Advanced Climbing Course (ADC)

Photo gallery of Advanced Climbing Courses based at Kelman Hut.

 

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Abseiling, ice climbing, crevasse rescue, ascents of Mount Aylmer, Hochstetter Dome & Elie de Beaumont

  • Topo of Advanced Climbing Course venue.
  • Let the fun begin! Ready to fly in to Kelman Hut by helicopter.
  • Arriving on the upper Tasman Glacier below Kelman Hut.
  • Admiring the view from a rocky peak above Kelman Hut.
  • Abseiling down from a rocky peak above Kelman Hut.
  • Abseiling down from a rocky peak above Kelman Hut.
  • Looking back towards Mt Cook from the top of Mt Aylmer.
  • Ice climbing practise in a crevasse on the Tasman Glacier. Minarets behind.
  • Ice climbing practise.
  • Sunrise from Kelman Hut.
  • Practicing crevasse rescue on the Tasman Glacier. Hochstetter Dome behind.
  • Practicing crevasse rescue.
  • Ice climbing practise.
  • Ice climbing practise.
  • Ascent of Elie de Beaumont.
  • Sunrise on Hochstetter Dome.
  • Climbing an 'ice chimney' on Hochstetter Dome.
  • Climbing an 'ice chimney' on Hochstetter Dome.
  • Climbers ascending the buttress on Hochstetter Dome.
  • Climbers ascending the buttress on Hochstetter Dome.
  • Crossing a snow bridge on Hochstetter Dome.
  • Crossing a snow bridge on Hochstetter Dome.
  • Climbers ascending the buttress on Hochstetter Dome.
  • Crossing a crevasse near the top of Hochstetter Dome.
  • Walking past crevasses on the way back to Kelman Hut.
  • Looking back up towards our ascent route on the buttress.
  • Returning to Kelman Hut.
  • Walking out the Tasman Glacier, first light on Mount Cook.