WāNAKA CLIMBING CLUB
We, as the WĀNAKA Climbing Club, are a loose collective, reluctantly banded together to freely serve the interests of climbing in the WĀNAKA vicinity.
by charming, pleading, and wheedling with land-owners and managers for unfettered and ongoing access to quality rock. And ensuring care and respect for our lovely natural or rural spaces.
by furnishing the hard cash and brutish labour to establish and maintain the highest standard sports routes and comfortable and convenient infrastructure.
by publishing a guide book, sharing facts and figures, big data and pithy home truths to guide and educate the masses. To foster superior bolt-craft, safe practices and decorous crag etiquette.
by providing a forum to connect the climbing community, sell old shoes, and raise a rabble to do the necessary housework, DIY and gardening and make the world a better place.
by creating a welcoming environment, fostering good sportspersonship, a minimum of committee meetings and very much fun.
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It is currently out of print but we're working on it, and hope to have a new one published and available at your Wanaka sports stores (such as MT Outdoors) in late February 2026.
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All types to cater for all things. There's the $40 annual membership which includes voting rights at the AGM, a $20 youth pass (under 18s), and a $100 family pass (two adults, two under 18s). If you want to climb at Rocky Hill Station (private land) or access the crags that pass through there, we also have a $5 seven-day pass (for the weekend warrior), and a $20 six-month pass (for the seasonal visitor). RHS station crags include:The Vatican, Kai Whaka Pai Memorial Crag, and Gentleman's Club (Blue, Black and While Walls). Crags with access tracks on RHS land include Far Horizon, Caesar's Palace, Einstein, and Delta View.
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Yes you do need a Membership to access crags on Rocky Hill Station. These include: The Vatican, Kai Whaka Pai Memorial Crag, and Gentleman's Club (Blue, Black and While Walls).
But, visitors can buy 7 day and 6 month seasonal memberships which can be found on the Join page
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Tonnes, all with the aim of promoting a thriving local climbing culture. We advocate for access to climbing crags, with private landowners, the Department of Conservation, and local authorities such as the Queenstown Lakes District Council. We maintain routes to ensure they're safe, and offer cheap hardware for the development of new routes and areas. We also maintain tracks, signs and fences, do pest control, and support native planting projects. We also run events, such as social climbing, support events including the Wanaka CragFest, and publish the local guidebook.
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Check it out for latest news and issues: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wanakaclimbingclub/
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We have a 'report an issue' item in the menu of this website that takes you to a form where you can tell us where there's a loose bolt, a missing hangar, a toppled sign, a feeble fence, or whatever it is you're concerned about.
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We have a form for hardware requests, also in the menu, where you can apply for cheap or even free hardware to support the development of new routes or new areas: free top sets and half-price bolts + hangers for members for routes in Wanaka; cost price to members for elsewhere, such as Cromwell
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Use the 'contact' form on this site, or email us at wanakaclimbingclub@gmail.com
Registration is now open