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Queenstown Mountain Guides Mountaineering School. Learn climbing & skiing skills from a professional mountain guide.

MOUNTAINEERING COURSES

We offer a variety of mountaineering courses for beginner through to advanced climbers. Our beginner courses will teach you the basic mountaineering skills of rock climbing, snow and ice climbing, safety skills and use of equipment, and rope work.

Our advanced courses will take you climbing on some of the amazing big routes in the New Zealand southern alps. You will learn lead climbing skills for multi-pitch alpine and rock terrain. We can help you develop your climbing skills so you can get to the next level.

1 to 4 people

3 days*

From $1,295

All year

1 to 2 people

7 days

From $7,250

Mid October to March

3 to 4 people

6 days

$3,195

October to March

1 to 4 people

5 to 10 days

From $2,050

Mid October to April

1 to 4 people

2 to 5 days

From $1,200

July to August

ROCK CLIMBING COURSES

Beginner through to advanced rock climbing courses. On the beginner rock climbing course you will learn the basics of rock climbing – rock climbimg movement, safety skills, use of equipment, and rope work, how to build an anchor, and abseiling techniques.

On the advanced rock climbing courses you can learn lead climbing skills, anchor building, multi-pitch techniques, traditional gear placements, anchor building, and rope rescue skills. 

1 to 6 people

2 days

from $500

October to April

1 to 6 people

2 days

From $500

October to April

SKI TOURING & AVALANCHE COURSES

Learn the skills  to travel safely in the backcountry. Our focus is to teach backcountry travellers the skills needed to travel efficiently through the backcountry. You will also learn about equipment, clothing, avalanche decision making, planning, and rescue skills. On our ski mountaineering courses you will learn the skills needed to travel, ski, and climb in big mountain glaciated terrain

3 to 4 people

6 days

$3,195

July to October

3 to 10 people

2.5 days

$620

July to August

3 to 12 people

1.5 days

$310

June to August

1 to 5 people

4 days

$1,550

July to September