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Mangaotaki Climbing
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| Elevation: | 693 ft |
| GPS: |
-38.4618, 174.9526 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 788 total · 6/month |
| Shared By: | Ryan Haeseley on Nov 24, 2012 |
| Admins: | Cameron Fraser, Liz |
Access Issue: Crag closed permanently
Details
Crag is closed. Update: Jan 2018. Attempts to renegotiate access to the crag were uncessful. Unlikely that crag will be re opened for climbing any time in the foreseeable future.
Description
-- Permanently closed --
Long, multipitch limestone cliff band and bouldering field in a remote region. This remote area sees few visitors each year. Spectacular moderate bouldering on fluted rock and adventurous multipitch climbing on wide cracks draw most of the visitors, although limited sport climbs exist on both the main faces and the house-sized boulders at the base. Negotiating the base of the cliff can be challenging due to dense vegetation.
Long, multipitch limestone cliff band and bouldering field in a remote region. This remote area sees few visitors each year. Spectacular moderate bouldering on fluted rock and adventurous multipitch climbing on wide cracks draw most of the visitors, although limited sport climbs exist on both the main faces and the house-sized boulders at the base. Negotiating the base of the cliff can be challenging due to dense vegetation.
Getting There
CLOSED FOR FILMING as of early 2011.
Pio Pio is situated on SH3, 20 km south of Te Kuiti. From Pio Pio turn down Kaka St which issign posted to Waitanguru Falls and the Mangaotaki bush walk (by the BP station). At the end of Kaka St turn left onto Mangaotaki Road and after 8 km you reach the Department of Conservation-administered Mangaotaki Scenic Reserve at the base of the valley. The Back on the Road crag is 2 km down the road on your right. The main climbing area is a further 4 km down the road on the left hand side of the valley, the largest of the cliffs in the valley. The main cliff is situated on the Denize family farm, and the farm house is about 1km before the crag. Having gained permission to climb park your car at the farm gate by the large Macrocarpa trees and walk 500m up the hill to the base of the cliff.
Pio Pio is situated on SH3, 20 km south of Te Kuiti. From Pio Pio turn down Kaka St which issign posted to Waitanguru Falls and the Mangaotaki bush walk (by the BP station). At the end of Kaka St turn left onto Mangaotaki Road and after 8 km you reach the Department of Conservation-administered Mangaotaki Scenic Reserve at the base of the valley. The Back on the Road crag is 2 km down the road on your right. The main climbing area is a further 4 km down the road on the left hand side of the valley, the largest of the cliffs in the valley. The main cliff is situated on the Denize family farm, and the farm house is about 1km before the crag. Having gained permission to climb park your car at the farm gate by the large Macrocarpa trees and walk 500m up the hill to the base of the cliff.
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