Code of Conduct

WCC puts a lot of effort into developing climbing venues and maintaining tracks. Below is a code of ethics on how to behave in our local climbing area. 

Approaching the crag:

As you walk up to the crag you can help maintain tracks by pulling out bracken on the track and cutting spiky bushes back when you stop for a breather. 
Some gardening gloves will protect your hands!
This serves as a great warm up for that hard project too. Not to mention the instant Karma points earned.

Cleaning Routes:

As you take your draws off after climbing a route please check the nuts are tight. Keeping a small spanner on your harness can help tighten looser ones. Another tool in every climber's rack should be a brush. Brush the holds of all the chalk, rubber, and grime for the next climber jumping on the route. 
 

Rubbish:

Please pick up after yourself and take all rubbish home with you.  
This includes:

  • climbing tape

  • used toilet paper or wet wipes

  • sanitary items

  • food wrappers

  • food scraps

Pro Tip:

Add a Sealable bag to the top of your pack to capture Rubbish in. 

Toilet Protocol:

If you need to pee please move out and away from the crag so that you pee where it will rain. 
Ladies, please pick up your toilet paper after peeing and take it home. 

Pooing at the crag is bad for all parties involved. It's best to relieve yourself before arriving at our lovely crags. We suggest upping your coffee intake to speed the process up.

If the urge to poo does happen to strike while out at the crag then please use the TOILETS as your first option. 

We have long drop toilets at:

 

  • Hospital Flat car park

  • Diamond Lake car park

  • Riverside car park

  • Uphill from Roadside crag on the way to the Alcove

 
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We understand shit happens so if in the rare occasion you are caught out please:

 

  1. Move to a spot 50m away from the crag, any tracks, any water source and any people.

  2. DIG an hole 20cm deep.

  3. Use the hole.

  4. Place toilet paper in the hole.

  5. Mix in some dirt with a stick (this helps it bio-degrade).

  6. Fill the hole with dirt.

  7. Cover dirt with rocks or branches.

  8. Don't skip step number 5.

 

A another good idea is to change venues after lunch.....this will keep things moving and give you the opportunity to visit the proper facility! On the upside you will also get to climb more of Wānaka’s amazing routes! 
 Alternatively if you don’t feel like digging a hole then please bag your poo and take it home. 

Disclaimer

Climbing is a potentially dangerous activity carrying a risk of personal injury or death, and climbs should only be undertaken with a full understanding of all inherent risks. It is recommended that novice climbers seek proper training from recognised sources. Climbers using the information in the guidebook do so entirely at their own risk. The editors, WCC and NZAC, disclaim any liability for injury or other damage that may be sustained by using the route information provided in the guidebook and on this website.

In closing:

Here are 7 must have items in your climbing pack to help you achieve the above points:

 

  1. brush

  2. spanner

  3. toilet paper

  4. resealable bags

  5. gardening gloves

  6. helmet (protect your brain!)

  7. small garden trowel (for when nature calls)

 

If people at the crag are not behaving accordingly please respectfully educate them on preserving the resource that is climbing in Wānaka. They may not know. 
If local and visiting climbers look after our crags in the above fashion we will have a beautiful, clean and safe climbing area in the years to come. 

Content contributed by Llewellyn Murdoch

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