Events
Welcome to Aspiring Guides Events!
Women's 4-Day Beginner Backcountry Hut Trip
Welcome to the second event in our Women’s Winter Series 2026! Supported by The North Face and led by a female guide, join us for a four-day backcountry touring trip based at Robrosa Hut.
Women's 5-Day Glacier Ski Touring/ Splitboarding Trip
Supported by The North Face and led by one of our IFMGA/NZMGA-qualified female guides, this five-day glacier touring adventure is tailored to intermediate to advanced women looking to build confidence in glaciated terrain, expand their backcountry skills, and experience one of New Zealand’s most spectacular alpine environments.
Women's Backcountry Weekend 2026
Our signature Women’s Backcountry Weekend is the third event in our Women’s Winter Series 2026! Supported by The North Face and led by one of our IFMGA/NZMGA-qualified female guides, this weekend is all about opening the door to the backcountry in a supportive, women-led environment or advancing your existing ski touring/splitboarding skills. Across the two sessions (1.5 days), you’ll discover new terrain, grow your touring and safety knowledge, and connect with a community of like-minded women.
3-Day Black Peak Splitboard Camp
This 3-Day Splitboard Camp is aimed at advanced splitboarders who want to further their skillset.
Black Peak Basecamp 2026
Black Peak Basecamp is back for another winter. Join us for this epic event in partnership with The North Face and B.Effect. Presented in partnership with The North Face and b.effect brewing co., Black Peak Basecamp is a weekend built around big terrain, good people and progressing your skills in the backcountry. Designed for strong skiers and snowboarders ready to take things further, you’ll spend the weekend exploring the terrain of Black Peak alongside experienced guides. Build confidence, refine your backcountry skills and learn how to move through more advanced terrain.
Let’s go to the peak of adventure.
This is the real world. Come and see it for yourself—dip your toes into adventure and sink your teeth these incredible places.
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Venture
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Professional care leads the way
Let us take care of the logistics so you can enjoy the thrill of the adventure knowing you’ve got professional, experienced, and qualified guides alongside you every step of the way.
Curating memorable experiences
Uncover an appreciation for the environment that you’ll want to hold onto with both hands, and never let go. Descend from the crux ready to go again—we’re here for your next adventure; have this moment again and again. We promise you; this never gets old.
Join the Aspiring Club Newsletter
We’re at our best when we’re scaling rock, ice and snow but we give this email thing a crack every so often (Monthly-ish). If you want to hear about new adventures and updates, then join our newsletter.
Our Partners
Aspiring Guides is a guiding company based in Wānaka, New Zealand. We help people form a real connection with the outdoors. Whatever your adventure aspirations, we’re here to get you there. Here are the partners that help us make your adventure possible.
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