Alpine Climbing

The Best Alpine Climbing Trails in New Zealand

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  • Ben Lomond - Queenstown, NZ

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Queenstown, Otago (New Zealand)
    Author
    ole bisbjerg
    Distance
    10.27mi
    Elevation +
    4698f
    TrailRank
    35
    Photo ofBen Lomond - Queenstown, NZ Photo ofBen Lomond - Queenstown, NZ Photo ofBen Lomond - Queenstown, NZ

    A very easy hike which is clearly signposted. Up to the saddle, the path is over a meter wide. The rest of the way to the summit is an easy trail which is very easy to follow without any possibility of getting lost, even...

  • Ruapehu’s Wowland (endless waterfalls)

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Pokaka, Manawatu-Wanganui (New Zealand)
    Author
    dukeigi
    with Daniela vA
    Distance
    3.43mi
    Elevation +
    1214f
    TrailRank
    31
    Photo ofRuapehu’s Wowland (endless waterfalls) Photo ofRuapehu’s Wowland (endless waterfalls) Photo ofRuapehu’s Wowland (endless waterfalls)

    This is not an official hike, part of it follows a path but lots of it is rock scrambling with some difficult parts. It's not easy to find your path, not falling on your face, getting wet or dying. Apart from that is abs...

  • Aspiring hut to French Ridge hut

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Glendhu, Otago (New Zealand)
    Author
    evolski
    with svolski61
    Distance
    5.59mi
    Elevation +
    3793f
    TrailRank
    28
    Photo ofAspiring hut to French Ridge hut Photo ofAspiring hut to French Ridge hut Photo ofAspiring hut to French Ridge hut

    The first half of the ascend has a few 3 to 5 meter steps that are fairly easy to climb using bare tree roots as handles and holds on the rock face. Descend could become very difficult during heavy rain

  • Syme Hut to Summit then returned to Dawson Falls

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Dawson Falls (New Zealand)
    Author
    txf
    Distance
    5.04mi
    Elevation +
    2320f
    TrailRank
    24

    25 August 2012, departed Syme Hut at 0830am for Summit, reached the summit at 1050am, spent 1 hour at the summit before descending back to Dawson Falls Visitor Center via Syme Hut where I had lunch. I returned to the car...

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  • Sebastopol Tarns, Aoraki/Mt.Cook NP, New Zealand

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Mount Cook Village, Canterbury (New Zealand)
    Author
    Mariamest
    with Solrak7
    Distance
    2.93mi
    Elevation +
    1657f
    TrailRank
    22
    Photo ofSebastopol Tarns, Aoraki/Mt.Cook NP, New Zealand Photo ofSebastopol Tarns, Aoraki/Mt.Cook NP, New Zealand Photo ofSebastopol Tarns, Aoraki/Mt.Cook NP, New Zealand

    This is a non official DOC track. We have to follow the Red Tarns track (an official DOC track), from the public shelter on Bowen Drive to the Red Tarns, it's steep with many steps. Once in Red Tarns, we look for a litt...

  • Wakefield falls, Aoraki/Mt.Cook NP, New Zealand

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Mount Cook Village, Canterbury (New Zealand)
    Author
    Mariamest
    with Solrak7
    Distance
    2.21mi
    Elevation +
    515f
    TrailRank
    19
    Photo ofWakefield falls, Aoraki/Mt.Cook NP, New Zealand Photo ofWakefield falls, Aoraki/Mt.Cook NP, New Zealand Photo ofWakefield falls, Aoraki/Mt.Cook NP, New Zealand

    WARNING!! This is not an official track, there's no path, you have to find your own, sometimes crossing the creek and it can be dangerous because of the rockfall risk. There are some landslides, with big rocky slopes, av...

  • Tongariro Alpine Crossing (pujant al Mt Ngauruhoe) [18/03/2017]

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Whakapapa Village, Manawatu-Wanganui (New Zealand)
    Author
    xibiloc
    Distance
    14.56mi
    Elevation +
    5863f
    TrailRank
    73| Rating 5.0
    Photo ofTongariro Alpine Crossing (pujant al Mt Ngauruhoe) [18/03/2017] Photo ofTongariro Alpine Crossing (pujant al Mt Ngauruhoe) [18/03/2017] Photo ofTongariro Alpine Crossing (pujant al Mt Ngauruhoe) [18/03/2017]

    Ruta des de l'aparcament Mangatepopo fins a l'aparcament Ketetahi, passant pel mig dels volcans Ngauruhoe i Tongariro, el South Crater, el Red Crater, els Emerald Lakes, el Blue Lake, el Central Crater, i el Ketetahi She...

