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Presented By The NZ Alpine Club, The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Returns To Aotearoa This May To July 2024
Friday, 5 April 2024, 11:39 am | NZ Alpine Club
The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour has something for everyone, even for those who are not so active outdoors, as we travel to remote vistas, analysing topical environmental issues, and bring audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed ... More >>
First Ever Wānaka Crag Fest Counting Down To Opening
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 6:58 pm | NZ Alpine Club
The brand new Wānaka Crag Fest, a joint event of the Wānaka Climbing Club and New Zealand Alpine Club, aims to bring climbers together to build community, advance skills and increase sustainability knowledge over three exciting days. Suitable for ... More >>
New Zealand Alpine Club Committed To Improved Trip Leader Framework Following Release Of Coroner’s Report
Friday, 20 October 2023, 5:53 am | NZ Alpine Club
Emma Langley passed away of hypothermia on 26 September 2020 following a fall while mountaineering on the Whangaehu Glacier, Coroner Bates has ruled. Emma was part of a New Zealand Alpine Club trip intended for beginner snowcraft course graduates to ... More >>
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Returns To Aotearoa This September & October 2020
Thursday, 3 September 2020, 4:03 pm | NZ Alpine Club
Presented by the New Zealand Alpine Club, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns to Aotearoa this September and October 2020. The Banff Mountain Film Festival is held every autumn at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada and is the largest, More >>
Climbing Out Of Covid
Friday, 3 July 2020, 9:37 am | NZ Alpine Club
Members of the Dynomites rock climbing club and climbing enthusiasts from around Wellington had their first taste of competition recently, during the country's first climbing event since Covid-19 lockdown measures eased. Possibly a first for Australasia ... More >>
Recreation Groups Support Calls For Safe Domestic Travel In Level 2
Friday, 1 May 2020, 11:30 am | NZ Alpine Club
Recreation Aotearoa and the New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) both support calls today from the tourism sector to reduce restrictions around non-essential travel during Covid 19 Alert Level 2. As well as the impact on tourism, non-essential travels restrictions ... More >>
NZSki angers local outdoor community with summer toll
Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 3:48 pm | NZ Alpine Club
Local recreation clubs are upset and angry at the news that NZSki plan to operate a toll on the road to the Remarkables Ski Area this summer. While foot and cycle access are to remain free, vehicles will be charged $10 to use the road from February ... More >>
New Zealand guidebook wins prestigious literary prize
Friday, 11 October 2019, 11:39 am | NZ Alpine Club
New Zealand guidebook, Aoraki Tai Poutini – A guide for mountaineers , has been named best guidebook in the world at the prestigious Banff Mountain Book awards in Canada overnight. It is believed that this is the first time that a New Zealand title ... More >>
Global Climbing Day celebrated in climbing gyms countrywide
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 10:43 am | NZ Alpine Club
Saturday 24th August sees the return of the Global Climbing Day celebration to climbing gyms around New Zealand, and the world. A global initiative by The North Face, the day aims to provide no or low-cost climbing to people who may not have tried it in ... More >>
Recreation organisations applaud Worksafe clarification
Saturday, 1 June 2019, 1:13 pm | NZ Alpine Club
Recreation Aotearoa and the New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) have both extended their thanks to WorkSafe for producing a policy clarification that will dispel myths and perceived risks around recreational access to private and public land. “We have ... More >>
Return of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 11:36 am | NZ Alpine Club
The Banff Mountain Film Festival, a programme of Banff Centre, is the largest, and one of the most prestigious, mountain festivals in the world. Hot on the heels of the festival held every autumn in Banff, Canada, the Banff Mountain Film Festival ... More >>
New Queenstown climbing information available
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 2:00 pm | NZ Alpine Club
New climbing areas and updated access information is now available for the Queenstown area with the imminent release of the New Zealand Alpine Club’s latest offering, Queenstown Rock, Ice and Boulders. To be released on December 14th in Queenstown, ... More >>
Changes in the country’s highest mountains highlighted
Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 11:28 am | NZ Alpine Club
Changing environments and recreation habits motivated the New Zealand Alpine Club to rewrite and fully update their guidebook to Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, and to extend the scope of the guide to cover Westland Tai Poutini National Park for ... More >>
Alpine Club super volunteer takes Outstanding Award
Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 2:40 pm | NZ Alpine Club
The New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) and its large pool of dedicated volunteers have a firm grip on the Outstanding Volunteer Award at the annual NZRA Outdoors Awards, having won it for the past three years. On Monday night the 2018 award was made to ... More >>
Backcountry Ski-Touring in New Zealand Book Released
Monday, 2 July 2018, 12:12 pm | NZ Alpine Club
Release of New Zealand Alpine Club title Backcountry Ski-Touring in New Zealand highlights the growth of the sport. More >>
Return of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Monday, 14 May 2018, 10:48 am | NZ Alpine Club
New Zealand Alpine Club announces the return of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour for its 16th year in May and June 2018. More >>
New Zealand mountaineering great passes away
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 9:35 am | NZ Alpine Club
New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) President, John Palmer, has today expressed his condolences to the families and friends of New Zealand mountaineering great, Norman Hardie, who passed away on Tuesday night at the age of 92. More >>
NZ Alpine Club Volunteers Scoop Three Outdoor Awards
Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 12:27 pm | NZ Alpine Club
New Zealand Alpine Club volunteers scoop three awards at New Zealand Recreation Association Outdoor Awards in Wellington. More >>
NZAC supports independent review into climbing fatalities
Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 9:48 am | NZ Alpine Club
New Zealand Alpine Club announces support for independent review of Alpine Team fatalities. New Zealand Alpine Club President, Dr Penny Brothers, has today expressed her condolences to the families of Conor Smith and Sarawan Chand while encouraging the New Zealand ... More >>
New Zealand Alpine Club announces appointment of new GM
Friday, 29 April 2016, 3:11 pm | NZ Alpine Club
Keith Gilby has been appointed to the role of General Manager of the New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC), replacing outgoing General Manager Sam Newton. More >>
