Castle Rock: post earthquakes 2011Canterbury/Westland is the Club's largest section, based in Christchurch.
Instruction
The section organises trips and section beginner instruction courses, these will be advertised in the section newsletter.
See a Flickr slideshow of the Dec 2012 Beginner Rock Climbing Course
For other mountain related instruction see the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council website
Snow 1 Course
Canterbury Westland Section, New Zealand Alpine Club, PO Box 1700, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
Email:nzac [dot] canterbury [at] gmail [dot] com (Canterbury/Westland)
NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT CALL SECTION MEMBERS FOR THE ARTHUR'S PASS HUT CODE - CONTACT NATIONAL OFFICE FOR BOOKINGS PLEASE
Anyone is welcome to attend the regular section evenings held (usually) on the second Thursday of the month at 7:30pm in the Garden Bar at the Cashmere Club,
50 Colombo Street, Christchurch. Click on image at left for more information on the venue itself and click on the Events header at the top of this website, for a calendar showing exact meeting dates and speakers.
Arthur's Pass maintenance programme
Carpooling for Skiing at Canterbury Fields... check this out... http://www.snowpool.org/
Click here for the 2009 Port Hills Bolting Update
Photos from Club Trips and Instruction
Newsletters
All newsletters are in printable PDF format. If you are unable to view this format please visit the site www.adobe.com to obtain a free download of the software.
2013: Jan/Feb (987kb) | Mch (736kb) | Apl (715kb) | May (787kb) |
Past Issues
2012: Feb (585kb) | Mch (646kb) | Apr (638kb) | May (400kb) | Jun (245kb) | Jul (512kb) | Aug (493kb) | Sep (470kb) | Oct (683kb) | Nov (936kb) | Dec (481kb) |
2011: Feb (823kb) | Mch (none due to earthquake) | Apl (713kb) | May (924kb) | Jun (280kb) |
Jul (882kb) | Aug (832kb) | Sep (730kb) | Oct (590kb) | Nov (834kb) | Dec (769kb) |
2010: Feb (403kb) | Mch (245 kb) | Apl (485kb) | May (594kb) | Jun (511kb) | Jul (319kb) |
Aug (310kb) | Sep (489kb) | Oct (587kb) | Nov (880kb) | Dec (838kb) |
2009: Feb (566kb) | Mch (134kb) | Apl (266kb) | May (348kb) | Jun (152KB) | Jul (199kb) |
Aug (142kb) | Sep (184kb) | Oct (634kb) | Nov (493kb) | Dec (532kb)










