CLOSED: Closed until further notice. Please do not climb here.
Updated 9 December 2024, by Ngāi Kake.
The 2024 climbing season at Whanganui Bay has finished. Check back here next year for updates on 2025.
The 2024 climbing season at Whanganui Bay has finished. Check back here next year for updates on 2025.
When open, access to Whanganui Bay is by the grace of Ngāti Te Maunga and the Whanganui Bay Māori Reservation Trust and in partnership with the Aotearoa Climbing Access Trust.
You MUST register and pay online for each day you are at the crag, before you arrive – see http://whanganuibay.acat.org.nz
Park cars ONLY at the top of the gorge or at the climbers’ campsite.
The success of the season and any future access depends on all climbers keeping to the rules – see https://whanganuibay.acat.org.nz/accessinfo