George Sanders has made the first ascent of a new hard boulder in Turakirae Head's Bronx Cave. His climb, The Undertaker, is a fierce series of moves on holds that mostly face in unhelpful directions and likely the hardest boulder in the North Island. Indeed, it is a contender for the hardest boulder anywhere in New Zealand.
The Zodiac 3R is an excellent helmet and one that is easy to recommend to climbers, especially if you want to support sustainable manufacturing processes.
American Brooke Raboutou has made the third ascent of Excalibur (9b+/38) in Drena, Italy. She...
Cloud Swirl
As much as a rock meet it's always mountain appreciation time, meeting with old and...
The above video is a great watch for fans of techy, bold climbing. If you...
Book cover spread
NZAC's previous guidebook to the area dates back to 2006 and has been long out...
While the south-west of the South Island suffers in drought-like conditions, an unusually dry Darrans...
View of bunk room at Homer Hut
Climbing in the Darran mountains sounded like something people like me didn't do.
For the first time since 1991, Petzl have released an auto-locking sport climbing belay device...
rock climber on ignimbrite
Nothing can quite describe the feeling you get that first morning you unzip your tent...
I have one friend in New Zealand who has always climbed in Tenayas due his...