Canberra Climbers’ Association
SUPPORTING CLIMBERS' INTEREST IN THE ACT REGION
The Canberra Climbers’ Association (CCA) represents climbers’ interests in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), across all types of rock climbing. The CCA spends considerable behind-the-scenes time and effort managing access for the climbing community, to the ACT climbing areas. Access is not a right and cannot be taken for granted.
The ACT and its surrounding region provides many opportunities for rock climbing, including sports and traditional rock climbing, aid climbing, mountaineering and bouldering, on a variety of different rock types. As well as managing access to the ACT climbing areas, the CCA fosters community by running numerous climbing-related events throughout each year, and providing detailed climbing routes and guides for our local climbing areas.
Upcoming Events
- Climb with the Whales - Point Perpendicular Meet/Supervised 24th October 2026 MEET AND SUPERVISED ACTIVITY Saturday 24th – Sunday 25TH October 2026 A weekend of climbing the classic routes at Australia’s premier se... more
- October Abseil and Self-Rescue Skills Workshop 31st October 2026 A workshop covering the basics of abseiling and self-rescue techniques for independent climbers. more
- CCA Annual General Meeting (AGM) 18th November 2026 Come and hear a rundown of the CCA’s recent activities plus general climbing news and points of interest, followed by our guest speaker presenta... more
- Reel Rock 20 Film Tour - Canberra 24th November 2026 Reel Rock 20 brings the world’s greatest climbing stories back to the big screen with a thrilling new collection of films celebrating ambition, ... more
Latest News
- Would you like to help out? 07th October 2026 CCA is looking for a people to help out with some admin and support work. Many hands make light work. ... more
- Booroomba Rocks Road is back Open! 27th September 2026 The temporary closures was for essential road maintenance The road was scheduled to reopen on 26th of June 202, but was delayed for several months. Reports on the crag have it open from the 25th of September ... more
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Statement of Support for Dyurrite/Arapiles Addendum
09th August 2026
Interstate climbing organisations met and considered the new draft addendum to the Dyurrite/Arapiles and Tooan State Park Management Plan. The joint statement is produced below and is available as an attachment at the end of this article. This Statement has been sent to Parks Victoria CEO, Lee Miezi... ... more
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The July 2026 edition of the CCA Newsletter is out now!
01st July 2026
Special Notice
President Report
July General Meeting - Marty Beare guest speaker
Upcoming Climbing Meets
Tianjara Sport Meet - Trip Report
Meets and climbing gear - Cam reslinging
Booroomba Road Upgrade
Member Trip Report - East Coast Road Trip
Member Jungle App
CCA Partner Events and Annou... ... more
12 intrepid Padawan's joined our Jedi Masters (Craig and Jess) to explore the Outer Rim area, high above Corin Road, ACT. After a 35 min walk to 1400m along a mixture of fire trails and single trail, we got a tour of the Dagobah bouldering area by one of the areas co-developers (Duncan Brown and Craig Schmieden). Duncan and Craig developed...
Jan Ho and Penny Jones led a meet in the Blue Mountains for Sport Climbing 101 graduates.Joined by eight course graduates and two activity leaders, they climbed at the Soft Parade at Mount York, and the Sunbath at Medlow Bath. They enjoyed cool and dry weather, and the rain stayed away just long enough for the meet to finish.The meet ...
Events Calendar
CCA provides regular opportunities for local climbers to network, discuss local issues, organise trips, catch up on recent exploits, and find new climbing partners, as well as see and hear from a range of speakers about their climbing experiences in Australia and overseas.
Routes & Guides
The ACT has some of the best granite climbing in Australia. Rhyolite, limestone and sandstone crags are also nearby.
Much of the climbing is traditional and requires natural protection, however there is also plenty of sport climbing and some of the best granite bouldering in the country with heaps of potential for further development.
Join CCA
CCA members join a diverse community that supports networking and finding partners, learning opportunities, and adventrue.
We also generously receive 20% discount from Mont Adventure Equipment store and 10% discount from Mountainstrong with other stores also offering discounts.
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Our Sponsors
CCA extends a sincere thank you to all our generous sponsors.
If you would like to contribute to our cause in any way, and have your company logo displayed here with a link to your company website, please contact us!
