Due to move to Timaru this week and keen to get out on the rock.
25 July 2010 - 9:18pm
New to Forums so here goes.......Moving to Timaru later this week, (after a year in Derbyshire), and looking to get involved in all aspects of the climbing scene. Have rack and ropes, and a fair amount of enthusiasm. Once jet lag is over and done with I am keen to get out and climb. Grades 18 trad, Sport up to, but not often, 21 on sight. Keen to join groups and climb with anyone from 18 to 80. (Will be flying until Tuesday afternoon)
Stug
27 July 2010 - 10:26am
#2
There is the Polytech indoor rock wall...
29 July 2010 - 4:53pm
#5
climbers dont hugely go to the wall here heaps of starters and stuff but not many hitting the higer grades. anyway my name is robert and i can climb oh and i live in timaru. does this help? i also know everyone who does outdoor rec at the tech.
9 August 2010 - 1:00am
#6
mate been a while since was there but hanging rock will keep you entertained,!! and roncarlli college in timaru, has a epic climbing wall in there gym, and used to have climbing nights every tues thurs night i will be moving back there next year and am keen to go back to these spots have fun !! hope this help
9 August 2010 - 4:22pm
#7
Roncarlli dont open there gym anymore so it only the polytechs new one. There is enough climbing around
9 August 2010 - 7:07pm
#8
Really you should be getting out on the board(s) given all the snow around... look at what Hutt and Dobson have now !! 
9 August 2010 - 11:00pm
#9
i want to so bad but instruction work getting in the way esp for tommorow
11 August 2010 - 9:18pm
#11
hey mate,
i might be able to get down to timmers in about 6 weeks if you will still be around.
week day afternoons, if that works
greg
13 August 2010 - 2:44pm
#13
I think there is, I just didn't have the time last year to get involved.
Will get back to you when I see a light at the end of this tunnel I am in!!
Hey Stug,
There is good news and bad news. Good news is there are lots of good places to climb near Timaru. Mt Horrible, Hanging Rock, Spur Rd. Bads news is, they don't really have an indoor wall, so it might be hard to meet other climbers, there maybe one or two on the forum here. There is a book at hanging rock that will have most of the local climbers in it, or you can inquire at the polytechnic and someone there will be able to hook you up.The alpine club members in Timaru are mostly older experienced mountaineers.
I'm from Oamaru and we climb at these places every so often. I do quite a bit at Duntroon in the summer, pity you didn't move to Oamaru (We got the best cheapest indoor climbing wall in the country). We got a bunch of keen Brits in our indoor club as well. Anyways, drop me a line if your keen. Sunday works best for most of the guys.
Jezer