Details of club activities, membership, contacts and publications plus a guide to climbing in New Zealand.

Contact details for regional branches and details of courses. Resource videos, handbooks and manuals can be ordered online.

Avalanche danger advisories for mountain regions. Links to avalanche resources and avalanche courses.

Mountain guiding company based in Mount Cook. Heliskiing, ski touring and climbing course details, availability and costs. Avalanche information and climbing conditions.

Mountain guiding company based in Fox Glacier. Heliskiing, ski touring and climbing course details, availability and costs. Photo gallery and news page.

Online version of a hardcopy book. Details of mountaineering routes, huts, alpine rock climbs and alpine skiing. Current mountain conditions.

Mountain guiding company based in Wanaka. Mountaineering course details, availability and costs. Photo gallery and newsletter.

Mountain guiding company based in Queenstown. Snow shoeing, ice climbing, ski touring and avalanche course details and costs. Equipment checklist.

Mountain guiding company based in Wanaka. Details of dates, costs and programmes for upcoming courses. Photo gallery and tips page.

Mountaineering courses and private mountain guiding, specialise in ice climbing and guided ascents.

Guided ascents, mountaineering courses and ski touring throughout the New Zealand Southern Alps, international climbing expeditions and treks with NZMGA/UIAGM qualified guides.

Mountain guiding company based in Wanaka. Mountaineering, ski touring and avalanche course details.

Mountain guiding company based in Mount Cook. Climbing, ski touring and avalanche course details, availability and costs. Avalanche and first aid resources, maps, links to weather maps.

Mountaineering is the sport of hiking and / or climbing to the top of mountains. In America the terms used are usually mountaineering or mountain climbing, while in Europe the term alpinism is also commonly used. While vertical rock climbing and vertical ice climbing may be required to reach the top of a mountain, not all mountains require the same kind of climbing techniques to get to the summit.

Mountaineering, otherwise known as Alpinism, is the sport, profession, or recreation of Climbing or going up mountains. It is a more challenging form of hiking; where one have to trek on higher altitudes. Although the toughest, this outdoor activity is also the most fulfilling. There are many reasons why enthusiasts engage in mountain climbing. This sport challenges an individual’s capabilities and skills; plus it is also a great way to be one with nature.