From alpine meadows and glacier-carved valleys to towering peaks and high mountain passes, New Zealand’s Southern Alps are an outdoor adventure paradise, offering some of the best alpine hiking…
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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.
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Alpine Recreation offers freeride, ski & split-board touring trips and winter skills courses in New Zealand's most spectacular backcountry locations.
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Alpine Recreation owns a private lodge in Lake Tekapo and two private mountain huts.
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Explore Aoraki Mount Cook and its spectacular mountain landscapes
Welcome to Aoraki Mount Cook!
A high level ski mountaineering traverse with stunning views and steep terrain
The Sealy Range above Aoraki Mount Cook village is a remote and exciting ski mountaineering venue surrounded by New Zealand's highest peaks.
For those seeking rustic comfort in the wilderness, Alpine Recreation’s privately owned Caroline Hut and Rex Simpson Hut provide a warm, well-equipped base for backcountry adventures.
There are many things to see and do in Aoraki Mount Cook.
A stunning alpine trek amongst New Zealand's highest peaks
Experience the wonderful contrast from jagged ice covered peaks and vast glacial plateaus, to sub-alpine meadows and glacier lakes.