“After checking out Goat Creek (v3a2*) a couple of months ago, we returned to Haupiri to do the much larger neighbouring canyon, Crane Creek. It’s a 1.5 km long river gorge style canyon, with lots of boulderbashing and logjams, but there are some great features. 10 pitches, with plenty of easy whitewater features, swims and…
Author: Dan Clearwater
Waterfall Creek v5a3III**
Vertical canyons with beautiful drops. The 90 meter pitch is super fun and required good route finding in the flow. 8 Rappels in total Relatively easy approach and access. Anchors: Single and double 10mm ss wedge bolts and hangers and 5 mm dyneema with Tebylon half ring Longest abseil is 90 meters (100 meter rope…
Low Creek v5a4III**
A relatively open descent alternated with two distinctive enclosed sections which require some technical and aquatic rigging. Anchors: Single and double 10mm ss wedge bolts and hangers and 5 mm dyneema with Tebylon half ring Longest abseil is 45 meters First descent: Dutch Canyoning Expedition 20 & 22-03-2025Erik Birkhoff Erwan Coq Bas Hetterscheid Pepijn Hoeksema…
Dragon’s Den v5a4IV***
3-star, high flow canyon with 10 abseils up to 80 meters height. Dragon’s Den follows a medium to high volume stream through two technical crux sections which give the canyon it’s grade. The highlight is the spectacular 80m waterfall with a grand view across the Pyke river valley. First descent: Dutch Canyoning Expedition 08 &…