Waipapa crag closed

Posted by Ollie NZAC on 1 June 2010 - 11:33am
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Hi folks

We sent this message out to all our north island members last week, so thought it should be here too.

The Climber magazine Technique department

Posted by Kester on 26 July 2010 - 2:59pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time for some winter cragging at Charleston!

Posted by Kester on 27 May 2010 - 11:48am

John Entwisle, Nick Cradock, Murray Ball and Glenn Einam have been busy creating more new quality routes at Charleston. John recently sent us the following report and pics:

 

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Temporary Closure of Sea Cliffs from Seagrass Wall through to Why Wall

Posted by cragrat on 7 May 2010 - 9:35pm
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Recently, the quarry has been excavating the rock at the top of these cliffs. This has resulted
in some rock fall in the area of Rumpy Pumpy. At this stage there are number of loose rocks
on top of the cliff and on ledges, making this a very hazardous area to enter. The land owner
is in the process of stabilizing the rock and making the area safe again, however this work
may result in further rock fall down the cliffs. Until this has been completed, all of this area is

NZAC Mt Eden Quarry guide available for free download

Posted by Kester on 28 April 2010 - 12:41pm

The completely revised and updated NZAC guide to climbing at Mt Eden Quarry by Rick McGregor, Michael Welson and Richard Thomson is now ready and available for free download.

The new guide covers all of the routes at The Quarry, plus a 'best-of' selection of boulder problems – with full colour photo-topos, a route and problem index and all the extra information you need for climbing and access.

The Climber mag on Facebook

Posted by Kester on 14 April 2010 - 12:13pm
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Hi there,

We've just created a Climber magazine fan page on Facebook.
The idea came about because every issue we receive loads of great photos and other content that for one reason or another, doesn't make it into the mag, so we thought having a Facebook fan page would be a way for us to share some of this extra content with people—and provide a bit of between-issue psyche for climbing in NZ.

Here's the url address for The Climber page:

Climber 71

Posted by Kester on 13 April 2010 - 12:27pm

The autumn issue of The Climber is in stores now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We've got some awesome content for you in this issue, including:

Mayan Smith-Gobat Presentation at The Roxx

Posted by Kester on 24 February 2010 - 11:20am

Mayan will be giving a talk at The Roxx this Saturday night about life as a full-time climber, and what it's taken to become one of the best sport climbers in New Zealand.

If you're interested in wicked tales of super hard climbing and a selection of stunning photography from around the world, this is an unmissable event.

 

Saturday 27th February

7.30pm

The Roxx Climbing Centre

2009 New Zealand Alpine Journal

Posted by Kester on 19 February 2010 - 3:27pm

The 2009 New Zealand Alpine Journal is for sale this year through the website for $30 ($20 member rate).

For those who missed out, or who'd like to order an extra copy, go here.

We've also uploaded a couple of articles from this years Journal that are available to download to give you a taster of what's inside!

Hot Off The Press - The New Complete Wanaka Rock Climbing Guide

Posted by boulderdash on 4 January 2010 - 8:54pm
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The Complete Guide to Rock Climbing in Wanaka is printed and available now. 

 

The new compact guide is better than ever with many new and classic photos, updated crag and boulder topos, access maps, improved route descriptions and a very useful route index. With near 700 routes from grade 8 to grade 30+, it might be time to plan your next visit to this all season climbing destination.

 

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