River Navigators 1-Day Course
Build confidence recognising river hazards, assessing conditions, and making safer decisions around moving water during this practical day of river safety skills.
Bush Navigators 1-Day Course
Build confidence reading maps, understanding terrain, and navigating in the bush during this practical day of hands-on navigation and bush safety skills.
New Zealand Mountain Film Festival
Our bronze programme structure meets all Duke of Edinburgh requirements for practice and qualifier journeys in one week.
Avalanche Skills Course 1 (ASC1)
Already have your basic intro to mountaineering skills? Learn essential decision-making skills heading into the back-country or side-country. This is a foot-based course with transferrable skills for ski-touring, mountaineering and winter tramping.
RDR Personal Development Journey
Sponsored by the Rangitata Diversion Race, this programme provides transferrable personal, social and environmental skills applicable to student’s outside world and community.
Schools and Groups
By working by the motto “Challenge by Choice,” we aim to create a fun and safe environment where people can step out of their comfort zone, push themselves and learn about working with others through effective teamwork, communication, and leadership.
Intro to Outdoor Rock Climbing
Never climbed? Done a bit of indoor climbing/bouldering before? Can’t remember much about belaying since you did it at school camp? This course is for you. Learn the basics about belaying, top-roping, and have a bit of fun working on your climbing technique!
Women’s Adventure Race Training
Perfect for Spring Challenge competitors, we spend day 1 orienteering and day 2 doing water-based training.
Intro to Mountaineering
Keen to go further and climb higher? Learn the key skills to move on snow and in the mountains above the bush line in winter conditions! A pre-requisite for the Avalanche Awareness course.
Te Araroa Ready 2-Day Backcountry Skills Intensive
Prepare for Te Araroa and long-distance tramping with two practical days of navigation, river awareness, and backcountry travel skills.