    Paisagens fantasticas!
    AfranioMCorrea

  • North Egmont Visitor Centre - Mount Taranaki [05/03/2017]

    Alpine Climbing
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    near North Mount Egmont, Taranaki (New Zealand)
    Author
    xibiloc
    Distance
    7.71mi
    Elevation +
    5269f
    TrailRank
    72
    Photo ofNorth Egmont Visitor Centre - Mount Taranaki [05/03/2017] Photo ofNorth Egmont Visitor Centre - Mount Taranaki [05/03/2017] Photo ofNorth Egmont Visitor Centre - Mount Taranaki [05/03/2017]

    Ruta des del North Egmont Visitor Centre fins al cim del Mount Taranaki, passant per The Camphouse i el Tahurangi Lodge (mitjançant la Translator Road), i acabant d'arribar al cim per la Summit Track a l'anada, i desfent...

  • 20130424 Mt Alfred / Ari (NZ)

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Paradise, Otago (New Zealand)
    Author
    igertu
    Distance
    5.39mi
    Elevation +
    3458f
    TrailRank
    69| Rating 5.0
    Photo of20130424 Mt Alfred / Ari (NZ) Photo of20130424 Mt Alfred / Ari (NZ) Photo of20130424 Mt Alfred / Ari (NZ)

    Ascensión a la individualizada cima del Mt. Alfred (1375m) que se eleva entre los ríos Rees y Dart, dejándonos una hermosa panorámica de este rincón de los alpes del Sur, a mitad de camino del Mt. Aspiring y Milford Soun...

    excelentes fotos no blog.
    José Rolo de Sousa

  • Touchdown Ice

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Frankton, Otago (New Zealand)
    Author
    The Vertical Adventurer
    Distance
    2.45mi
    Elevation +
    1857f
    TrailRank
    12

    Touchdown Ice access and return route. DISCLAIMER: No responsibility is taken for the use of this GPS trail. Use at your own risk. GPS reception is patchy in some locations in the wilderness and you may not receive ...

  • Skyline Ridge Walk (vessant del Ruapehu) [19/03/2017]

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Whakapapa Village, Manawatu-Wanganui (New Zealand)
    Author
    xibiloc
    Distance
    2.13mi
    Elevation +
    1404f
    TrailRank
    56
    Photo ofSkyline Ridge Walk (vessant del Ruapehu) [19/03/2017] Photo ofSkyline Ridge Walk (vessant del Ruapehu) [19/03/2017] Photo ofSkyline Ridge Walk (vessant del Ruapehu) [19/03/2017]

    Ruta des del Knoll Ridge Cafe fins als peus del Tukino Peak i el Te Heuheu, resseguint la ruta coneguda com a Skyline Ridge Walk, i continuant el camí durant mig quilòmetre més, fent la tornada pel mateix camí. La ruta ...

  • Mueller Hut-Mt Ollivier. MT COOK NP

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Aoraki Mount Cook, Canterbury (New Zealand)
    Author
    pacitos
    Distance
    6.47mi
    Elevation +
    3684f
    TrailRank
    40
    Photo ofMueller Hut-Mt Ollivier. MT COOK NP Photo ofMueller Hut-Mt Ollivier. MT COOK NP Photo ofMueller Hut-Mt Ollivier. MT COOK NP

    09-NOV-12 Ascensión a la Mueller Hut. De hecho subimos un poco más, a un pico que está encima de la cabaña que se llama Mt Ollivier (1933 m). Buenísimas las vistas del Mt Cook y el día increíble....hubo suerte El camin...

  • 20130417 Mount Ollivier (New Zealand)

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Aoraki Mount Cook, Canterbury (New Zealand)
    Author
    igertu
    Distance
    9.09mi
    Elevation +
    4035f
    TrailRank
    39
    Photo of20130417 Mount Ollivier (New Zealand) Photo of20130417 Mount Ollivier (New Zealand) Photo of20130417 Mount Ollivier (New Zealand)

    Ascensión totalmente acondicionada hasta los Sealy Tarns, desde ahí debemos seguir las balizas naranjas hasta un collado frente al Mt. Shefton, lo bordeamos y en un tramo bastante plano llegamos hasta el refugio Mueller ...

