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Alpine Recreation offer a range of climbing instruction courses and guided ascents throughout the year, catering to a range of experience levels, personal objectives and goals.
Alpine Recreation offers freeride, ski & split-board touring trips and winter skills courses in New Zealand's most spectacular backcountry locations.
Alpine Recreation owns a private lodge in Lake Tekapo and two private mountain huts.
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Welcome to Lake Tekapo!
There are many things to see and do in Lake Tekapo.
The Liebig Range near Lake Tekapo is an exciting new backcountry skiing venue in the middle of an impressive landscape with a good variety of terrain.
The Gamack Range near Lake Tekapo is a spectacular alpine trekking venue in the middle of an impressive landscape carved by glaciers and waterfalls.
Hike above worry level in the foothills of the Southern Alps.
The Two Thumb Range near Lake Tekapo is a backcountry skiing paradise with an amazing landscape providing a good variety of terrain in a series of parallel valleys which allows for a different ski tour each day.
The foothills of the Southern Alps undergo a magic transformation in winter.
If you can walk, you can ski nordic!
Heli-snowshoe hikes for those wanting to be based out of Lake Tekapo, but still get into the mountains for a fun winter adventure.
Learn how to analyse the snowpack, assess slope stability and develop safe travel techniques with expert tuition from avalanche professionals!
Improve your skills and go further more safely efficiency with track-laying and handling equipment, avalanche awareness and rescue, snow shelter building, navigation....
Freeride, ski and split-board touring for those wanting to be based out of Lake Tekapo, but still access the backcountry for rewarding ski tours.
The Sealy Range above Aoraki Mount Cook village is a remote and exciting ski mountaineering venue surrounded by New Zealand's highest peaks.
Explore a seldomly visited part of the country as you stand on the Main Divide and look over into the vast Landsborough Wilderness Area.
Linking together New Zealand's 4 main glaciers and traversing the Southern Alps from east to west, the "Symphony on Skis" is New Zealand's ultimate multi-day trans-alpine ski tour.
There are many things to see and do in Aoraki Mount Cook.
Cross the Southern Alps with a friendly and experienced mountain guide - Alpine Recreation employ a professional team of UIAGM / IFMGA and NZMGA certified guides.
Trek across a high mountain pass surrounded by New Zealand's highest peaks and longest glacier!
The Copland Pass was once one of New Zealand's greatest alpine crossings, linking the grandeur of Mount Cook, with the West Coast bush and the hot springs at Welcome Flats.
Fitzgerald Pass links the grandeur of Mount Cook with the untouched wilderness of West Coast bush.
Experience the wonderful contrast from grassy valleys and alpine meadows to jagged and ice covered peaks and vast glacial plateaus!
Experience the vast upper nevés of New Zealand's longest glacier, the Tasman Glacier.
Experience the remote upper areas of the spectacular Franz Josef and Fox glaciers in the Westland National Park.
Experience the wonderful contrast from jagged ice covered peaks and vast glacial plateaus, to sub-alpine meadows and glacier lakes.
The Mount Cook Range is a spectacular ski / split-board mountaineering destination.
Rex Simpson Hut is located in a beautiful setting on a glacial moraine terrace at 1300m in the Two Thumb Range.
Learn the skills to safely venture beyond tramping tracks and above the snow line!
Privately Owned Caroline Hut is the only guide/operator-owned mountain hut in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park and is available for the exclusive use of Alpine Recreation parties.
Mount Cook is New Zealand's highest mountain at 3724m/12218ft.
Mount Tasman, 3489m/11469ft, is New Zealand's second highest peak.
Go beyond the basic skills of mountaineering and get into more serious alpine terrain!
Alpine Recreation owns two private mountain huts - Caroline Hut and Rex Simpson Hut.
Backcountry Ski & Split-board Touring amongst the glaciers of the Mount Cook and Westland National Parks.
Erewhon Hut at Mt Potts sits at 1750m on the historic Erewhon Park Ski Field.
Known as the "Matterhorn of the South" due to its asthetic shape, Mount Aspiring stands alone as the only 3000m peak outside of Mount Cook National Park.
Trek through amazing alpine terrain, surrounded by New Zealand's highest peaks and longest glaciers.
Learn ice climbing skills at our stunning venue in the Liebig Range.
Mount Sefton is a stunning peak which towers high over Mount Cook Village and according to Maori legend is the guardian of Aoraki (Mount Cook).
Trek through amazing winter terrain, surrounded by New Zealand's highest peaks and longest glacier.
Mount Dixon (3004m) is a beautiful pyramid shaped peak located on the edge of the Grand Plateau, and is one of the best vantage points for viewing its neighbours, New Zealand's most iconic peaks - including Aoraki / Mt.
Turner Peak (2338m) is an ideal 3-4 day ascent which doesn't require air access.
If you have aspirations of ticking off New Zealand's 3000m peaks or are simply looking for a new alpine challenge, our guided ascents programme can provide you with a safe and exhilarating mountain experience on one of New Zealand's premier peaks.
Take your climbing further and learn advanced mountaineering skills under expert tuition from NZMGA/IFMGA mountain guides!
Previously known as Avalanche Awareness.