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Logged Experience - Alpine Trekking
Entry onto the Alpine Trekking Guide Level 1 Course, requires:

 

A minimum of 30 logged days over 3 years in summer and winter of alpine/transalpine experience:

To include a minimum of 3 separate...
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Logged Experience - Hard Ice
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Ski Guide
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Alpine Trekking Guide
Alpine Trekking Guides are able to lead groups up to and through sub alpine walking terrain (maximum grade 1 Logan) where permanent snow may be encountered and where risk minimisation may require the... Read more
Hard Ice Guide
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Ski Guide
Ski Guides are able to undertake all skiing (and snow boarding) activities in New Zealand, including ascents of non-technical peaks (no harder than grade 1 Logans) as part of a ski tour.

Ski Guides...
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Alpine Trekking Guide
Alpine Trekking Guides (ATGs) are able to lead and instruct groups up to and through non-glaciated trekking terrain where permanent or seasonal snow may be encountered as well as hard ice areas of... Read more
Hard Ice Guide
Hard Ice Guides are able to lead groups and instruct ice climbing on the lower, hard ice areas of glaciers.

A Hard Ice Guide has training and a specific qualification relating to their part of the...
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Assistant Climbing Guide
A member who has passed the NZMGA Training and Certification Scheme Level 1 assessment in the Climb discipline.
Assistant Climbing Guides are required to work within a supervision programme where a...
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Assistant Ski Guide
Assistant Ski Guides are required to work within a supervision programme where a mix of direct and indirect supervision is provided by an NZMGA or ACMG Ski Guide or IFMGA Mountain Guide. There are... Read more

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