Ice Climbing - Fox Glacier Guiding Fox Glacier
About
Description
This day long experience introduces the adventurous to the exhilarating sport of ice climbing, on the spectacular ice walls in the lower part of the Fox Glacier. Your professional guide will tailor the day to offer variety and challenge to the novice and expert alike. Before heading to the ice you will be equipped with specialised mountaineering boots, crampons, ice axes and technical gear.
Guides who instruct on these days receive special training to ensure they teach skills in the correct order so you advance quickly. You will be surprised by the quick progress that you make. The maximum guide to customer ratio is 1:4 ensuring that you receive close personal attention.
There are many steep walls to challenge you and you will quickly master basic cramponing and ice axe techniques. The adrenaline will start to flow as you challenge yourself with longer and steeper pitches. Using ice tools and the front points of your crampons, you climb vertical and at times, overhanging ice walls and pinnacles, secured at all times by a top rope attached to your harness.
This adventure will be an experience you never forget and may just inspire you to spend time in the mountains.
Ice Climbing Adventure
A full day experience introducing the exhilarating sport of ice climbing on the spectacular ice walls of the glacier. Your professional guide will tailor your day to challenge novices and experts alike using the best technical gear available. No previous experience is necessary. Maximum group size is 4 people.
Heli Ice Climbing
This trip is an extension of the standard ice climbing day and offers you the added thrill of 2 helicopter flights as well as the opportunity to climb amongst spectacular terrain not easily accessed by foot.
Trip Includes
- Professional and experienced guide
- Leather boots and socks, crampons, raincoat, waterproof over trousers, alpenstock, woollen hat and mittens (in winter months).
- Scenic helicopter flight (Heli Ice Climbing only)
Duration
- Allow 8 hours (5-6 hours ice climbing)
Departures
- 8am
- Depart from Fox Glacier Guide base, situated on the main road of Fox Glacier
- Operates all year
Other Information
- Good level of fitness required
- No previous ice climbing experience required
- Children not allowed
- Please bring: warm clothing including long sleeved tops and trousers (jeans are not recommended), lunch & a drink, sunglasses & sun protection
- We recommend you pop into the Fox Glacier Guides shop the day/night before to check what gear you need to bring