The Alpine Climbing Course is for fit and motivated people who want to learn modern-day alpine climbing techniques. Experience is imperative before tackling major ascents and this course focuses on advancing your technical skills and developing a climbing strategy pertinent to alpine style mountaineering.
You will gain experience through climbing a variety of alpine routes, and upon the successful completion of this course you will have learnt safe climbing practices and be capable of utilising your skills to attempt ascents of many of the major peaks within the New Zealand mountains.
Summer 2009 / 2010
ACC #1 November 3 – 12, 2009
ACC #2 December 1 - 10, 2009
ACC #3 January 11 – 20, 2010
ACC #4 February 15 – 24, 2010
ACC #5 March 15 – 24, 2010
**Currently all these courses have space available on them. Enquire today to book your space!
SUMMER 2010 / 2011
ACC #1 November 2 – 11, 2010
ACC #2 November 29 - December 8, 2010
ACC #3 January 11 – 20, 2011
ACC #4 February 14 – 23, 2011
ACC #5 March 21 – 30, 2011
Duration: 10 days
Guide ratio: 1:4, Minimum of 3, Maximum of 8 participants
Departure: ex Wanaka, New Zealand.
Price: NZ$2,995
includes helicopter or ski plane access flight, NZ Alpine Club membership, 'Climber's Guide' course manual, t-shirt or cap and personal technical climbing equipment.
Click on the following links for:
 | ACC Course notes Adobe Acrobat Document: 473 KB, 69 seconds @ 56kbps |
| ACC Course Equipment Adobe Acrobat Document: 59.7 KB, 9 seconds @ 56kbps Personal Equipment list, showing rental prices, for the Alpine Climbing Course |
We supply all group equipment including ropes, tents and cooking gear and you need only turn up with your personal equipment. We also supply the technical hardware for the course if you don't have your own - axe, crampons, harness, helmet. We have an extensive array of good quality rental equipment available to supplement your own gear. With a focus towards the best available products Adventure Consultants can offer course participants equipment for purchase, with great pricing on package deals available. Please enquire at the time of booking.
Please click here for notes on New Zealand Summer mountaineering clothing and equipment:
| NZ Summer Mountaineering Equipment notes Adobe Acrobat Document: 1.28 MB, 3.2 minutes @ 56kbps Summer mountaineering equipment notes for NZ conditions |
