Climbing guidelines

When climbing, adhere to the New Zealand Alpine Club’s codes and standards and follow these simple guidelines to minimise your impact.

• Respect any temporary restrictions on access to climbing sites. These are identified by signage at site and/or alerts on this website.
• Use established access points and tracks only. Additional tracking is not permitted.
• Limit your activities at a crag to the cliff, its top and its base to minimise damage to surrounding areas.
• Do not damage trees or other vegetation, including by using them as belay points.
• Do not add to fixed bolting equipment on the cliff.
• Do not brush moss or lichen from the cliff unless absolutely necessary for safety reasons.
• Brush off chalk tick marks.
• Always be aware of hazards to others, especially at busy crags and/or crags with loose rock.
• Be considerate of other groups, individual climbers and other recreational users of the area.