Mountaineering School 2026 - Scouts Aotearoa

The mountaineering school offers both a physical and mental adventure for the keen outdoor Venturer or Leader who wants to be better prepared for trips into the New Zealand mountains and back country.

The students will learn basic mountaineering and above the bush line skills that will enable them to explore the mountains at any time of the year.

The schools instructors have many years experience working in the outdoor industry with the Mountain Safety Council, New Zealand Alpine Club and  Guiding companies. The school supplies all the technical equipment required for a week on Mt Ruapehu. 

The school is based at the Ruapehu Scout Lodge. The lodge has excellent facilities and is only 5-10  minutes walk from the Bruce Road and the ski field carparks.

If an adventurous week on the mountain interests you, please register by clicking the "Register now" button or contact the school director.

Cancellation

Scouts Aotearoa has the unilateral right to cancel or change this event or not provide the event in the manner promoted if there are reasons outside of our reasonable control (including, but not limited to, any act of god, fire, natural disaster, disease, epidemic, pandemic, or because of any government order, shut-down or regulation (each a “Force Majeure Event”)).

If a Force Majeure Event occurs or the effect of a Force Majeure Event continues, we will use reasonable efforts to provide an alternative event where possible, and we may amend or cancel your booking.

To the extent permitted by the law, Scouts Aotearoa (or any individual associated with Scouts Aotearoa or involved in running the event) will not be liable for any losses you suffer as a result of any such cancellation, postponement, change of event (including any change in requirements for participation) or any restriction on participation.

Scouts Aotearoa will continue to meet our requirements under any applicable consumer law.

Details

We strongly encourage the student to complete this registration with the help of a parent. Please use the student's email address as the primary email address. Parent's email addresses are required during the registration and all will receive emails sent out by this registration system.

There may be some answers to questions that you may not immediately know. Please return to your registration at a later date to answer those questions. Remember to save your answers to the questions at the bottom of each page.

When you have completed your registration you and your parents will each receive an email to say that you have completed your registration. Your registration will be "pending" until we approve your registration.

You can log back into your registration at any time and update your answers. You will receive a registration confirmation number, keep this number in a safe place, you will need it to log back in to update your registration. The number is also used to track your payments.