Mount Eden Quarry - Auckland

Throughout the 1970s, the Quarry was the crucible of hard rock climbing in New Zealand. The country's most urban crag, it is still hard to beat as an accessible, compact crag with a high concentration of routes in the mid-20s. This guide covers all of the routes at The Quarry, plus a 'best-of' selection of boulder problems – with full colour photo-topos, a route and problem index and all the extra information you need for climbing and access.

The original 'Quarry Climbs' guide was written by Michael Welson, Richard Thomson and Rick McGregor. For this 2010 revised edition, special thanks are due to contributors Tony Ward-Holmes, Peter Cammell and Charlie Chreese.

UPDATED May 2010. Download an updated version of 'Quarry Climbs' below. There are now two format options, either an A4 print quality booklet, or a web-version. We've also made a number of changes/updates, including:

• various typos corrected
• changed description for Koruba to have 3 bolts (page 9)
• corrected first ascent dates for Bodysnatcher, Sweat and Chasing After Charlie
• adjusted topos for Supergroove and Sneakeasy/Wild Gravity
• route added on Short Side topo (page 26)
• changed descriptions on direct variants to list the total number of bolts needed to climb the entire route

Any contributions to future updates are welcome, please contact climber [at] alpineclub [dot] org [dot] nz

While this download is free, we ask that a donation be considered. This would go towards helping us to fund the work required, ensuring this information base continues to grow.

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