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Whanganui Bay

OPEN: Access is subject to conditions.
Updated 25 May 2026, by JP.

The 2026 climbing season at Whanganui Bay starts on Saturday 30 May and ends on Monday 30 November. To register and for access conditions visit https://whanganuibay.acat.org.nz/.

Type
Crag
Part of
Taupo
Lat/lon
-38.787342,175.735159, NZ Topo Map
Approach

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

Places

Type Name Alert
Sector Sunshine Buttress
Sector Wet Dreams Wall
Sector Black Scorpion Corner
Sector Isolation Walls
Sector James Stirling Wall
Sector Whekenui
Sector Eternity Wall
Sector Moss Corner
Sector Mid-Life Wall
Sector Sporting Wall
Sector Tactical Wall
Sector Kafunk Wall
Sector Trinity Wall
Sector El Topo Wall
Sector Puha Wall
Sector Up De Do Da Buttress
Sector Lobotomy Buttress
Sector Underworld
Sector Pacifica Wall
Sector Wild Wall
Sector Mangakara ki Runga
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This place appears in
Rock Deluxe North, 2013
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UUID
 
01a2a3da-4b1f-4a41-988b-6584a3ae1812