Right now is the perfect time to go on a week long mountaineering trip in the Southern Alps with IFMGA mountain Guide Gary Dickson.
Why not come on down to Wanaka, and lets head over to the West Coast and Climb Mt Lendenfeld, one of NZs 26 3000m peaks or have a week of skills learning to do such an ascent, or a combo?
Mountain guide Gary is just back from the Mt Cook region where he instructed a 4 day crevasse rescue course for Alpine Guides.
This was based at Plateau hut, a fantastic venue for this with perfect crevasse terrain right beside the hut and spectacular views of Mt Cook, Silberhorn, Tasman, Lendenfeld, Dixon.
A wee climb on to Glacier Dome gave awesome 360 degree views of glaciers, moraine walls, terminal lakes, firn zones, neves, bergshrunds etc for the participants on the mountaineering skills course.
Prussiking out of a crevasse on the mountaineering course
Participants roping up for glacier travel
Rope rescue systems training
Gary has been busy corresponding with folk re climbing/mountaineering in Switzerland for the 2019 summer season ( July /August )……are you traveling that way or thinking about it? Give us a call/email and discuss an amazing Swiss alpine adventure with Alpinism and ski.
Inspirational Swiss rock climbing
Classic mountaineering
Fantastic Swiss climbing/mountaineering infrastructure
Mt Blanc du Cheilon 3,869m “undoubtedly one of the most beautiful peaks in the Western Valais….” A perfect 3 day adventure completed by Mountain Guide Gary Dickson and Anand.
Yes, this is a fantastic classic Swiss alpine mountaineering trip with a superb Cabane ( Cabane des Dix) as the launch point. Fine alpine rock ridge travel then superb views of the Matterhorn, Dent Blanche and Dent d Herens at the summit ridge and then fun, exposed ridge travel and a final summit mini pitch to the very ‘airy’ summit where one can look directly down the very steep north face to the Cabane Dix 1000m below.
Crampon time
Matterhorn background
Summit ridge
Just purchased our tickets for yet another season in Switzerland. 20 seasons of mountaineering and climbing in the Swiss alps. Why not join us and let Internationally qualified and experienced Mountain Guide Gary Dickson ,guide and facilitate your enjoyment of this great countries superb mountain terrain and infrastructure.
Climbing in Swiss style
April 2017 and Mountain Guide Gaz is just back from a trip to the West coast neve of the Fox Glacier.
Excellent weather and great mountaineering conditions and a couple of excellent ascents for a couple from Thailand.
Mt lendenfeld, one of 26 peaks over 3000m in the NZ Alps – ascended this week.
Pioneer Hut, @2400m above sea level. The climbing base for the week.
Early 2017, IFMGA Mountain Guide Gary Dickson spent two week with an elite group of people furthering their mountaineering decision making skills in the Southern Alps of NZ – known by this group as an ideal place to hone and test their mountaineering skills – skills and proficiency that they then can take to any mountain region/range in the world.
Gaz Dickson – professional mountain consultant to some of the world elite
In October, Gary headed into the head of the Tasman Glacier, based at Tasman Saddle hut with clients Mark and Rachel. Learing the skills of ski mountaineering in preparation for a trip May 2017 to Denali. Cold snowy weather conditions provided perfect conditions to test gear , back country skiing / ski touring techniques , learn and apply technical mountaineering skills and weather and avalanche knowledge.
Sunset from Tasman saddle hut
Canyon lands, back basins Tasman Glacier
What are you doing July/August of 2016? Keen to go climbing and mountaineering in the Swiss Alps? As per normal, we are again heading to europe, to be based in Leysin ,Switzerland for the 2016 summer climbing / mountaineering season.
Switzerland has a brilliant selection of mountain options, adventures to choose from to wet your taste buds, fill your alpine desires for alpine ridges, glacier traverses, multi mitch rock missions……. all with comfortable sized backpacks, warm and elegant mountain huts, excellent access tracks or lifts….
Switzerland is set up for alpinism. It has a long history and culture of alpinism. You too can experience this, and utilize my 15 seasons of knowledge to get the best out of you Swiss alpine trip.
Beautiful Bluemlisalp region, guided trekking, Switzerland
Very achievable Alpine multipitch rock, Switzerland
Enjoying the moment on top of the Nadelhorn, Switzerland
Late March saw Mountain guide Gary and two German lads ( who have been working on a local region vineyard ) head into Tasman Saddle for a week for a private mountaineering instruction course. Although the glacier was heavily crevassed, which is to be expected at this time of the year, conditions were especially good for learning cramponing technique and glacier travel.
