TBase Camp - Mt Cook National Park. Photo by Dave McKinley.

Expedition Training Course

Alpine Guides Expedition Training Course will prepare you for expedition-style mountaineering challenges anywhere on Earth.

Big mountain training at "low" altitude

Aoraki Mount Cook area offers Himalayan vertical scale, steep glaciers, and fast-changing weather. The benefit of training here is the high-altitude feel, without the dangers of extreme cold and lack of oxygen.

10 Days of high alpine immersion

Our Expedition Course base camp is at a prime location deep in Mt Cook National Park. We fly you in and out, to avoid heavy load carrying, and to maximise training time.

During your 10 days you will focus on camp management, fixed line techniques, and how to travel and climb safety in extreme glaciated mountain terrain.

Using ladders on crevasses. Photo by Dave McKinley.

Instruction topics include:

  • Trip planning and preparation
  • Camp management skills
  • Crampon and ice axe technique
  • Rope skills - including “fixed” rope techniques
  • Decision making/risk analysis at altitude
  • Glacier travel techniques
  • Anchors on snow and rock
Fixed lines on rock. Photo by Dave McKinley.

Experience required:

  • High level of fitness
  • Trekking/tramping experience
 

AGL Skill Check

Difficulty
11111

Endurance
11111

Season: Summer (Nov- Feb)

Trip Type: Summer Course

Length: 10 days

Max Guide/Participant Ratio: 1:4

Maximum of 8 participants

 

Price NZ$3,900 per person

Cost Includes:

Summer 2013/14 Course Schedule

Course Dates
ETC 1 Nov 18-27
ETC 2 Jan 13-22
ETC 3 Feb 10-19

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