{"id":3207,"date":"2022-10-07T20:19:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T07:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanakamountainguides.co.nz\/?page_id=3207"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:51:07","slug":"remarkables-mountaineering-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/liyanitsolution.online\/wanakamountainguides\/courses\/remarkables-mountaineering-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarkables Mountaineering Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Remarkables Winter Mountaineering Course<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Remarkables Mountaineering Course is based in the Remarkables mountain range near Queenstown. This is a popular venue for year-round mountaineering with easy access via the ski field access road from Queenstown. Courses during July and August focus on winter mountaineering skills, including ice and mixed climbing. From October through to early December, the venue provides a great opportunity to cover introductory snowcraft and mountaineering skills. If the weather allows, it is possible to bivi or camp at Lake Alta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rugged Remarkables Conservation Area and the summit of Single Cone and Double Cone provide excellent opportunities for learning skills on this Queenstown based mountaineering course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If conditions allow, it may also be possible to camp or bivi for a night at Lake Alta. This his requires carrying in your overnight gear for an hour or so to the campsite.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Course Syllabus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Remarkables Mountaineering Course can be tailored to the participant’s previous experience. Private courses with low ratios are great ways of developing skills and climbing partnerships for bigger objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course resources can be found on our Downloads<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For longer courses based on the glaciers around Aoraki\/Mount Cook, check out our Summer Mountaineering Course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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