Alpine Guides, Aoraki Mount Cook
Our philosophy is built on the lessons learned over decades of guiding in one of the world's most dynamic mountain areas.
We have fostered generations of climbers, skiers, and mountain guides, offering opportunities for adventure, and personal growth.
Darwin icefall - Tasman Glacier
Photo by Tai Naka
Learn with us
Develop your skills with our expert guides. An instruction course is the best way to start your mountain adventures
Adventure with us
From trekking, glacier encounters, rock climbing, and heli-hiking, to guided ascents of New Zealand’s highest peaks.
Mountains Define us
Southern Alps, New Zealand
Alpine Guides offers unparalleled access to the fantastic mountain playground of the Southern Alps.
Based in Aoraki Mount Cook We have 26 of NZ’s 27 peaks over 3,000 metres at our doorstep.
Our professionally guided climbing, mountaineering instruction courses, glacier heli-hikes, and backcountry ski touring trips range from Aoraki Mount Cook to Mount Aspiring, to the Westland glaciers, and the fantastic granite peaks of Fiordland.
winter is coming
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mountain skills course
Get essential mountain skills for winter tramping and hunting missions
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Backcountry avalanche course
get the skills and confidence needed to venture safely off the beaten path and into the backcountry.
ski the tasman
a classic Kiwi skiing adventure. Explore New Zealand's largest glacier, its blue ice caves, and incredible ice formations while you link turns down our longest ski runs.
mount cook heliski
enjoy the glorious powder and endless runs in the single largest heliski area in New Zealand. Mount Cook Heliski operates in a wilderness of ancient glaciers and azure lakes - across 6 mountain ranges.
methven heliski
heli-skiing and heli-snowboarding adventures are only 2 hours from Christchurch, in the heart of the might arrowsmith and Ragged Ranges.
