15 Jan 2026

🏔️ Want to level up your alpine game in 2026?
We have a few spaces still open on our upcoming mountaineering skills courses — learn to move with confidence, make smart decisions in the mountains, and push past your limits! 💪

📍 Based at Caroline Hut — our private, heated alpine hut tucked into the heart of the Southern Alps — both courses combine expert guides, hands-on skills, and unforgettable mountain experiences. 

🔥 5 Day Introductory Mountaineering Course
Perfect for beginners or those new to alpine terrain. You’ll learn essential techniques like using crampons & ice-axe, ropework basics, snow and glacier travel, risk awareness and safe mountain movement — all while climbing Kaitiaki Peak and tackling real backcountry terrain. 

📅 Upcoming dates with spaces:
• 9–13 Feb 2026 — 2 spots
• 2–6 Mar 2026 — 2 spots
• 6–10 Apr 2026 — 3 spots

🔥 7 Day Intensive Mountaineering Skills Course
For adventurers who want a more thorough grounding in technical mountaineering. Includes advanced rope systems, glacier travel, crevasse rescue, pitched climbing, abseiling and more — tailored to conditions and group needs. 

📅 Dates with spaces:
• 3–9 Feb 2026 — 1 spot
• 30 Mar–5 Apr / 3 Apr — 1 spot
• 13–19 Apr 2026 — 2 spots

✨ Why join? Hands-on skills from IFMGA/NZMGA guides, small group ratios, stunning alpine terrain, and the confidence to explore and learn skills safely. Both courses are unique chances to build real mountaineering ability in real mountain terrain — from your first step up the glacier to advanced techniques. 

👉 DM or hit the link in bio to book — our courses have been very popular this summer and these spaces go fast! 🏃🏽‍♀️

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

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