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<guide> 
  <header id="3" name="The Promised Land" walk="50-60 min" sun="" rock="" acknowledgement="" intro="This is a large area of featured dolerite. It has potential to hold some of the best and hardest lines on the mountain. Only a small number of the potential lines have been developed so far. " history="This area was discovered in late 2022" access="To find The Promised Land follow the south wellington track for about half an hour until you reach the signpost for the rocking stone (The sign is missing). Follow the cairned route towards the rocking stone for about 100m then head right towards the edge of the plateau. Scramble down the the boulder field staying left of the vegetated gull and right of any other vegetation patches. Keep going until the size of the boulders increases again, this is the Main Ridge area. The good sized boulders continue down to the tree line.&lt;br/&gt; " camping="" autonumber="true"/>  
  <text class="heading2" id="2">Main Ridge</text>  
  <text id="37" class="text">This is the ridge you walk down to access the area.</text>  
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>57</climb>  
      <climb>58</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="57" stars="" extra="(Stand)" number="1." name="This April Morning" length="" grade="V1" fa="Ewan Barry, 2023"/>  
  <problem id="58" stars="" extra="(Stand)" number="2." name="Scoparia Slab" length="" grade="V2" fa="Lewis Trail, 2023">The slab just past This April Morning. Please look after the scoparia!</problem>  
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    <drawing> 
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>66</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="66" stars="*" extra="(SDS)" number="3." name="The Soccer Ball" length="" grade="V8" fa="Joe Schwarz, 2024">Sit start compressing face, a big move up then mantle.</problem>  
  <image id="67" src="SubterraneanAlien.jpg" height="533" width="400" legend="true"> 
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>68</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="68" stars="*" extra="(SDS)" number="4." name="Subterranean Homesick Alien" length="" grade="V3" fa="Joe Schwarz, 2024">Start under boulder. left hand on on crimp right on lowest rail. Make powerful move up right and continue to top.</problem>  
  <problem id="69" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="5." name="The Pit of Despair" length="" grade="V0" fa="Tim McEldowney">Roof crack under the same boulder as Subterranean Homesick Alien. Start on low chockstone and exit through squeeze.</problem>  
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>63</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="63" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="6." name="Bogan Crows" length="" grade="V1" fa="Tarn Hingston, 2024">Sit start on diagonal rail then head up and left via interesting holds.</problem>  
  <text id="39" class="text">The first boulder you reach when heading down the ridge is First Stop Boulder. Climbs are located on the steep, downhill side of the boulder. Potential for about 5 lines.</text>  
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>6</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="6" stars="**" extra="(SDS)" number="7." name="First Stop" length="" grade="V4" fa="Raul Schwarz, 2022">Start sitting on block compressing left hand low on rail right hand on low sloper/crimp. Compress your way out to jug on face. Topout needs more cleaning.</problem>  
  <text id="8" class="text">The next two problems are directly below First Stop</text>  
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>9</climb>  
      <climb>10</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="9" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="8." name="Mullet Paradise" length="" grade="V1" fa="Dane Schellen-Berg, 2022">Start on left and head up through edges and finger locks.</problem>  
  <problem id="10" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="9." name="Henri Mollet" length="" grade="VE" fa="Dane Schellen-Berg, 2022">Start as for Mullets In Paradise, traverse right then top out.</problem>  
  <text id="41" class="text">A bit further down and left from First Stop is Spannend</text>  
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>12</climb> 
    </legend> 
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  <problem id="12" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="10." name="Spannend" length="" grade="V7" fa="Raul Schwarz, 2022">Start on obvious pinch and low horizontal crack. Head up and right.</problem>  
  <problem id="13" stars="" extra="" number="11." name="Nachtessen" length="" grade="V2" fa="Joe Schwarz, 2022">Middle of block to the right</problem>  
  <problem id="14" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="12." name="Abendbrot" length="" grade="V1" fa="Will Grant, 2022">Start right, mantle onto ledge and up.</problem>  
  <text id="43" class="text">A bit further down hill is a hard project</text>  
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  <problem id="20" stars="" extra="(Stand)" number="13." name="Mist Project" length="" grade="V?" fa=""/>  
  <text id="44" class="text">There is a nice featured prow on the right at the same level as the Mist Project.</text>  
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>45</climb>  
      <climb>22</climb>  
      <climb>46</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="45" stars="*" extra="(Stand)" number="14." name="Bowling Alley" length="" grade="V7" fa="Riley Thurstans, 2023">Start on far left of boulder and traverse right on slopers to finish up Rauls Bad Dreams</problem>  
  <problem id="22" stars="**" extra="(Hang)" number="15." name="Rauls Bad Dreams" length="" grade="V10" fa="Ollie Miller, 2022">Start on good holds head up and left via burly compression moves. Chockstone is out.</problem>  
  <problem id="46" stars="" extra="(Hang)" number="16." name="Project" length="" grade="V?" fa="">Start the same as Rauls Bad Dreams then head straight up using right arete</problem>  
