Cable Bay

Adventure

 

Introduction

Cable Bay is the landing point for the Inter-Island power cables which supplying electricity between the North and South Islands. 

bulletRoutes: Over 30
bulletGrades: 12 to 26
bulletProtection: Bolts and natural protection
bulletRock: limestone
bulletGuide: South Island Rock

Access

From Nelson take the highway (to Blenhiem) for about 15km before taking the turn-off to Cable Bay (around 9km to the beach).   

Climbing

One of the local and well informed climbers had this to say about climbing in the area. "Cable Bay is a piece of shit" 

 

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