400+ routes
Paines Ford and Pōhara have over 400 routes between them, and many still need new bolts and anchors.
The project
Salt air
Pōhara sits right beside the sea, so corrosion is a particular problem there.
Volunteer labour
All the labour is voluntary. Donations pay for bolts, anchors, threaded rod and glue.
Troy Stevenson did much of this work for years before Golden Bay Climbers took it on.
Out with the old
Some of the hardware coming off the crags, and what's going in instead.
What your donation buys
- $15One new bolt
- $40An anchor set for the top of a route
- $70Two bolts and an anchor
- $140Rebolts a whole climb
The goal is $20,000, enough for 120 anchor sets, 530 bolts, 25 m of threaded rod, 70 tubes of glue, and the nuts and washers to go with them.
Work so far
The first fundraiser on Givealittle raised $9,341 from 116 donors. Here's some of what it paid for:
- Nearly every anchor at Cathedral Wall replaced, plus all of Shotgun Therapy Buttress and most of Seagrass Wall.
- Stella Blue and Black Marigolds rebolted to remove risky runouts, and a 15 kg loose block removed from Stella Blue.
- New anchors on popular Creese Wall climbs.
- Lower Tenuite rebolted, along with climbs on Why Wall and Bo Peep at Pōhara.
- New ring bolts and anchors on Electricorp, Send a Gorilla and Powerline.
- More new bolts and anchors at Cathedral, Palmer Wafer, Cosmic Wonder Crunch and Why Wall, plus new practice anchors.
- Work focused on the south end of the crag, on tracks 5 and 6.
Donate
Donate by bank transfer from any NZ bank. There are no fees, so every cent goes on hardware.
Bank transfer
Bank details are coming soon. In the meantime, email [email protected] to donate.
- Account name
- Golden Bay Climbers
- Account number
00-0000-0000000-00- Reference
REBOLT- Particulars
- Your name (optional)
Spotted a route that needs work?
Tell the team about climbs that need priority rebolting at [email protected].