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Beginner NZ Mountaineering 28/12-4/1 - suggestions 12-Nov-2010 At 1:49:56 PM cruze

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My wife and I are hiring a guide (just us and him/her) for 8 days out of Mt Cook Village after Christmas 2010. Neither of us have done any mountaineering before but have rock climbed for many years and are fairly confident with our rope skills.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a plan to get up some skills and have a crack at a peak (apparently it has to be a "pretty one")? Our original plan was Mt Aspiring but we have been told that Mt Cook region offers slightly better weather.

We understand that we could be stuck in a hut all day everyday or could be flogged for 8 days straight (and everything in between). We just want to have a plan. Alpine Guides have suggested Kelman hut, but I gather that is pretty busy with TMC groups over summer.

Fitness = average for a climber and improving

Is Mt Dixon likely to be possible that time of year? Mt Sefton also looks pretty cool. Or is that all dreamy la-la land and we should set our sights a little lower...