Useful Links
Softrock: Arthur's Pass Mountaineering - great site for weather and conditions!
Alpine Recreation - guding and trekking
New Zealand Climbing Area Guides
Powerband: bouldering in New Zealand
New Zealand Sportclimbing Federation
New Zealand Mountain Guides Association
New Zealand Outdoor Instructors' Association
The Roxx - Indoor Rockclimbing Facility
Vertical Resources - Conditions, Expeditions, Tips and Information
www.lessorbiers.co.uk - French huts/discount
Mountain Safety Agencies
Arthurs Pass Mountaineering Conditions (softrock again)
New Zealand Land Search And Rescue
New Zealand Mountain Safety Council
South Island snow stability information
Weather forecasts
Brief area forecasts, including mountain forecasts (Metservice) Bill Atkinson, Mountain Guide at http://www.sunrockice.com/WeatherReports.htm a selection of links, including animated six-day forecasts showing precipitation and pressure. A recent addition is a link called "Wx calculators" to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's conversion calculators for temperature, pressure, wind and rainfall. This is a quick way to convert Fahrenheit readings to Celsius, or knots to miles/hr, km/hr, etc. This is also an onward link to a calculator for the value of relative humidity.