Summit Explorers

Summit Explorers is a mountain and ski guiding company based in Wānaka, on New Zealand’s South Island. Operating in the Southern Alps throughout the year, the company offers tailored alpine experiences designed around clients’ interests, skills and abilities. Its guides are certified to international IFMGA standards or are members of the New Zealand Mountain Guides Association, and the company emphasizes safety, experience and building a relationship of trust between guide and client.

Services include guided mountaineering ascents, technical climbs, alpine and rock-climbing instruction, and mountaineering courses. Featured climbing and trekking options include Mount Aspiring, Aoraki/Mount Cook, Mount French, the Remarkables and routes such as Gillespie Pass Circuit. Ski offerings range from day trips and heli-accessed touring to glacier skiing, ski mountaineering and steep skiing. Summit Explorers also provides avalanche skills courses, ice-climbing instruction, day hikes and treks. The company presents its trips as adaptable adventures, helping clients pursue their mountain goals while accounting for their experience and capabilities.