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Rock Guide Training Course

Aoraki/Mt. Cook Ascent (Photo: Elke Braun-Elwert)

Rock Guide Training Course
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18 - 21 Apr 2023 4 days open

Rock Guide Training Course

This guides training course is to take solid amateur rock crag and alpine rock skills and knowledge as a basis to teach candidates how to change/modify techniques, skills and knowledge into professional guiding techniques, skills and knowledge.

  • General - As for NZMGA Climbing Guide or IFMGA Mountain Guide pathway.
  • Specific - A pass in the 1 day Rock Exam
  • Wanaka/Queenstown crags and Remarkables alpine rock.
  • Christchurch Port Hills crags and Arthurs Pass alpine rock (eg Temple/Phipps)
  • Short roping on rock - 1 & 2 clients
  • Short pitching on rock - 1 & 2 clients
  • Pitching on rock - 1 & 2 clients
  • Moving together on runners/threading a ridge
  • Abseiling with clients
  • Anchor set-ups for clients
  • Belay hitches, devices, mountian/terrain belays for guiding
  • Lowering - hitches, devices, systems, passing a knot
  • General rope management
  • Client management/safety
  • Communication
  • Rock rescue - improvised harness, raise, lower, abseil

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  • PO Box 10, Aoraki/Mount Cook 7946
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The New Zealand Mountain Guides Association (NZMGA) is an internationally recognised non-profit Professional Industry Association servicing the standards and competency needs of mountain guides and…

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