Climbing School - Mountaineering Courses, Summer & Winter
Develop your alpine climbing skills on snow, rock, and ice with Alpine Guides climbing school over summer or winter. Our courses cater for absolute beginners to experienced mountaineers. You just need to be fit, and keen to get out there!
Summer (November to April) is the best time to learn and develop mountaineering skills in New Zealand. Winter (July - early October) is the time to hone specialised technique.
All Alpine Guides courses feature
- Small group sizes
- Low guide/participant ratios
- Professional qualified mountain guides
- Great food
- Most technical gear provided free of charge
Not Sure Where to Start?
See our Course Progression Chart and find the right fit for you.
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A complete Mountain Education
Instead of dry technical skills, we focus on teaching awareness of all mountain terrain, weather, and snow conditions.
This makes a more complete "mountain education".
4 days - an introduction to mountaineering skills and winter travel on foot.
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