Access

Where do I get access information?

Before you visit a crag, you should check the current access requirements – especially if it has been months or years since your last visit.

Access requirements for crags may change quickly and unexpectedly depending on many factors, including farm/forestry activity, road closures, objective hazards, and even the behaviour of other climbers.

Crag and club social media

Many crags have active club involvement or management groups on social media. Try searching for these, ask other climbers, and get involved. This is often where important access information is first posted.

Latest updates on our website

ACAT will attempt to collate the most important access updates, news and events from across the country, and provide a list of these on our latest updates page.

ACAT Facebook group and page

We will also post updates and news to our Facebook page, and provide a discussion forum on our Facebook group. Follow our page and join our group to take part.

ClimbNZ database

The New Zealand Alpine Club provides ClimbNZ, a searchable crowd-sourced crag and route database for New Zealand. Access updates and current access requirements for crags are often added. Note this is a crowd-sourced database, so information may not be fully complete or up to date for some crags – we encourage you to help keep this up to date.

theCrag database

theCrag.com is an extensive crag and route database with social and logbook features, and many NZ crags. Access updates and current access requirements for crags are often added, especially for the north island. Note this is a crowd-sourced database, so information may not be fully complete or up to date for some crags – we encourage you to help keep this up to date.

Freeclimb

Freeclimb.co.nz is a repository for free PDF climbing guides in the North Island. While guides here may not be updated as often as the crowd-sourced databases, it remains a useful resource.