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Classic Climbs for South Island

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

V1 5 9 ● Fickle Finger of Fate Boulder Canterbury > Castle Hill > Spittle Hill
V3 6A 7 ● lung arete Boulder Canterbury > Castle Hill > Quantum Field
V4 6B 12 ● Beautiful Edges Boulder Canterbury > Castle Hill > Spittle Hill
V4 6B 6 ● Think Tank Boulder Canterbury > Castle Hill > Quantum Field
V4 6B 7 ● Cauldron Boulder Canterbury > Castle Hill > Quantum Field
V5 6C 8 ● Acid Test Boulder Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > First Watering Hole
V6+ 7A 6 ● The Unrepeatable Boulder Canterbury > Castle Hill > Quantum Field
V7 7A+ 8 ● Tuppimaster Boulder Canterbury > Castle Hill > Spittle Hill
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b Mod. Snow 8 ● Northwest Ridge Trad, Snow, Alpine Otago > Mt Aspiring NP > Mt Aspiring
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 6 ● The Grand Traverse of the Remark… Trad, Alpine Otago > … > Lake Alta > Grand Traverse
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 8 ● Red Arete Sport, Alpine 3 pitches Canterbury > Mt Cook > Sebastapol Bluffs
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 7 ● Racing in the Streets Trad W Coast > Charleston > Wonder Wall
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 18 ● Good Bye Cream-Poofters Sport Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > Track 1
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 6 ● The Crack Trad, TR Otago > Wanaka > Tombstone
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 19 ● The Mission Sport Otago > … > Wye Creek > Main Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 24 ● Temples of Stone Sport Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > Track 2
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 6 ● Shortcut to Exposure Sport 2 pitches Otago > Wanaka > Rdside Area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 10 ● Turn on , tune in, drop out Trad 3 pitches Otago > Wanaka > Hospital Flat
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 18 ● Headbanger's Arete Sport Otago > Wanaka > Main Cliff
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 6 ● Elvis Lives in Takaka Sport Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > Track 1
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 6 ● Hotline Trad Otago > Wanaka > Diamond Lake
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 15 ● Dream Thing Sport Otago > … > Wye Creek > Main Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 14 ● 1080 and the Letter G Sport Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > Track 6
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 11 ● Rawhide Sport Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > Track 1

● Fickle Finger of Fate

Canterbury > Castle Hill > Spittle Hill

V1 5 Boulder

● lung arete

Canterbury > Castle Hill > Quantum Field

V3 6A Boulder

● Beautiful Edges

Canterbury > Castle Hill > Spittle Hill

V4 6B Boulder

● Think Tank

Canterbury > Castle Hill > Quantum Field

V4 6B Boulder

● Cauldron

Canterbury > Castle Hill > Quantum Field

V4 6B Boulder

● Acid Test

Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > First Watering Hole

V5 6C Boulder

● The Unrepeatable

Canterbury > Castle Hill > Quantum Field

V6+ 7A Boulder

● Tuppimaster

Canterbury > Castle Hill > Spittle Hill

V7 7A+ Boulder

● Northwest Ridge

Otago > Mt Aspiring NP > Mt Aspiring

4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b Mod. Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine

● The Grand Traverse of the R…

Otago > … > Lake Alta > Grand Traverse

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad, Alpine

● Red Arete

Canterbury > Mt Cook > Sebastapol Bluffs

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport, Alpine 3 pitches

● Racing in the Streets

W Coast > Charleston > Wonder Wall

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

● Good Bye Cream-Poofters

Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > Track 1

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport

● The Crack

Otago > Wanaka > Tombstone

5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad, TR

● The Mission

Otago > … > Wye Creek > Main Wall

5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport

● Temples of Stone

Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > Track 2

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

● Shortcut to Exposure

Otago > Wanaka > Rdside Area

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 2 pitches

● Turn on , tune in, drop out

Otago > Wanaka > Hospital Flat

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches

● Headbanger's Arete

Otago > Wanaka > Main Cliff

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport

● Elvis Lives in Takaka

Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > Track 1

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

● Hotline

Otago > Wanaka > Diamond Lake

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad

● Dream Thing

Otago > … > Wye Creek > Main Wall

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● 1080 and the Letter G

Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > Track 6

5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport

● Rawhide

Nelson-Tasman > Paynes Ford > Track 1

5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport

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