The best little introductory climbing course on earth! If you are starting out and want to develop skills and experience under the supervision of a personable and supportive guide, then the FMC is for you.  On this course you will learn climbing techniques from the protection of an established alpine camp based in New Zealand's beautiful Southern Lakes region. The FMC will build confidence and get you prepared to move on to more mountain adventures.

• First time introductory course
• Foundation skills for your future mountaineering
• Course run Monday to Friday allowing travel time to Wanaka / Queenstown either side of the course dates.

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Our 5 day First Mountaineering Course

Summer 2013/ 2014

FMC #1 October 14– 18, 2013
FMC #2 November 11– 15, 2013
FMC #3 December 2– 6, 2013
FMC #4 January 6– 10, 2014
FMC #5 February 3– 7, 2014
FMC #6 March 3– 7, 2014

Price: NZ$1,850 per person

Ratio: 1:4 

Departure: ex Wanaka, New Zealand 

Please click below to view the course notes for the Adventure Consultants First Mountaineering Course online or to download a pdf version of the notes:

First Mountaineering Course Notes 13-14 Adobe Acrobat Document: 736 KB, 108 seconds @ 56kbps 5-day First Mountain Course notes containing all the details about the course

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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.

Download the equipment list for the FMC:

First Mountaineering Course Equipment List Adobe Acrobat Document: 83.8 KB, 12 seconds @ 56kbps

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