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Description of Active Adventure

TEKAPO TREK: Moderate hiking: Climb high above Lake Tekapo to a private mountain hut, and climb a 2070m peak. Take in the grand views of the Southern Alps and enjoy the solitude of the high country.

BALL PASS TREK: Challenging trekking: Climb 850m from the Tasman Glacier to the private Caroline Hut, opposite the awesome Caroline Ice Face of Aoraki Mount Cook. Learn how to use crampons and ice-axe and climb an easy peak. Cross a small glacier and Ball Pass then descend to Mount Cook Village via the lush Hooker Valley. Previous hiking and backpacking experience essential.

Typical Day

After an equipment check with Alpine Recreation in Lake Tekapo you travel to Mount Cook (about 1 hour), and the end of the Tasman Glacier. You walk up the old Ball Hut Road, parallel to the glacier. From Ball Shelter you climb 850m/2800ft up the Ball Ridge to Caroline Hut at 1800m/6000ft, perched right opposite the awe-inspiring Caroline Face of Mount Cook. The panorama includes Aoraki Mount Cook and Mount Tasman, all the mountains adjoining the Tasman Glacier, and Lake Pukaki. The hut is fully stocked with food, firewood, sleeping bags, cooking and eating utensils, but some fresh items of food need to be carried, e.g. bread, fruit, vegetables, meat. 6 hours trekking.

Age range, type of group

15-70 years

Sleeping and meals

private mountain huts with communal bunkrooms - sleeping bags, linen provided

all meals provided

Rates

Tekapo Trek: NZ$650
Ball Pass Trek NZ$725

Other Information

All equipment provided

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Listing Address

Listing Name & Address
New Zealand Alpine Trekking
Alpine Recreation Canterbury Ltd
South Canterbury, New Zealand
New Zealand

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