Ball Pass Summit Trek

Ball Ridge & the Caroline Face
Trekking along Ball Ridge in front of Aoraki / Mt. Cook

Hiking through boulders on Ball Ridge
Enjoy great views over the upper Tasman Glacier and Southern Alps (photo: G. Illing)

Trekkers near Ball Ridge
Enjoy great views over the Tasman Glacier Lake and Lake Pukaki (photo: H. Beikirch)

Untracked terrain
Scrambling over rough ground above Caroline Hut

Professional IFMGA / NZMGA guides
Climbing up Ball Ridge above Caroline Hut (photo: M. Vignes)

Mountaineering terrain
Scrambling over rough ground on Ball Ridge (photo: M. Vignes)

Mountaineering Skills
Learn how to use crampons and ice axe (photo: T. Naka)

Ball Glacier & the Tasman Valley
A trekking group crossing Ball Glacier with the Tasman Glacier, Minarets and Elie de Beaumont in the background

Steep, exposed and rocky
Crossing a scree ledge on Kaitiaki Peak (photo: G. Illing)

Kaitiaki Peak
Arriving at the summit in winter conditions

Rough and untracked
Overlooking the Murchison Valley and lower Tasman Glacier (photo: M. Vignes)

Ball Glacier & Aoraki / Mt. Cook
Trekkers approaching Ball Pass in front of Aoraki / Mt. Cook

Ball Glacier
Exploring crevasses on the way back from Ball Pass

Hiking up to Ball Ridge
Enjoy great views over the upper Tasman Glacier and Southern Alps

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