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561 24th July 2026 22:55:01 UTC derek crag Spittle Hill notes_pretty
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<p>As the prominent front-facing field of the iconic Kura Tāwhiti Reserve [1], Spittle Hill serves as the historical heartland of New Zealand bouldering. Sculpted from 30-million-year-old marine limestone, its towering tors feature thousands of classic problems.</p> <p>This previously private field was purchased in 2009 by the Nature Heritage Fund and added to Kura Tawhiti Reserve.[2]</p> <p>Long before its establishment as a premier bouldering venue, this landscape held deep cultural significance. Positioned along traditional alpine trade routes, Kura Tāwhiti was an important mahinga kai (food gathering area) for early Māori and harbours 500-year-old charcoal rock art attributed to the Waitaha people. To safeguard these spiritual ties and ancestral values, the area was designated with Tōpuni status in 1998 under the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act. [3] </p> <p>Local climbers try there best to minimise their impact while respecting the tapu nature of these sacred rock formations.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] [Castle Hill) Reserve](https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/](Castle Hill) Reserve](<a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/</a>)</p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/getting-involved/landowners/nature-heritage-fund/nfh-celebrating-25-years.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/getting-involved/landowners/nature-heritage-fund/nfh-celebrating-25-years.pdf</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1998/97/en/latest/#DLM429090" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1998/97/en/latest/#DLM429090</a></p>
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<p>As the prominent front-facing field of the iconic Kura Tāwhiti Reserve [1], Spittle Hill serves as the historical heartland of New Zealand bouldering. Sculpted from 30-million-year-old marine limestone, its towering tors feature thousands of classic problems.</p> <p>This previously private field was purchased in 2009 by the Nature Heritage Fund and added to Kura Tawhiti Reserve.[2]</p> <p>Long before its establishment as a premier bouldering venue, this landscape held deep cultural significance. Positioned along traditional alpine trade routes, Kura Tāwhiti was an important mahinga kai (food gathering area) for early Māori and harbours 500-year-old charcoal rock art attributed to the Waitaha people. To safeguard these spiritual ties and ancestral values, the area was designated with Tōpuni status in 1998 under the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act. [3] </p> <p>Local climbers try there best to minimise their impact while respecting the tapu nature of these sacred rock formations.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kura Tawhiti Reserve</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/getting-involved/landowners/nature-heritage-fund/nfh-celebrating-25-years.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/getting-involved/landowners/nature-heritage-fund/nfh-celebrating-25-years.pdf</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1998/97/en/latest/#DLM429090" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1998/97/en/latest/#DLM429090</a></p>
562 24th July 2026 22:55:01 UTC derek crag Spittle Hill notes
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As the prominent front-facing field of the iconic Kura Tāwhiti Reserve [1], Spittle Hill serves as the historical heartland of New Zealand bouldering. Sculpted from 30-million-year-old marine limestone, its towering tors feature thousands of classic problems. This previously private field was purchased in 2009 by the Nature Heritage Fund and added to Kura Tawhiti Reserve.[2] Long before its establishment as a premier bouldering venue, this landscape held deep cultural significance. Positioned along traditional alpine trade routes, Kura Tāwhiti was an important mahinga kai (food gathering area) for early Māori and harbours 500-year-old charcoal rock art attributed to the Waitaha people. To safeguard these spiritual ties and ancestral values, the area was designated with Tōpuni status in 1998 under the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act. [3] Local climbers try there best to minimise their impact while respecting the tapu nature of these sacred rock formations. ### References [1] [Castle Hill) Reserve](https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/](Castle Hill) Reserve]([https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/](https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/)) [2] [https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/getting-involved/landowners/nature-heritage-fund/nfh-celebrating-25-years.pdf](https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/getting-involved/landowners/nature-heritage-fund/nfh-celebrating-25-years.pdf) [3] [https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1998/97/en/latest/#DLM429090](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1998/97/en/latest/#DLM429090)
