South Island Rock
Author Lindsay Main and Tim Wethey
Published ? (2005)
ISBN 0-473-07081-2
Published ? (2005)
ISBN 0-473-07081-2
Website southislandrock.co.nz
Review
Selected climbs. Not very good topos or route descriptions. [pete harrison] South Island Rock contains 528 pages crammed with information and images on South Island climbing. There are 3800 climbs listed and described at 62 crags or groups of crags. There are 12 topographic maps indicating the location of the crags, and to assist in locating the climbs there are 182 crag maps and topos. The climbs are illustrated by 148 photographs.
Crags covered by this Guide
| Canterbury crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett Park | 59 | Trachyte | E |
| Britten Crag | 265 | Trachyte | W |
| Cattlestop Crag | 77 | Trachyte | NW |
| Elephant Rocks | 283 | Limestone | all |
| Farm Park | 107 | Trachyte | S |
| Gibraltar Rock | 19 | - | W |
| Hanging Rock | 12 | Limestone | N |
| Holmes Bay | 30 | Trachyte | S |
| Jane Fonda Workout Wall | 32 | Trachyte | S |
| Mount Horrible | 50 | Ignimbrite | NW |
| Mt Pleasant | 36 | Trachyte | W |
| Otepatotu | 73 | Trachyte | SW |
| Pinnacles Hut Area | 71 | Rhyolite | N |
| Spittle Hill | 1800 | Limestone | all |
| The Monument | 7 | Trachyte | W |
| The Three Sisters | 75 | Trachyte | S |
| Transmitter Crag | 89 | Volcanic tuff | NE |
| Wunderbar Wall | 19 | Volcanic tuff | NW |
| Nelson crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cable Bay | 13 | - | NW |
| Otago crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Coronet Crag | 21 | Schist | W |
| Queenstown Hill | 31 | Schist | ? |
| Wanaka | 493 | Schist | ? |
| Southland crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| The Darrans | 26 | Diorites | all |
| Tasman crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Paynes Ford | 250 | Limestone | W |
| Pohara | 340 | Limestone | N |
| West Coast crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
| Charleston | 65 | Granite | ? |
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