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Cheap Alpine Course in NZ !! 6-Jul-2004 At 2:30:01 PM bananachicken

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Hi, having spent a fair bit of time around Mt.Cook and Wanaka i would recommend doing somehting with Adventure Consultants or Mt.Aspiring Guides. I did 2 courses with Alpine Guides (TMC & SMC) and although the courses were solid i found that they didn't really push you into areas where you could get more experience. People i have talked to who have done courses with AC & MAG have told me their courses were more individually tailored whereas AGL courses were very structured. Mountaineering is all about getting the experience so the more time you are on the mountain the better. I actually found that the SMC course was a bit of a waste as i didn't even build a snow cave/shelter amongst other things. Hope that helps and good luck!