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

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Mountain Experience Course (MEC)

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Mountain Experience Course (MEC)

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Our 6 day beginner course. An introduction to mountaineering. No climbing skills required.

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Alpine Skills Course (ASC)

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Mar 10, 2017 Climbing School Alpine Guides

Alpine Skills Course (ASC)

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Mar 10, 2017 Climbing School Alpine Guides

Your 7-day comprehensive introduction to alpine climbing and glaciers.

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Mar 10, 2017 Climbing School Alpine Guides

Technical Mountaineering Course (TMC)

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Technical Mountaineering Course (TMC)

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Our premier alpine course is an intensive 9-day program. Your route to independent mountaineering in glaciated terrain.

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Alpine Skills Tune-up

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Alpine Skills Tune-up

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A one-day refresher for rope and rock skills, to prepare for your Alpine Skills Course.

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Private Instruction

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Private Instruction

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Our incredibly flexible climbing package. Create your tailored 'course' or private 'guiding' trip.

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Ice Climbing Experience (ICE)

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Ice Climbing Experience (ICE)

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5 days - climb steep water-ice on our ice climbing safari - beginner to advanced options.

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Winter Mountain Skills

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Winter Mountain Skills

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4 days - introduction to survival skills and winter back country travel on foot.

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Intro to Alpine Rock Course

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Intro to Alpine Rock Course

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Get out of the gym and into the mountains - 5 day course for multi-pitch and beginner trad.

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Technical Alpine Rock Course

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Technical Alpine Rock Course

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A 10 day multi-pitch alpine rock course, deep into the big mountains of the Southern Alps.

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Expedition Training Course

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Expedition Training Course

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Prepare for your Seven Summits mission. 8 days training in Mount Cook National Park.

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F.A.Q. / General Questions

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F.A.Q. / General Questions

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Answers to your questions about Alpine Guides mountain courses and guiding trips.

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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".