New Zealand Alpine Club - Auckland Section

12/04/2026

Come along to club night tomorrow night - Monday 13 April - to hear from renowned NZ climber Sarah Hay! See you there from 6.30pm at the Grey Lynn RSC

20/03/2026

Keen to take your mountaineering skills up a notch? ⛏️🧗‍♀️🏔️ Expressions of interest for our Intermediate Snowcraft course for 2026 close April 1. This course covers progressing from basic mountaineering into steeper alpine terrain involving two ice axes, pitched climbing and abseiling. Find out more via link in bio!

09/03/2026

We are stoked that Mangorewa Gorge is open this year. We'll be hosting a small rock climbing meet there this weekend.

Sign up through Hello Club https://nzac-auckland.helloclub.com/public/event/691eb64955edd3dd4cafa986/mangorewa-meet-rock2

Thank you to ACAT, mana whenua and those involved enabling us to visit this special place. This crag has not always been open to the public, and cannot be taken for granted. You can read more about the current status of the crag and how to respect this special place - link in comments below.

Mangorewa Gorge is open while we work towards an enduring agreement with mana whenua and DOC

The community is working on building a relationship with DOC and Tapuika iwi to better understand their views and concerns and talk about the future of climbing at this site. ACAT and the Rotorua Climbing Club are supporting this process by facilitating dialogue and providing expertise.

Please adhere to our crag behaviour guide when visiting the crag, and do not install any new fixed hardware.

Ensure you read the full update on our website before visiting - link below and in the comments 👇

https://www.acat.org.nz/access/mangorewa-gorge-is-open-while-we-work-towards-an-enduring-agreement

📸 Cameron Fraser

24/11/2025

8th December Club Night:

We're putting on a screening of the Climbing Film Tour in December for Auckland NZAC members only! This replaces our usual club night on December 8th.

Tickets are only $5 and there's an option to donate to ACAT and go into a draw for some epic prizes. Every $1 donated gives you 1 entry for the draw.

Get your tickets here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/climbing-film-tour-2025-alpine-club-members-only-event-tickets-1740821918219?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tickets are selling out, so if you're keen to come get a ticket asap.

20/11/2025

Introducing the 2026 Beginners Rock Climbing Course! The aim of this course is to upskill novice climbers with the knowledge, skills and ethics to belay and sport lead climb competently outdoors, designed for people who have limited climbing experience.

Registrations of interest are live now, closing 28 November. If you’re interested, register here -

Thank you for applying for the 2026 Beginner's Rock Course. To register your interest, please complete this form and then click the 'Submit' button at the bottom of the page to record your responses. The aim of this course is to upskill novice climbers with the knowledge, skills and ethics to belay....

27/08/2025

Mangorewa Gorge is open while we work towards an enduring agreement with mana whenua and DOC

The community is working on building a relationship with DOC and Tapuika iwi to better understand their views and concerns and talk about the future of climbing at this site. ACAT and the Rotorua Climbing Club are supporting this process by facilitating dialogue and providing expertise.

Please adhere to our crag behaviour guide when visiting the crag, and do not install any new fixed hardware.

Ensure you read the full update on our website before visiting - link below and in the comments 👇

https://www.acat.org.nz/access/mangorewa-gorge-is-open-while-we-work-towards-an-enduring-agreement

📸 Cameron Fraser

10/08/2025

AUGUST CLUB NIGHT

Come along and join us at Rialto Cinemas in Newmarket where we will be watching the Arc’teryx Winter Film Tour!

WHERE: Rialto Cinemas Newmarket, 167/169 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland 1023, New Zealand

WHEN: Tuesday 19th August, 2025

DOORS OPEN: 7:15pm

SHOW STARTS: 7:30pm (2 hours)

MOREN INFO: https://arcteryx.co.nz/pages/winter-film-tour

GIVEAWAY:
We’ve got 4 tickets up for grabs so tag a mate in this post and comment which film you’re stoked to watch!

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 13 August.

07/08/2025

11/07/2025

Hi everyone, we will NOT be having July club night next Monday due to last minute cancellation. Will keep you posted on when the next club night is!

Send a message to learn more

08/07/2025

Hi all, the team at Inselberg have a pop-up in Britomart this week. Get a hands-on look at technical alpine gear co-developed with alpine search and rescue.

First 50 customers get a free beanie!

📍 10 Te Ara Tahuhu, Britomart
🗓 July 9–13
🕘 Open daily 9am–6pm

15/06/2025

The awesome team at have once again hooked us up with deals just in time for your winter missions!

Available THIS week from 18-22 June. And this time, the deal applies to ALL Auckland stores (Newmarket, Sylvia Park and Albany). Just mention your NZAC membership number at the cashier.

Get on it! ❄️☃️