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Grahams Stream: Parking at Entry
2023-02-04: Have gone after heavy rain, but no problem at all due to small catchment area. Very little drilled in, as already announced. However, there were many fixed loops with maillons. Are probably got in a l...
Comment: Devils Punchbowl Carpark
Access: From Arthur's Pass Village, follow SH73 north on foot to Punchbowl Road and the Car Park. (You can also park one car there, the second at the exit - saves about 2km/30min walking time)
Return: The canyon exits at about 1000m. Then follow the streambed to the Bealey River (approx. 45min). From there either take the second car or walk on the SH73 back to Arthur's Pass Village.

Grahams Stream: Waterlevel Checkpoint
2023-02-04: Have gone after heavy rain, but no problem at all due to small catchment area. Very little drilled in, as already announced. However, there were many fixed loops with maillons. Are probably got in a l...
Comment: zweites Auto könnte hier auch entlang der Straße abgestellt werden

Grahams Stream: Canyon End
2023-02-04: Have gone after heavy rain, but no problem at all due to small catchment area. Very little drilled in, as already announced. However, there were many fixed loops with maillons. Are probably got in a l...
Comment: von hier nur noch dem Bachbett zum Bealey River folgen
Return: The canyon exits at about 1000m. Then follow the streambed to the Bealey River (approx. 45min). From there either take the second car or walk on the SH73 back to Arthur's Pass Village.

Grahams Stream: Canyon Start
Comment: ungefährer Einstiegspunkt
Approach: From the Car Park, follow the Devils Punchbowl Track once over the Bealey River and a second time over Devils Punchbowl Creek. Then turn right and follow the Mount Aicken Track for about 800m. At about 1620m, descend in a south-facing chute for 750m until you reach a small mountain lake. From there, descend steeply south-east into the canyon.
Tour: The tour starts at approx. 1400m. In 2019 only 3 stands were drilled. The rest were rappelled at natural points.

Eagles Nest: Canyon Start
2025-03-03: We entered the Canyon via a new way and places a few bolts and the topo will soon be out in kiwicanyins.org New part less in the bush and cleaner

Eagles Nest: Unknown Parking
2025-03-03: We entered the Canyon via a new way and places a few bolts and the topo will soon be out in kiwicanyins.org New part less in the bush and cleaner

Imp Grotto: Canyon Start
2025-01-20: Great value. The start to the approach is a little hard to find - walk east of the bridge, then between two road edge reflectors about 40m apart, you'll know youre in the right place when you find the...
2024-03-04: Short but great, actually every single spot is worthwhile. Cool jumps, fun slides and ideal rappels.
Approach: Find the path between two road signs east of the bridge. When you find a fixed rope, follow the path up.

Imp Grotto: Canyon End
2025-01-20: Great value. The start to the approach is a little hard to find - walk east of the bridge, then between two road edge reflectors about 40m apart, you'll know youre in the right place when you find the...
2024-03-04: Short but great, actually every single spot is worthwhile. Cool jumps, fun slides and ideal rappels.

Imp Grotto: Unknown Parking
2025-01-20: Great value. The start to the approach is a little hard to find - walk east of the bridge, then between two road edge reflectors about 40m apart, you'll know youre in the right place when you find the...
2024-03-04: Short but great, actually every single spot is worthwhile. Cool jumps, fun slides and ideal rappels.

Leaping Burn: Canyon Start
v4 a4 II | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 0m
Comment: Approximatif, suivre le sentier et les cordes fixes

Leaping Burn: Canyon End
v4 a4 II | 0min/0min/0min | ⭐ | 0m
Comment: évidente, après la grosse vasque final

Mather Creek: Canyon Start

Niger stream: Canyon Start
Comment: approximatif

Niger stream: Canyon End

Ore Stream: Canyon Start

Ore Stream: Canyon End

Ore Stream: Unknown Parking

Red Granit Creek: Canyon Start

Red Granit Creek: Unknown Parking

Red Granit Creek: Unknown
Comment: Entrée intermédiaire possible

The Wilberhorse: Canyon Start

Tiropahi River: Canyon Start

Twin Creek: Canyon Start

Wilson Creek: Canyon Start
2025-01-19: Sensational. One of the pretiest canyons ever. A few nice sporty jumps, some cool abseils, and best of all some sporty moves off of ropes navigating little downclimbs through the water flow. The wat...
2024-03-04: Very beautiful and challenging tour. I would do it again when I go back to New Zealand. The tour is described in the NZ topographic view book as far as I remember.

