For the first time this technical training film makes it possible for you to travel into the mountains with Charlie Hobbs an internationally qualified mountain guide "before" leaving home. Contains vital step by step information on the basics of mountaineering along with some fantastic mountain scenery and music.
Filmed by Director/Cinematographer Gary Ravenscroft and Directed by Mary and Charlie Hobbs.
A Technical Mountaineering Training DVD or video filmed in the glaciated mountains of New Zealand. 78 minutes of up-to-date modern mountaineering techniques and also fantastic scenery.
The DVD is endorsed by Sir Edmund Hillary and the NZ mountain Safety Council:
"In my early climbing days we didn't have the sophisticated equipment that Charlie so expertly displays. But Charlie's technical film is an invaluable guide to the modern mountaineer. It contains the basic skills required for anyone venturing above the snow line and I can thoroughly recommend it."
— Ed Hillary
It's a great instructional tool for mountaineering instructors as well.
Cost is NZ $30 (plus postage to overseas destinations)
You can Fax credit card details to +64 3 4351 293,
or e-mail via our Contact Page
or send New Zealand cheques to:
Southern Alps Guiding, PO Box 32 Mt Cook 7946, New Zealand