Froggatt Edge
Also known as: Froggatt
Rural Wharepapa farmland
The climbing
What there is to climb at Froggatt Edge, and whether a mixed-ability group can split up here.
Numerous pocketed sport routes + boulders (part of Wharepapa; Main Cliff sport, boulder circuit)
Roadweary 18; Wisconsin Death Trip V5; Curva Grande V4
Main Cliff sport + separate boulder problems
Easy short approach; on private working farm; mixed-ability sport
Rock & setting
Soft, heavily-pocketed ignimbrite
Soft heavily-pocketed ignimbrite; vertical, grid-bolted; sport + bouldering
Moderate; part of popular Wharepapa area
Season & conditions
Dries reasonably; pockets hold water after rain
Oct-Apr; climbable year-round
Rain wets pockets
Approach & gear
Private working farm off Whatauri Road; no dogs, no camping/overnighting, no fires; observe access etiquette and pay/register via Bryce's. Confirm.
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Short walk from farm access on Whatauri Road
Wharepapa South (Waikato) via Bryce's hub; own car; NOT Kinloch/Taupo
Sport draws; bouldering pads; tape for pockets; rural patchy cell
No camping at crag; use Bryce's lodge/school campground nearby
Via Bryce's (Wharepapa South)
Bolting & safety
Grid-bolted sport with lower-offs. Confirm.
Soft rock and sharp pockets; private working farm, stock and gates; renamed Waipari (formerly Froggatt Edge)
None for recreational; Bryce's offers guiding-instruction
Dial 111; nearest care Te Awamutu
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand crag report. Coordinates are approximate.