Region Guide for New Zealand

Use this Region Guide to easily find and compare Crags.

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1. New Zealand 8,766 routes in Region

21

1 South Island, 2 North Island

seasonality

Summary:

?,Boulder and other styles

Long/Lat: 172.631822, -41.304037

Description:

There is lots of great climbing and bouldering right across New Zealand.

1.1. South Island 6,480 routes in Region

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1 Golden Bay, 2 West Coast, 3 Castle Hill Basin, 4 Banks Peninsula, 5 Inland Canterbury, 6 Mount Cook Area, 7 South Canterbury, 8 North Otago, 9 Dunedin, 10 Southland, 11 Queenstown, 12 Port Hills, 13 Milford, 14 Wanaka

Summary:

?,Boulder and other styles

Long/Lat: 170.579008, -43.643587

1.1.1. Golden Bay 334 routes in Crag

Summary:

Sport,? and Top Rope

Long/Lat: 172.791108, -40.740725

1.1.2. West Coast 198 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 171.457463, -41.914781

1.1.3. Castle Hill Basin 1,994 routes in Crag

Summary:

Boulder,Sport and ?

Long/Lat: 171.734352, -43.208326

Unique Features And Strengths:

The area contains thousands of weather sculptured limestone boulders. It is known around the world for its technical and powerful climbing.

Description:

Castle Hill basin is a semi-alpine area nestled between two mountain ranges (craigieburn and Torlesse) . Spittle HIll and Quantum Field are the most developed and thus polished areas.

Webcam of the area : http://www.castlehill.net.nz/webcam.php

Weather: http://www.castlehill.net.nz/Weather/weather.php

Also close to the excellent Hogs Back MTB trail and half a dozen club ski fields.

Access Issues:

Some areas are part of Kura Tawhiti Conservation Reserve and managed by the DOC, others are private property.

Approach:

The Canterbury high country, approx. 90km northwest of Christchurch. A 20 car carpark (with toilet) exists on the left side (heading north) off the West Coast Rd (a few km south of Castle Hill Village).

Where To Stay:

castle hill village or springfield or...

1.1.4. Banks Peninsula 260 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 172.884907, -43.760570

1.1.5. Inland Canterbury 140 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Sport and Trad

Long/Lat: 171.181487, -43.661275

1.1.6. Mount Cook Area 168 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Sport and other styles

Long/Lat: 170.140129, -43.554298

1.1.7. South Canterbury 244 routes in Crag

Summary:

Sport,?

Long/Lat: 171.238292, -44.148504

1.1.8. North Otago 395 routes in Crag

Summary:

Boulder,Sport and ?

Long/Lat: 169.638444, -44.915841

1.1.9. Dunedin 268 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 170.565550, -45.845368

1.1.10. Southland 108 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Boulder and other styles

Long/Lat: 167.844634, -46.091084

1.1.11. Queenstown 252 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Sport and other styles

Long/Lat: 168.669117, -45.029873

1.1.12. Port Hills 1,416 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 172.696118, -43.609347

1.1.13. Milford 421 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 167.901185, -44.628402

1.1.14. Wanaka 272 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Sport and other styles

Long/Lat: 169.114542, -44.696051

1.1.15. Mount Aspiring National Park 2 routes in Feature

Summary:

All Alpine

Description:

Mount Aspiring

1.1.16. Mount Aspiring 3 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Alpine

1.1.17. Pioneer hut 5 routes in Crag

Summary:

Alpine,? and Trad

1.2. North Island 2,286 routes in Region

657342189

1 Tongariro National Park, 2 Lake Taupo, 3 Waikato, 4 Bay Of Plenty, 5 Auckland, 6 Northland, 7 The Coromandel Peninsula, 8 Mount Taranaki (Egmont), 9 Wellington

Summary:

?,Sport and other styles

Long/Lat: 175.577765, -37.911397

1.2.1. Tongariro National Park 153 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 175.576068, -39.224213

Description:

Tongariro National Park is located around three central mountain peaks Mt Ruapehu, Mt Ngarahoe and Mt Tongariro. The climbing tends to be more adventurous due to its mountain environment.

There is sport and trad climbing in summer (or winter for the brave!) and alpine style routes for winter.

For the more adventurous, there are plenty of first ascents to be had on trad lines around the summits.

1.2.2. Lake Taupo 331 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 175.863971, -38.809220

Description:

In the middle of the North Island is Lake Taupo, site of a once massive volcanic eruption.

'Whanganui Bay' is the predominant crag of the region, seeing development from the 1980's. More recently however, 'Kawakawa Bay' provides equally fantastic climbing.

Climbs tend to be on cliff faces coming right out of the lake with heights of upto 100m. The general rock type is welded ignimbrite, providing great friction and great features for use as holds. There are both crack and face climbs, tending for both sport and trad climbers alike.

1.2.3. Waikato 1,068 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Sport and other styles

Long/Lat: 175.326552, -38.045211

Description:

The Waikato (Maori for "water-flow") is a large basin housing the mighty Waikato river and the majority of the North Islands climbing development.

The most notable area is the 'Wharepapa Region'[11874529] with many crags in close proximity. The climbing in this region is on pocket in ingnmbrite, so tape is a worthwhile investment.

Limestone is also present in the Waikato. 'The Airstrip' in 'Waitomo' is great for bouldering and 'Mangaokewa' just outside of Te Kuiti is steep sport climbing.

1.2.4. Bay Of Plenty 115 routes in Crag

Summary:

Sport,Trad and other styles

Long/Lat: 176.712576, -38.120167

1.2.5. Auckland 284 routes in Crag

Summary:

Trad,Boulder and Sport

Long/Lat: 174.820110, -36.925823

Description:

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand and boasts two primary climbing areas. The 'Mt. Eden Quarry'[11874673] boasts some of New Zealand's first hard climbs, all the while being 30 minutes walk from down town. 'Waiheke Island'[11874673] is a 45 minute ferry ride from down town Auckland and has great bouldering to offer.

Where To Stay:

There are loads of backpackers in the central city that you can use.

1.2.6. Northland 210 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Trad and other styles

Long/Lat: 173.995261, -35.171507

1.2.7. The Coromandel Peninsula 114 routes in Crag

Summary:

Trad,Sport and other styles

Long/Lat: 175.622625, -37.064972

Description:

The Coromandel is a vacation retreat for most of Auckland during the summer. It is also home to many of the north islands longer sport routes.

1.2.8. Mount Taranaki (Egmont) 9 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

Long/Lat: 174.059397, -39.294470

1.2.9. Wellington 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

Long/Lat: 174.785830, -41.252078