New Zealand climbing
Milford Sound Trekking
For consideration. Applying for the participation in the Program each Participant has to sign two copies of this document
Trekking in the Milford Sound Fjord, New Zealand, South Island
Trekking, basic level
Day 1 - Transfer from Queenstown to Te Anau Lake, ferry and walking to the Klintons hut (5 km), overnight in the hut
Day 2 - Walking from the Klintons Hut to the base of the McKinnon Pass (17 km, 6 hours), overnight in the Mintaro hut
Day 3 - Walking from the Mintaro Hut via the McKinnon Pass to the Damplin Pass (16 km, 4 hours), overnight in the hut
Day 4 - Walking from the Damplin Hut to Sendflay Point, ferry to Milford Sound, spending the night onboard of the cruise motor boat
Day 5 - Motor boat excursion by the Milford Sound Fjord with visiting of waterfalls, return to Te Anau, transfer to Queenstown
The price of the "Milford Sound Fjour trekking, New Zealand" 2021:
950 Euro* - standart group 5-10 participants
1450 Euro* - mini-group 3-4 participants
1900 Euro* - private program for 1-2 participants
*Price per person
You have to be ready for:
- Camping life in the field conditions;
- Carrying a 15-20 kg backpack;
- Air temperature can be down to -0°C on the altitude higher than 1000 m;
Conditions: minimum group 4 participants. The MCS AlexClimb Course of mountain physical preparation is recommended before the trip.
The price includes: Professional mountain guide services, rent of the communal equipment (belaying and navigation equipment, cooking gear), hotel and camping accommodation, transfers from the point of the beginning of the program to its end (Queenstown), using the communal basic medical kit, food for outdoor part of the program.
The price does not include: New Zealand visa charges*, International and domestic flight expenses to and from the point of the beginning of the program (Queenstown), obligatory climbing insurance, rent of the personal equipment, food and drinks while being in cities, using the satellite phone.
Group capacity: 12
Guides: 2
The Communal Basic First Aid kit list can be provided by request
Any food preferences can the discussed before the trip, the vegetarian menu is possible
Non-serviced mountain trekking program format: Alpine trekking - that is a tourist programs of primary and secondary levels of difficulty, whose task is to complete the route in the mountains, which as a rule, does not pose any technical difficulties. Depending on the area and the level of the program, mountain trekking routes can be serviced and non-serviced - on the serviced trekking routes there is no need to carry cargo, all the household duties (setting tents, cooking) are done by personnel (the horce-holder, cook, guides). On the unserviced trekking routes all the outdoor responsibilities are shared equally between all the participants of the trekking program (including guides).
AlexClimb Stuff obligations:
Mountain Guides on this Program are responsible for the technical leadership and following all the points of the Program, and also take equal part in all the communal outdoor duties as the Group members
Mountain Guide Assistants do the same duties as the Guides but are not allowed to make final technical decisions.
Driver – is responsible only for the road transfers
Rent of the equipment and climbing gear: all the participants are fully liable for breakage of any part of the communal equipment which is provided by the organizers (tents, ropes, belaying and navigation equipment, cooking gear), as well as the rented personal gear. In case of breakage or loss or theft etc., the full retail price of the missing equipment is to be returned to the Organizers. Personal rental gear list with all the deposit values is to be attached and signed. Lack of the equipment listed in the gear list provided by Organizers can be sufficient reason for the refuse for the participation in the program or even for turning down of all the Program. The rental requests should be provided by participants not later than 15 days before the Beginning of the Program.
Booking and Payment:
To book the Program the Participant has to complete the provided Program Request Form and pay 50% of the program cost not later than 60 days prior to its beginning.
The total amount is to be paid not later than 15 days prior to the Program beginning.
After receiving the Prepayment the dates and conditions of the Program are fixed and any changes are not possible or can be made only by mutual agreement. In case of the Program cancellation the deposit is not refundable. In case of the Program cancellation after paying the total amount, the money refund is not possible anyway. With regard to valid reasons for the cancellation, the Organizer can offer to the Participant to take part in another Program with a preferential terms, partly taking into account the amount already paid.
