Advanced Alpine Climbing Course Wanaka Mountain Guides

Overview

The Advanced Alpine Mountaineering Course develops the skills and refines the strategy and tactics to attempt bigger and more technical alpine climbing objectives in New Zealand and overseas. We take small groups or established climbing partnerships and coach them to achieve more challenging alpine climbing and mountaineering objectives.

Location

The Advanced Alpine Mountaineering Course can be based in either the Aoraki / Mount Cook, or Westland National Parks. The exact venue will be decided at the start of the trip to make the most of the weather and conditions. Possible venues include Plateau Hut, Tasman Saddle or Kelman Huts at the head of the Haupapa / Tasman Glacier, Barron Saddle Hut and the Mueller Glacier, Pioneer or Centennial Huts on the western Fox and Franz Neves.

Participants can join the course in W?naka or meet in Mount Cook Village.

Syllabus

Our intensive Advanced Alpine Mountaineering Course is designed for climbers looking to develop their alpine skills in ropework, climbing, strategy, and trip planning. This provides the confidence to tackle bigger and more challenging mountaineering objectives on New Zealand�s big glaciated terrain and high peaks.

If you have already completed a mountaineering course, have applied those skills in your own adventures, and spent time developing specialist skills (such as ropework, avalanche or ice climbing), this course will be the next step in your mountaineering apprenticeship. For more advice on choosing your next course see our Mountaineering Course Progression:

Mountaineering Course Progression

Advanced Alpine Mountaineering Course Topics include:

Glacier travel and crevasse rescue

Trip planning, strategy, and tactics

Weather and avalanche awareness

Snow and ice climbing, protection, and anchors

Alpine rock climbing, protection, and anchors

Technical multi-pitch strategies

Equipment selection

Route planning and navigation

Check out our Downloads page for course resources.

Course Resources

Equipment

For more information and advice on buying your own gear, check out our Gear and Clothing Advice for Summer Mountaineering and Alpine Climbing.

Difficulty & Fitness

Fitness

To get the most out of the course, participants should have good fitness and the ability to ascend and descend 1000m in a day

Technical Skills

Dates & Pricing

Availability

Private courses for individuals or groups can be arranged at any time. This allows you to choose the number of people, dates, and duration, and tailor the course content to your specific requirements.

Pricing

From $3000 per person (5 days).

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions: GST, guide fees, compliance costs, course resources, mountain accommodation and food, technical equipment, and transport from W?naka.

Exclusions: Flight into and out of the mountains.
Flight costs depend on location. For smaller groups and at popular times of the year, it may be possible to share with other parties to share this cost or walk down to a lower pick-up or walk-out.

Walk-in/out options: Bonar Glacier in the Mount Aspiring Region, Brewster Glacier, Sealy Range.

Indicative flights costs (prices are subject to change by the aircraft operators):
Upper Tasman: up to $1500 per group in each direction
Plateau Hut or Westland Glaciers: up to $1000 per group in each direction

Booking Conditions

transport from Wanaka.

Exclusions: Flight into and out of the mountains.

Flight costs depend on location. For smaller groups and at popular times of the year, it may be possible to share with other parties to share this cost or walk down to a lower pick-up or walk-out.

Walk-in/out options: Bonar Glacier in the Mount Aspiring Region, Brewster Glacier, Sealy Range.

Indicative flights costs (prices are subject to change by the aircraft operators):

Upper Tasman: up to $1500 per group in each direction

Plateau Hut or Westland Glaciers: up to $1000 per group in each direction

Testimonials

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