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Ice Climbing NZ: guide and location recommendation 27-May-2011 At 3:50:40 PM ant

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For ice climbing instruction, Adventure Consultants out of Queenstown will take you to Wye creek, which offers the most reliable winter ice in NZ. They have a portable shelter set up each year for accomodation.

Aspiring Guides do trips to their private hut on Black Peak, but conditions are not as consistent.

The best ice climbing though, when it's on, is in the Darrans.

Try and get over there in July or August if you can. September could be a bit late.

Check out these two guides:

http://alpineclub.org.nz/product/queenstown-rock-ice-and-mixed

http://alpineclub.org.nz/product/the-darran-mountains