Castle Rock
About Castle Rock:
| 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
Sequence Sequence 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 |
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***Judgement, 20 (1) | 5.10c | 2 |
| 0 |
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**Flying Buttress | 5.8 | 5 |
| 0 |
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**Gibbet, 18 | 5.10a | 2 |
| 0 |
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??? | 5.11a | 0 |
| 0 |
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Dragon, 16 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 0 |
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Excalibur, 19 | 5.10b | 6 |
| 0 |
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Guinevere | 5.10a | 3 |
| 0 |
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Hawk | 5.6 | 2 |
| 0 |
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Holy Grail, 17 (!) | 5.9 | 15 |
| 0 |
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Knight Errant (1) | 5.7 | 7 |
| 0 |
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Knight's Entrance (2) | 5.4 | 1 |
| 0 |
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Lancelot, 14 (3) | 5.6 | 8 |
| 0 |
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Meat Sandwich | 5.9 | 1 |
| 0 |
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Square Table, 14 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 1 |
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***Escalade 16 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 1 |
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***Hangman | 5.9 | 6 |
| 1 |
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**Arrow, 13 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 1 |
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*Bow, 16 (1) | 5.7 | 2 |
| 1 |
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*Buttress Corner, 18 (1) | 5.10a | 5 |
| 1 |
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*Expedition Crack, 18 | 5.10a | 7 |
| 1 |
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*Falcon Crack, 15 | 5.7 | 3 |
| 1 |
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Court Jester | 5.10c | 2 |
| 1 |
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Gargoyle 18 | 5.10a | 2 |
| 1 |
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Kestrel | 5.4 | 4 |
| 1 |
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Rampart, 17 | 5.9 | 4 |
| 1 |
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Sword in the Stone 17 | 5.9 | 4 |
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