NZAC's previous guidebook to the area dates back to 2006 and has been long out of print. There has been a lot of route development since then and our new guidebook to the area concentrates on these areas of recent development. This new and revised edition includes the best rock climbing readily-accessible from the Milford Road.
While the south-west of the South Island suffers in drought-like conditions, an unusually dry Darrans summer is a rare boon for climbers. Approach tracks for crags that are often muddy bogs have turned dusty this summer and the water tanks at Homer Hut have been parched for months now. But climbers have been making the most of the stable dry weather and there have been many notable ascents.
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