Birch Creek: Canyon Start

Birch Creek: Unknown Parking

Carew Creek: Canyon Start

Chamberlain Creek: Canyon Start

Doom Creek: Canyon Start

Granity Creek: Canyon Start

Granity Creek: Unknown Parking

Navigator Canyon: Canyon Start

Pukehinau Canyon: Canyon Start

Pukehinau Canyon: Unknown Parking

Purple Creek: Canyon Start

Purple Creek: Unknown Parking

Purple Creek: Unknown
Comment: Camping

Ruapae Falls: Canyon Start

Sawyers Stream: Canyon Start

Sawyers Stream: Unknown Parking

Sharplin Falls: Canyon Start

Sleeping Beauty Canyon: Canyon Start

Sylvia Falls Canyon: Canyon Start

Three Fellahs Canyon: Canyon Start

Tui Canyon: Canyon Start

Waikoko Canyon: Canyon Start

Waipehi Canyon: Canyon Start

Waipehi Canyon: Unknown Parking

Whakamarina Gorge: Canyon Start

Whisky Creek: Canyon Start

Whisky Creek: Unknown Parking

Woolshed Creek: Canyon Start

The General: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-03-03: A very cool tour for me as a rappel lover. Otherwise there was nothing special to note.
2023-02-10: Access very difficult to find (pink loops hanging from the trees every few meters - walk along them). Very few emergency exits. Impressive canyon! The "exit" of the canyon was also hard to find, so we...
Access: Queenstown -> Glenorchy -> Paradise/Diamond Lake -> Glenorchy-Paradise Rd until you cross the streambed (= just before the exit of the road/Chinaman's Bluff). Here you can park next to the road on the meadows.
Return: At approx. 600m, exit the stream to the left at a confluence and follow the access route back to the parking lot (approx. 2h).

The General: Canyon End
2024-03-03: A very cool tour for me as a rappel lover. Otherwise there was nothing special to note.
2023-02-10: Access very difficult to find (pink loops hanging from the trees every few meters - walk along them). Very few emergency exits. Impressive canyon! The "exit" of the canyon was also hard to find, so we...
Return: At approx. 600m, exit the stream to the left at a confluence and follow the access route back to the parking lot (approx. 2h).

The General: Alternative Canyon Start
2024-03-03: A very cool tour for me as a rappel lover. Otherwise there was nothing special to note.
2023-02-10: Access very difficult to find (pink loops hanging from the trees every few meters - walk along them). Very few emergency exits. Impressive canyon! The "exit" of the canyon was also hard to find, so we...
Comment: "Superiore"-Einstieg
Approach: Water level: to check the water level, walk upstream from the parking lot for about 20 minutes until you reach a confluence. Further access: in the middle between the two converging rivers, follow a path that is difficult to see up to the respective contour lines (entry "Les Haut": approx. 1300m, "Superiore": approx. 1050m, "Intermedio": approx. 900m and "Inferiore": approx. 800m). "Les Haut" is the only entry that can be reached on foot. For all other entries, you have to rappel into the streambed. Access depending on the access height: 2-4h
Tour: Times in the canyon depending on entry: "Les Haut" approx. 10h, "Superiore" approx. 8h, "Intermedio" approx. 7h, "Inferiore" approx. 4h.

