New Zealand Alpine Club – High Apline Skills Course

For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by the idea of climbing mountains! Most certainly driven from an early age of hearing about my fathers climbing trips. To gain more skills in the mountains several years ago a few mates and I completed an ASM beginners mountaineering course, from this I learnt a lot of …

Mueller Hut, Mt Cook, NZ

Mueller Hut is a fantastic overnight trip out from the Mt Cook village. About four hours drive from Christchurch.  Our trip was over the Easter long weekend, which turned out to be a great time to visit.  Sitting at the hut and watching the clouds roll over glaciers and mountains and listening to distant avalanches …

Whites River Hut

This is an amazing hut recently built to replace an old hut that has now been replaced.  A pot belly stove has recently been installed that will make emergency cold winter nights a lot more bearable. https://khuts.org/index.php/the-huts/kosciuszko-national-park/759-whites-river-hut