Alpine Guides (Aoraki) Ltd

13/04/2026

05/04/2026

We're getting pumped for the pow! Are you? We here at Alpine Guides run Mount Cook Heliski and Methven Heliski, together offering the largest, longest and most vert heliski runs in the country. Hope you're getting ready for winter?

03/04/2026

Our popular Alpine Skills Course lifted for the mountains this morning. Tai and his students will spend the next 6 days at the top of the Tasman Glacier learning everything mountaineering, from climbing onto peaks to climbing out of slots. Pablo and Tai will be busy teaching our up-and-coming climbers all they can over the following week. Good luck, learn heaps and savour those views team!

01/04/2026

27/03/2026

Our man Pablo has been busy lately guiding people up, down, and all around the Southern Alps. He's been guiding for us for almost ten years, both here in New Zealand and around the world, including Venezuela, where he was born. Born to teach, he's been instructing budding mountaineers all about our playground in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park on our recent Alpine Skills Courses. He loves getting into technical ropework. We call him our "Rope Wizard". Go Pablo!

24/03/2026

It's that time of year when the seasons start to change, and we start thinking about snow! Lots of snow, moving sideways. Don't let your winter mish go sideways. Our Avalanche Awareness and our in-depth Backcountry Avalanche Course provide you with the skills to travel safely in avalanche terrain, and also offer the Mountain Safety Council Avo Skills 1, or Skills 2 qualification. If you're thinking about the "Pow" this winter, think about enrolling now. Course start July.

18/03/2026

Features on the Tasman Glacier are always changing. Right now, they've been the best we've seen all season! They won't last long, but how cool is that cool blue ice!

06/03/2026

We love love love reading our reviews. Thanks, team, we can't wait to get out on the ice again! 😍😍🤩🤩

03/03/2026

Wanting to experience the icy goodness of the Tasman Glacier? Now is your opportunity. For the last few months, we have been fully booked for our Tasman Glacier Helihike. We now have spaces available throughout March. Come experience some autumn ice with us on the mighty Haupapa.

01/03/2026

Our team had an awesome few days in the mountains on our popular Alpine Skills Course last week. Making the most of the blue skies, Jamie and Pablo spent the clear days ice climbing, crevasse training and managing to climb a peak or two with our course attendees. Sound like you? Spaces still available on our March 20 course. Enquire now!

16/02/2026

Our Professional policeman, Prokop, got lucky with the weather and "arrested" a few ice climbers on our Tasman Glacier Ice Climbing Adventure last week. A full day of climbing the blue and white ice of the Haupapa Glacier, our longest glacier in New Zealand Aotearoa brought smiles all round. Nice one, Prokop!! Spots are still available to bring your smiles to the ice. Book now!

21/01/2026

Our Hard Ice Glacier Guide, Andrea, has been sending it lately. Sending it up ice walls and sending it down couloirs, on our Tasman Ice Adventure. Last week, she took a few budding ice climbers out for some exploring on the mighty Haupapa. The result was smiles all around and some epic photos. Nice one, Andrea!