The General: Waterlevel Checkpoint

The General: Alternative Canyon Start1
Comment: "Intermedio"-Einstieg
Approach: Water level: to check the water level, walk upstream from the parking lot for about 20 minutes until you reach a confluence. Further access: in the middle between the two converging rivers, follow a path that is difficult to see up to the respective contour lines (entry "Les Haut": approx. 1300m, "Superiore": approx. 1050m, "Intermedio": approx. 900m and "Inferiore": approx. 800m). "Les Haut" is the only entry that can be reached on foot. For all other entries, you have to rappel into the streambed. Access depending on the access height: 2-4h
Tour: Times in the canyon depending on entry: "Les Haut" approx. 10h, "Superiore" approx. 8h, "Intermedio" approx. 7h, "Inferiore" approx. 4h.

The General: Canyon Start
Comment: "Les Haut"-Einstieg
Approach: Water level: to check the water level, walk upstream from the parking lot for about 20 minutes until you reach a confluence. Further access: in the middle between the two converging rivers, follow a path that is difficult to see up to the respective contour lines (entry "Les Haut": approx. 1300m, "Superiore": approx. 1050m, "Intermedio": approx. 900m and "Inferiore": approx. 800m). "Les Haut" is the only entry that can be reached on foot. For all other entries, you have to rappel into the streambed. Access depending on the access height: 2-4h
Tour: Times in the canyon depending on entry: "Les Haut" approx. 10h, "Superiore" approx. 8h, "Intermedio" approx. 7h, "Inferiore" approx. 4h.

Scamper Torrent: Waypoint
2024-03-18: Still very minimally equipped, and a few very difficult downclimbs, otherwise cool. It would be just as interesting as Bartrum if it wasn't significantly shorter.
Approach: Description is made from the Kiwi Flat hut (3.5 hour walk from the parking to the hut). From the finish of Whirling Water, on the orographically left of Whirling, follow the pink tapes until you cross Scamper Torrent. After crossing it, walk up next to it until you get to the start of it. Most likely you'll have to rappel down 40m to get down.

Scamper Torrent: Canyon End
2024-03-18: Still very minimally equipped, and a few very difficult downclimbs, otherwise cool. It would be just as interesting as Bartrum if it wasn't significantly shorter.
Return: Go down the riverbed, back to the pink tapes.

Scamper Torrent: Parking Entry and Exit
2024-03-18: Still very minimally equipped, and a few very difficult downclimbs, otherwise cool. It would be just as interesting as Bartrum if it wasn't significantly shorter.
Return: Go down the riverbed, back to the pink tapes.

Bartrum Creek
2024-03-17: Anchors everything tip top, have doubled all the important stands. Hopefully it will be free again so that you can jump the steps at the start again, as it was last year.

Whirling Water
2024-03-19: Finally the time had come for Whirling. With over 10 people already involved in the project, 7 of them were able to agree on a date to do the first integral (a few in the team had already seen all the...

Margaret Burn
2024-02-29: What a find of a first descent. Really the only canyon entry that I have seen that is as insane as this one, is the 60m drop in Gamchi in Switzerland. Overall it reminds me a lot of that one, the high...

Abruzzi
2024-03-01: Cool canyon, just a shame it's so far away from a road. It's hardly worth coming up there just for Abruzzi, but in combination with Margaret Burn it's definitely a great tour.

Gloomy Gorge
2024-03-23: Somehow magical, some have been trying to tackle this monster for years, and we come along with no expectations, have the perfect weather window to take a chance, and it worked out perfectly. Somehow...

Falls Creek
2024-03-24: It was pretty high up on my list of streams I want to do in New Zealand, and I'm very glad it worked out, even if without any really good photos because Leo's cell phone broke beforehand and water got...

Major Mayhem
2025-03-02: We places a few new (TEBYLON) bolts fun canyon
2024-03-27: Attention, a few anchors are no longer trustworthy. Someone should go through there again with a 10-pack of anchors. Otherwise superiore beautiful, not as continuous as the General, but tighter.

Cross Creek
2025-01-17: Super good value. Numerous easy rapels, and a few nice jumps. Beautiful canyon.

Lower Hope River
2025-02-10: The tape can be a little tricky to spot on the walk in. We jumped the first main abseil! The final abseil we made a guided rapel off of a tree which was pretty fun. The walk down to the weir is...