Paines Ford & Pōhara

Help rebolt Golden Bay's climbs

Many routes were bolted in the 1990s and early 2000s, and the hardware is wearing out. A small group of local volunteers is replacing it, route by route. Your donation pays for the stainless and glue.

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Where the money goes

All the work is done by volunteers. Aspiring Safety supplies much of the hardware at a discount, so your money goes further.

  • $14–20a stainless ringbolt
  • $40–60an anchor set
  • $130a tube of glue
An old hanger on the rock with a rusted nut
Before A rusted old hanger
A new stainless steel anchor on the limestone with a purple rope clipped in
After A new stainless anchor

The Tūpiki Trust has approved $21,000 for hardware.

That's about what we've raised and spent on stainless and glue over the last couple of years, and we're only a fraction of the way through the list. Individual donations still matter: showing we can raise money ourselves helps every future funding application.

Work so far

The first Givealittle fundraiser raised $9,341 from 116 donors. Since then:

  1. Nearly every anchor at Cathedral Wall, all of Shotgun Therapy Buttress and most of Seagrass Wall replaced. Stella Blue and Black Marigolds rebolted, and a 15 kg loose block removed.
  2. New anchors on Creese Wall. Lower Tenuite, Why Wall and Bo Peep rebolted. New ring bolts on Electricorp, Send a Gorilla and Powerline.
  3. More bolts and anchors at Cathedral, Palmer Wafer, Cosmic Wonder Crunch and Why Wall, plus practice anchors.
  4. Winter work at the south end of the crag, on tracks 5 and 6.
Looking down a limestone wall with ropes hanging over native bush and tree ferns