News & Updates

News & Updates

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5 Dec 2025

Five days. Big mountains. Lots of learning. ⛰️🧗🏽‍♀️

Last week on our Introductory Mountaineering Course at Caroline Hut — in the shadow of the mighty Aoraki / Mount Cook — our crew went from rock climbs to glacier travel, ridge routes and a summit of Kaitiaki Peak.

We covered so many skills, including: alpine packing + clothing, movement on snow and rock, knots and belays, weather and route finding, avalanche awareness + rescue, self-arresting, roping up for glacier travel — then topped it off by building a snow cave and sleeping in it ❄️🤙

From Ball Pass to the summit of Kaitiaki and back down, everyone finished stronger, smarter, and ready for their next step into the alpine world.

Keen to start your mountain journey?
Spaces are available on upcoming courses.

📸 P. Stevens & crew

🔗 https://alpinerecreation.com/new-zealand-alpine-climbing-mountaineering-instruction-and-guided-ascents/mountaineering-skills-and-alpine-climbing-courses/introductory-mountaineering-course

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