  <problem id="55" stars="*" extra="(SDS)" number="17." name="Arctic Blast" length="" grade="V3" fa="Joe Schwarz, 2023">Sit Start on good hold on the lip of the hanging face behind Rauls Bad Dreams.</problem>  
  <text id="47" class="text">Continue south on the same level to reach some boulders at base of a highball face.</text>  
  <problem id="24" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="18." name="Seams Alright" length="" grade="V1" fa="Joe Schwarz, 2022">Layback up seam to finish on ledge</problem>  
  <problem id="23" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="19." name="Party Hat" length="" grade="V0" fa="Dylan Tubaro, 2022">Up Little pinnacle</problem>  
  <text id="48" class="text">Just past the previous problems head up the hill to find a cave</text>  
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>26</climb> 
    </legend> 
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  <problem id="26" stars="***" extra="(SDS)" number="20." name="Himmel Und Erde" length="" grade="V6" fa="Raul Schwarz, 2022">Sit start at back of cave, big moves lead to a tricky move to gain the lip and mantle, top out up groove.</problem>  
  <text id="49" class="text">Further south and slightly down hill is an obvious slab</text>  
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    <legend> 
      <climb>28</climb>  
      <climb>30</climb>  
      <climb>29</climb>  
      <climb>31</climb> 
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  </image>  
  <problem id="28" stars="*" extra="(Stand)" number="21." name="Strawberry Fields" length="" grade="V1" fa="Joe Schwarz, 2022">Stand start with good holds on left of face, lovely climbing up slab.</problem>  
  <problem id="30" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="22." name="Banana Smoothie" length="" grade="V5" fa="Lewis Trail, 2022">Sit start in middle of the face, head straight up via tricky moves</problem>  
  <problem id="29" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="23." name="Pineapple Fudge" length="" grade="V3" fa="Joe Schwarz, 2022">Start as for Banana Smoothie but head left across slopers into Strawberry Fields</problem>  
  <problem id="31" stars="" extra="(Stand)" number="24." name="Lemon Slice" length="" grade="V1" fa="Aaron Galligan, 2022"/>  
  <text id="50" class="text">Up hill from the slab back towards the cliff line is a small face</text>  
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>33</climb>  
      <climb>34</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="33" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="25." name="Small And Stout" length="" grade="V2" fa="Joe Schwarz, 2022">Sit start on middle of face</problem>  
  <problem id="34" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="26." name="Spring Bean" length="" grade="V4" fa="Lewis Trail, 2022">Contrived. Same start but head right and dyno to top.</problem>  
  <text id="51" class="text">Keep following the cliffline up hill until you reach a featured face</text>  
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    <drawing> 
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>36</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="36" stars="***" extra="(SDS)" number="27." name="Waterguns" length="" grade="V8" fa="Aaron Galligan, 2022">Up face via thin sidepull crimp</problem>  
  <text id="71" class="text">A bit further, past a high face.</text>  
  <image id="75" width="600" height="800" src="20240217_164257.jpg" legend="true"> 
    <drawing> 
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>72</climb>  
      <climb>74</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="72" stars="*" extra="(SDS)" number="28." name="Penguin Crime Ring" length="" grade="V4" fa="Tarn Hingston, 2024">Sit start on good sidepull. Follow holds trending left to top out.</problem>  
  <problem id="74" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="29." name="Penguin Crime Ring Direct" length="" grade="V4" fa="Tim McEldowney, 2024">Same as Penguin Crime Ring but mantle straitstraight up.</problem>  
  <text id="52" class="text">If you continue down hill from the Mist project you arrive at at shattered plains</text>  
  <image id="15" src="20221112_185512.jpg" height="800" width="600" legend="true"> 
    <drawing> 
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>16</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="16" stars="*" extra="(Hang)" number="30." name="Shattered Plains" length="" grade="V6" fa="Lewis Trail, 2022">Hang start on lowest jugs, some tricky moves up the face above.</problem>  
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    <drawing> 
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>17</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="17" stars="" extra="(SDS)" number="31." name="Coupe Longueuil" length="" grade="V1" fa="Dane Schellen-Berg, 2022">Compression line up block left of Shattered Plains</problem>  
  <text id="76" class="text">On the small ridge south of Shattered Plains (directly below Rauls Bad Dreams) is a nice face.</text>  
  <image id="78" src="20240218_170539~2.jpg" height="1107" width="800" legend="true"> 
    <drawing> 
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>77</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="77" stars="**" extra="(SDS)" number="32." name="Fish Lips" length="" grade="V6" fa="">Climbs the arete and face. Sit start with a crimp in the roof and left hand on positive rail.</problem>  
  <text id="4" class="heading3">South Ridge</text>  
  <text id="61" class="text">This is the next ridge south, across the vegetated gully. There is potential for some good lines near the bottom of the ridge.</text>  
  <text id="62" class="text">This climb is located across the gully from Waterguns.</text>  
  <image id="59" src="_DSC6436.jpg" height="750" width="600" legend="true"> 
    <drawing> 
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    </drawing>  
    <legend> 
      <climb>60</climb> 
    </legend> 
  </image>  
  <problem id="60" stars="" extra="(Stand)" number="33." name="The Other Slab" length="" grade="V0" fa="Ewan Barry, 2023">Easy slab.</problem> 
</guide>