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Summit 2 Sea Traverse

Have you ever wanted to ski-traverse a range of peaks and glaciers?

These 5 day tours are based from Centennial and Pioneer huts atop the beautiful Fox and Franz-Joseph glaciers. This traverse covers nine glaciers within the Fox/Franz area including:-

  • Fox Glacier: (Albert glacier, Explorer glacier, Cleves glacier, Hemskirk glacier)
  • Franz Joseph Glacier: (Agassiz glacier, Melchior glacier)

  • Fritz Range: (Blumenthal glacier, Baumann glacier, Fritz glacier)


We fly into high mountain huts, thus minimising load carrying and giving access to some of the world's most spectacular glacial terrain and surrounding peaks.

In addition to the satisfaction of each day's adventure (an enormous smile on your dial after skiing/boarding as much terrain as humanly possible within each day), your Guide will share a fundamental understanding of :

  trip planning and preparation

  Ski/snowboard touring techniques

  Avalanche awareness and rescue training

  Terrain identification and safe travel options
  Glacier travel and crevasse rescue
  Fundamental mountaineering techniques
  Technical skiing/boarding backcountry techniques
  Mountain navigation
  Snowcaving and emergency shelters

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Logistics

Duration   5 days plus 1 day weather contingency
Cost   NZ$2,150* per person
Access   Fly-in, tour-out
Guide Ratio  

1 guide : 4 clients maximum

Prerequisites   Good fitness, strong intermediate skiing/boarding
Season   September 19-23 plus 1 day weather contingency
   
Accommodation   hut
Bonus  

One day weather contingency in case the weather is unfavourable at the start of the course

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    * Price includes NZMGA qualified guide, all meals and energy foods, hut fees, air access into the mountains. If a flight out is necessary, this is an additional cost.

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2008 tour dates**
SGT#1 Sep 19-23

**or book a group of 3 or 4 for your private tour for any of the above tours or anytime

   
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