Climbing New Zealand

Ready to push your limits? This October, Climbing New Zealand invites all U15, U13 — and for the first time in Boulder U11 — climbers to compete at the 2025–26 National Boulder Championships, proudly hosted by Basecamp Adventures Climbing Gym in Queenstown. This exciting weekend will be Individual events,… Read more: 🧗‍♂️ 2025/26 CNZ Lead, Top Rope & Boulder National Championships – Event Details

Provisional team notified 6pm, Saturday the 27th of September 2025. The following athletes have been selected for the NZ Open, U19 and U17 Boulder Development Squad. This is the provisional team selections, they are subject to appeal and subject to being ratified by… Read more: 2025-26 Development Squad (Provisional) announced for Open, U19 and U17 Boulder

Please click on the below link to see the squad. Congratulations to all. U13 and U15 Development Squad 2025

Open Female 1st Abby Gebert 2nd Sarah Tetzlaff (NZ Record – 8.32s) 3rd Jorja Rangi 4th Cara Hicks 5th Tarni Cavanagh 6th Florence Smith 7th Ashlyn Smith 8th Helen Lee Open Male 1st Julian David (NZ record – 5.16s) 2nd Ned Johnston 3rd… Read more: 2025 CNZ Speed Climbing Nationals Results.

Registrations for the National Lead Championship in Rotorua March 1st 2025 are now open. This is for the following categories: Paraclimbing, Masters, Opens, U19’s, U17’s Registrations are in Climbalong. See link below. https://climbalong.com/competitions/219/info

Tena ra koutou katoa, salutations to all. Join the CNZ Volunteer Team! Your support is vital in helping us grow and maintain the sport of climbing in New Zealand, and we are committed to delivering high-quality events while building a sustainable future. We… Read more: Join the CNZ Volunteer Team!

Date: 20-01-2025 Understanding the new IFSC Category changes, The IFSC have updated their category system for youth events starting in 2024, and Climbing New Zealand (CNZ) has adjusted their athlete selection format to reflect these changes. Here’s a breakdown of the new IFSC… Read more: Understanding the New IFSC Category Changes

Speed Championships Registration Registrations for this year’s La Sportiva Speed Championships are OPEN Details: 22nd February 2025Blake Park, Mount Maunganui Your Officials team: POJ: TBCHead Judge: TBCEvent Management: TBC Register Here

There will be 2 events, see below for age categories and event details. Note this is a different format from previous years. CNZ Age Categories for CNZ events in the 2024/2025 season:Masters – born during 1990 or earlierOpens – born during 2008 or earlierU19… Read more: National Lead Championships 2024/25

Nomination 1: On behalf of IFSC Oceania President Naomi Cleary, and in preparation to the upcoming IFSC Oceania Elective Assembly scheduled for 6 February 2025, I am pleased to share with you the nomination material to propose candidates for the IFSC Oceania Board. In this… Read more: Call for Nominations