 | |
0 | ??? | 5.11a | 0 | |
0 | Dragon, 16 | 5.8 | 11 | |
0 | Excalibur, 19 | 5.10b | 6 | |
0 | Guinevere | 5.10a | 3 | |
0 | Hawk | 5.6 | 2 | |
0 | Holy Grail, 17 (!) | 5.9 | 15 | |
0 | Knight Errant (1) | 5.7 | 7 | |
0 | Knight's Entrance (2) | 5.4 | 1 | |
0 | Lancelot, 14 (3) | 5.6 | 8 | |
0 | Meat Sandwich | 5.9 | 1 | |
0 | Square Table, 14 | 5.6 | 1 | |
1 | ***Escalade 16 | 5.8 | 7 | |
1 | ***Hangman | 5.9 | 6 | |
1 | **Arrow, 13 | 5.5 | 3 | |
1 | *Bow, 16 (1) | 5.7 | 2 | |
1 | *Buttress Corner, 18 (1) | 5.10a | 5 | |
1 | *Expedition Crack, 18 | 5.10a | 7 | |
1 | *Falcon Crack, 15 | 5.7 | 3 | |
1 | Court Jester | 5.10c | 2 | |
1 | Gargoyle 18 | 5.10a | 2 | |
1 | Kestrel | 5.4 | 4 | |
1 | Rampart, 17 | 5.9 | 4 | |
1 | Sword in the Stone 17 | 5.9 | 4 |
Forum Discussions (1 posts)
Subject | Author | Replies | Last Post | |
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Castle Rock NZ | nzcragrat | 3 | Apr 08 2014, 12:51 PM |