  • Ball pass 2

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Mount Cook Village, Canterbury (New Zealand)
    Author
    Jon alki
    Distance
    4.25mi
    Elevation +
    3343f
    TrailRank
    38
    Photo ofBall pass 2 Photo ofBall pass 2 Photo ofBall pass 2

  • Earnslaw

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Paradise, Otago (New Zealand)
    Author
    Jon alki
    Distance
    8.74mi
    Elevation +
    5827f
    TrailRank
    38
    Photo ofEarnslaw Photo ofEarnslaw Photo ofEarnslaw

  • 20130510 The Pinnacles (NZ)

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    near Puketui, Waikato (New Zealand)
    Author
    igertu
    Distance
    9.07mi
    Elevation +
    2848f
    TrailRank
    38
    Photo of20130510 The Pinnacles (NZ) Photo of20130510 The Pinnacles (NZ) Photo of20130510 The Pinnacles (NZ)

    Ascenso a The Pinnacles en el Kaureanga Valley (península de Coromandel), un lugar moldeado tras numerosas erupciones volcánicas y la erosión del viento y el mar. La ruta transcurre por buen camino, hasta el tramo fin...

  • 20130508 Taranaki (NZ)

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    near North Mount Egmont, Taranaki (New Zealand)
    Author
    igertu
    Distance
    7.75mi
    Elevation +
    4616f
    TrailRank
    37
    Photo of20130508 Taranaki (NZ) Photo of20130508 Taranaki (NZ) Photo of20130508 Taranaki (NZ)

    Ascensión al mágico volcán Taranaki, al Oeste de la isla Norte de Nueva Zelanda. No se debe infravalorar, ya que la meteo cambia con gran facilidad y en el último tramo es habitual encontrar nieve siendo necesarios cramp...

  • Alex Knob NZ

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Franz Josef, West Coast (New Zealand)
    Author
    alfonsobw
    Distance
    9.44mi
    Elevation +
    3678f
    TrailRank
    37
    Photo ofAlex Knob NZ Photo ofAlex Knob NZ Photo ofAlex Knob NZ

    Precioso recorrido sin dificultad tecnica. Nosotros lo realizamos en 6:30 a buen ritmo, 8 horas es un tiempo normal. El camino va entre frondosa vegetación selvática con enormes árboles cubiertos de musgo y helechos. ...

  • Muller Hut NZ

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Mount Cook Village, Canterbury (New Zealand)
    Author
    alfonsobw
    Distance
    5.38mi
    Elevation +
    3609f
    TrailRank
    36
    Photo ofMuller Hut NZ Photo ofMuller Hut NZ Photo ofMuller Hut NZ

    Muller Hut es el track más impresionante de Mont Cook National Park. Las vistas hacia el Mont Cook y el glaciar Hooker son insuperables. Se necesita una buena forma física y experiencia en montaña, al menos en las condi...

  • Volcán Ngauruhoe

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    near Whakapapa Village, Wellington (New Zealand)
    Author
    csabando
    Distance
    9.73mi
    Elevation +
    3996f
    TrailRank
    36
    Photo ofVolcán Ngauruhoe Photo ofVolcán Ngauruhoe Photo ofVolcán Ngauruhoe

    Ascensión desde Mangatepopo tras recorrer parcialmente la Tongariro Alpine Crossing Reseña

  • Glaciar Tasman track NZ

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Mount Cook Village, Canterbury (New Zealand)
    Author
    alfonsobw
    Distance
    12.53mi
    Elevation +
    1962f
    TrailRank
    35
    Photo ofGlaciar Tasman track NZ Photo ofGlaciar Tasman track NZ Photo ofGlaciar Tasman track NZ

    Desde el aparcamiento de Tasman Valley hasta el refugio Ball Shelter. Larga ruta. Si hacer 20km. de pateo no es muy cansado para ti, esta es una magnífica ruta. Con magníficas vistas sobre el glaciar más grande de Nueva...

  • Ben Lomond (Queenstown)

    Alpine Climbing
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    near Queenstown, Otago (New Zealand)
    Author
    csabando
    Distance
    6.39mi
    Elevation +
    3143f
    TrailRank
    34
    Photo ofBen Lomond (Queenstown) Photo ofBen Lomond (Queenstown) Photo ofBen Lomond (Queenstown)

    Ascensión desde la estación superior de la gondola Skyline de Queenstown Reseña

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