Welcome to the NUMC homepage. Here you can find details about our Pulse climbing nights, gear hire, memberships, and communications. We look forward to taking you on epic adventures!

  

The Newcastle University Mountaineering Club is a network of adventure-minded people who love nature, the outdoors, and adventure sports! NUMC facilitates this passion, providing climbing, caving, bushwalking and camping trips, as well as seasonal canyoning trips and social BBQ nights. We also provide a weekly climbing night for our members, which will this year take place at Pulse Climbing Gym in Warners Bay on Wednesday nights & Adamstown on Friday nights, and provide a networking opportunity with other passionate mountaineers. 

Pulse Climbing Nights

Each Wednesday at Pulse Warners Bay, and Friday at Pulse Adamstown we run two separate climbing sessions, 5:30-7:30, then 7:30-9:30. Tickets are purchased directly through Pulse climbing and are $8. The link to purchase the Pulse tickets is included in your membership email. There are 20 tickets available for each session but get in fast, they sell out quickly!
 

Our Trips

Climbing
Our climbing trips range from beginner to advanced with a range of top roping, bouldering, lead climbing and trad climbing. Come along to our climbing trips to learn tips and tricks from our experienced climbers and experience the joy of overcoming vertical challenges!

Canyoning
Love the sound of abseiling down a waterfall or cliff jumping, all whilst taking in the glorious view of Australian Canyons?
Each year we run a range of canyoning trips, wet or dry & beginner to advanced, from October - April. 
Our wonderful trip leaders run abseiling upskilling sessions and will teach you what you need to know on our beginner canyoning trips!

Hiking
Like to earn your way to a good view?
Each semester we run a range of hiking trips from beginner to advanced and single to multi-day hikes.
Many of our hikes take place in the Blue Mountains, Central Coast or Port Stephens. 

Caving
Love obstacles or indoor climbing?
Check out our epic caving trips ranging from beginner to intermediate experience.
In the caves, explorers navigate their way through cave systems and manoeuvre and climb their way through challenges and squeezes. 
Across the caves, you will find fossils, crystal chambers and incredible rock structures. 

Social Events
Do you love to camp? Or are you keen to meet new people who appreciate a challenge and love the outdoors?
Come along to one of our social camps or events!

& More
Our trips don't just stop there!
We also run snow trips, mountain biking, bike packing, snorkelling, and kayaking. 
If you have any trip ideas of your own hit up our committee and organise some trips!

All club-organised trips will be advertised through the Facebook group, with tickets purchased under the "Events" tab on our website, numc.org.au.

 

Memberships

Our membership fee is $55 which includes access to all events.
The membership runs from January-January each year. 

How to sign up....
Current students are automatically sign-up to Nusport and only need to sign-up for a membership through our website.
Memberships can be purchased through TidyHQ although to gain access you will need to make an account, it's free!
Below you can purchase your 2026 membership. Fill in the information, read the waiver and make the payment!

Alumni or students who study at other universities, in addition to the steps for current students, will also need to pay for a $65 NUsport membership. Please contact the committee in order to sort out your NUsport membership before you purchase an NUMC membership.

For new members with no uni affiliations, you will need to pay for a $90 Nusport membership then sign-up to TidyHQ following the instructions under current students. Please contact the committee in order to sort out your NUsport membership before you purchase an NUMC membership.

Now you're set to come on trips!

Contact Us & Stay in the Loop!

Facebook
For updates on our up-and-coming events and to be kept in the loop for club shenanigans join our Facebook group -https://www.facebook.com/share/WGQwgg3L2o11rrVm/?mibextid=K35XfP

NUMC General Chat
Many of the club members are in the NUMC General Chat on facebook where we network, post about trip opportunities, and arrange catch-ups. Message one of our committee members and they will add you!

Contact Us
For any questions you can contact us through the club's Instagram, our email (committee@numc.org.au) or FB message one of our committee members: Phillip Tingle (President), Lilly Turner (VP), Laila Machin (Secretary), Kirra Crouch (Treasurer), Taylor Cassady (General), Saxon Crockford (General), or Phi Melhuish (General). 

Gear Store

For a small fee, you can hire camping and hiking equipment, packs, tents, sleeping bags, mats and stoves to take on your travels, as well as all the kit required to attend one of our advertised trips! The Gearstore is located under the Forum.

Open by request.

 

Any questions, send us an email at committee@numc.org.au !
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Climbing + Calisthenics Workshop
Jun
03
Climbing + Calisthenics Workshop
The Forum Sports & Aquatic Centre
17:00 – 19:00
Hey everyone! We have this NEW and exciting event coming up! We are collaborating with Alex, principal Osteopath, at The Movement Improvement Clinic, to deliver a workshop where NUMC members can learn some calisthenics and exercises to improve climbing strength and agility. Alex is a movement-focused, neurodiverse Osteo who is keen to work with any person to help improve their health and wellbeing in a holistic, intentional approach. Before his injury, he dabbled in climbing, and currently runs some calisthenics classes, so this workshop is in great hands!! This workshop will run for 2 hours; 5pm-7pm on Wednesday 3rd June. If you are itching to do ANYTHING climbing related or need a healthy break from study, make sure you come along to this workshop! It will be held at The Forum, room TBA. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to flick me a message on Instagram or Facebook! - Laila Machin
Intermediate caving - Wee Jasper
Jun
19
Intermediate caving - Wee Jasper
Wee Jasper
19-06-2026 14:00 – 21-06-2026 20:00
LET’S GO CAVING!!!!!   This trip has places for some peeps to come to caving at the Wee Jasper caves, on Ngunnawal country, not far from Canberra. About a 6 hour drive...Yay!   When: 19th of June, leaving about 2pm on Friday, camping Friday and Saturday night and driving back to Newcastle Sunday evening. There are toilets and hot showers at camp (which will be much needed).   What: Now this is the fun part. First, we make our way to the caves which will be a short walk or drive to the cave entrance. Second, we put on our helmets, switch on our torches and dive into the underground world of rock, darkness and awesomeness. Once inside we walk, crawl, slide, and swear our way through the tunnels, trying to see what we can find and where we can get. It’s the ultimate in terms of exploration, the only thing stopping you finding out what’s around the corner or in that tunnel is you. If you are claustrophobic, this is not the trip for you. We're aiming to get 2 caves done, one on Saturday and another on Sunday. Skills: These caves are not for the faint of heart, they are vertical, there will be squeezing and there will be squirming! Preferably you have caved before, but as the minimum you MUST have abseiling AND ascending skills and be comfortable in tight spaces. If you are claustrophobic this is NOT the trip for you.    Any questions please feel free to send me an email or Facebook message.   That's all the info you need, so once you've got your ticket, make sure to be at the gear store by 1:30 pm AT THE LATEST on Friday the 19th of June for our departure at 2:00. More details to be sent out once tickets are sold.   Camping gear can be borrowed prior, it's a first-in-first-served system.    That's all from me, get keen, sign up, you know the drill.   Cheers, Chris B

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