Well the grand working bee at Sheridans turned out to consist of only three participants (Magnus and Chie from Auckland and Kevin from the CNI section), nevertheless, a fair bit of work got done. Rather than heading straight for Sheridans we went to Waipapa first. At least one leader had already been pulled off the wall by his belayer falling into a hole, so we figured it was time it got filled in. The hole was caused by a slip along the belay ledge at the Millenium Wall, between Millenium Madness (18) and Dog’s Breakfast (18). Further along the main cliff another belay platform was levelled and enlarged as well, while we were at it. The belay stances between Finger of Fate (17) and Scavenger (24) are now a little more comfortable.We then headed to Sheridan Hills and continued digging at Chunderosa Buttress to improve the belay stances below Hebe (17) and School Bus Route (19). On the Sunday we continued cleaning up Hebe by cutting down the gorse and scrubbing of lichen and other growth along the route. Gorse and bushes were also cleared from the top of Hannah Louise (18) and Curly Mop (20) and finally Horus (15) was given a bit of a scrub down.
There is still plenty more to do at Sheridan Hills. With a bit more cleaning and bolts with hangers some routes would undoubtedly see more traffic. Go and have a look; grab a rope, some gear and why not a wire brush, while you’re at it!