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As the prominent front-facing field of the iconic Kura Tāwhiti Reserve [1], Spittle Hill serves as the historical heartland of New Zealand bouldering. Sculpted from 30-million-year-old marine limestone, its towering tors feature thousands of classic problems. This previously private field was purchased in 2009 by the Nature Heritage Fund and added to Kura Tawhiti Reserve.[2] Long before its establishment as a premier bouldering venue, this landscape held deep cultural significance. Positioned along traditional alpine trade routes, Kura Tāwhiti was an important mahinga kai (food gathering area) for early Māori and harbours 500-year-old charcoal rock art attributed to the Waitaha people. To safeguard these spiritual ties and ancestral values, the area was designated with Tōpuni status in 1998 under the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act. [3] Local climbers try there best to minimise their impact while respecting the tapu nature of these sacred rock formations. ### References [1] [Kura Tawhiti Reserve](https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/) [2] [https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/getting-involved/landowners/nature-heritage-fund/nfh-celebrating-25-years.pdf](https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/getting-involved/landowners/nature-heritage-fund/nfh-celebrating-25-years.pdf) [3] [https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1998/97/en/latest/#DLM429090](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1998/97/en/latest/#DLM429090)
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### References

-[1] [Castle Hill) Reserve](https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/](Castle Hill) Reserve]([https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/](https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/))
+[1] [Kura Tawhiti Reserve](https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/)

[2] [https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/getting-involved/landowners/nature-heritage-fund/nfh-celebrating-25-years.pdf](https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/getting-involved/landowners/nature-heritage-fund/nfh-celebrating-25-years.pdf)
563 24th July 2026 21:40:14 UTC derek ascent Nick Sutter's ascent of Punks in the Gym notes_pretty
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<blockquote> <p>First 32, First Southern Hemisphere ascent. To paraphrase Darryl Kerrigan, "Suffer in ya jocks, Aussies!".</p> </blockquote>
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<blockquote> <p>First 32, First Southern Hemisphere ascent. To paraphrase Darryl Kerrigan, "Suffer in ya jocks, Aussies!".</p> </blockquote> <p><em>The Climber</em> Issue 5 page 11</p>
564 24th July 2026 21:40:14 UTC derek ascent Nick Sutter's ascent of Punks in the Gym notes
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>First 32, First Southern Hemisphere ascent. To paraphrase Darryl Kerrigan, "Suffer in ya jocks, Aussies!".
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>First 32, First Southern Hemisphere ascent. To paraphrase Darryl Kerrigan, "Suffer in ya jocks, Aussies!". *The Climber* Issue 5 page 11
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565 24th July 2026 21:39:10 UTC derek ascent Derek Thatcher's ascent of Mr. September climber_id
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569 24th July 2026 21:39:10 UTC derek ascent Derek Thatcher's ascent of Mr. September notes_pretty
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<p>I thought it was a slightly hard 28.</p>
570 24th July 2026 21:39:10 UTC derek ascent Derek Thatcher's ascent of Mr. September notes
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573 24th July 2026 21:37:30 UTC derek ascent Nick Sutter's ascent of Punks in the Gym ascent_dt_start
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574 24th July 2026 21:37:30 UTC derek ascent Nick Sutter's ascent of Punks in the Gym climber_id
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576 24th July 2026 21:37:30 UTC derek ascent Nick Sutter's ascent of Punks in the Gym ascent_style_id
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577 24th July 2026 21:37:30 UTC derek ascent Nick Sutter's ascent of Punks in the Gym notes
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578 24th July 2026 21:37:30 UTC derek ascent Nick Sutter's ascent of Punks in the Gym notes_pretty
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<blockquote> <p>First 32, First Southern Hemisphere ascent. To paraphrase Darryl Kerrigan, "Suffer in ya jocks, Aussies!".</p> </blockquote>
579 24th July 2026 21:37:30 UTC derek ascent Nick Sutter's ascent of Punks in the Gym ascent_type_id
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