In case of delay with paying the Deposit, the Organizer can cancel or change the conditions of the booking without informing the Applicant. In case of delay with a total payment the Organizer keeps the right to refuse the participation without any deposit compensation. The participation in the Program is possible only after paying the total amount of the Program cost, without any exceptions.
The main points of the Common Rules of the AlexClimb mountain climbing Programs:
Mountain climbing Program is a kind of recreational activity connected with being in the conditions which are potentially dangerous to the health and life of the Participants. The safety and success of the Group as whole, and personally of all the Participants, fully depends on the understanding of the basic safety rules.
Very important to understand: the safety of all the Group during being in the mountains fully depends on the discipline and mutual respect of all the Program participants. In case if Participant behavior is offensive to other people (to Participants of Personnel or local people etc.) or violates rudely the discipline the Guide has the right to dismiss the guilty person from further participation in the Program or, if it is impossible – to finish the Program ahead of schedule on the basis of «Safety Priority» of the Codex of the Guide*
*Safety Priority – it is the main principle, on which depend all the Guide decisions on the route.
Any of the Guide decision is based on his experience and destined to provide the highest possible safety level for the Clients. As example: 'Even in case if it is few meters left to the Summit, but some reasons of the coming danger are apparent, even if not significant and imperceptible for the Participants, the Guide is within his right to begin the descent without climbing the top, at least because of his presentiment"
Since the mountain climbing is the dangerous kind of activity, the total safety cannot be assured, each participant should accept the fact, that from the beginning of the Program to its end the only person responsible for his health and life is himself. The Organizer engage himself to provide the highest possible level of safety, based on the following the Mountain Climbing Safety Rules, but the Organizer is not responsible for any harm which can be brought to you health, life or belongings during your stay in the mountains.
Putting the sign under this document, the Participant confirms that he/she has no medical contra-indications for the mountain climbing.
Putting the sign under this document, the Participant confirms that he/she clearly understands and accepts all listed above.
Our Principles
AlexClimb Rule #1 - Safety First
From the very beginning of our activity, here nearly 16 years, the first Principle of work of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb is the Safety Priority. On the basis of this Principle all process of training is based, all programs and rounds are developed and carried out only within this main principle. We consider that at professional approach to development of programs, at personal discipline and correctly put motivation - occupations by mountaineering and rock-climbing are COMPLETELY safe. And from the return - all troubles and accidents in our sport come from nonprofessionalism, from ignorance or neglect by elementary standards of safety, from irrational motivation, from revaluation of own forces and opportunities. All these prerequisites we COMPLETELY EXCLUDE in our work - ours Rock-climbing, Ice climbing and Mountaineering are based on one Principle - the Safety Priority. In rock-climbing, mountaineering and ice climbing, the Priority of Safety of MCS AlexClimb-is your personal security and comfort irrespective of, than we are engaged - we train muscles and we work technology of the movement in the sports hall and on the rock climbing wall, we make the way through snowstorm to top or we relax on golden sand of the Caribbean beach after hot day of trainings on rocks. The Safety priority - the main credo of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb.
AlexClimb Rule #2 - Leave No Trace
Closely interacting with Nature, working with the active programs in mountains, woods, lakes and rivers, we perfectly understand the importance of carefull and respectfull bahavior towards the Nature, for its resources. From the very beginning of our outdoor-activity we adopted rules of Leave No Trace technique - the standard of behavior of the person accepted in all the civilized world in relation to environment and especially - to the wild nature. After all on the relation of people to the nature near which they exist, itself can draw dalekoidushchy conclusions on the relation of these people to... Where and as we didn't travel - we don't reserve any garbage, we try to reduce whenever possible our influence on environment to a minimum. We clear earlier zagryazyonny tourist parking of the left garbage, we take out and we take out to utilization places that to us other people left there. We consider that only thus, at personal individual consciousness of each citizen, each tourist, climber or autotraveller, we will be able to keep the nature surrounding us in its state, natural, suitable for life, - in it pledge of the healthy future for ourselves and our children.
