Ball Pass Summit Trek
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Ball Ridge & the Caroline Face
Trekking along Ball Ridge in front of Aoraki / Mt. Cook
Professional IFMGA / NZMGA guides
Climbing up Ball Ridge above Caroline Hut (photo: M. Vignes)
Mountaineering terrain
Scrambling over rough ground on Ball Ridge (photo: M. Vignes)
Mountaineering Skills
Learn how to use crampons and ice axe (photo: T. Naka)
Ball Glacier & the Tasman Valley
A trekking group crossing Ball Glacier with the Tasman Glacier, Minarets and Elie de Beaumont in the background
Kaitiaki Peak
Arriving at the summit in winter conditions
Rough and untracked
Overlooking the Murchison Valley and lower Tasman Glacier (photo: M. Vignes)
Ball Glacier & Aoraki / Mt. Cook
Trekkers approaching Ball Pass in front of Aoraki / Mt. Cook
Ball Glacier
Exploring crevasses on the way back from Ball Pass
Hiking up to Ball Ridge
Enjoy great views over the upper Tasman Glacier and Southern Alps