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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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Explore Tekapo and its stunning mountain and lake views
Welcome to Lake Tekapo!
Guided overnight hikes in the Two Thumb Range, Lake Tekapo
Hike above worry level in the foothills of the Southern Alps.
High Country Snowshoe Hikes
The foothills of the Southern Alps undergo a magic transformation in winter.
Lodge based day tours on the peaks and ranges around Lake Tekapo
Heli-snowshoe hikes for those wanting to be based out of Lake Tekapo, but still get into the mountains for a fun winter adventure.