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The deaths this week of two climbers on Aoraki/Mt Cook, and another pair on Sabre Peak in Fiordland, have further highlighted the dangers of mountaineering in New Zealand’s alpine environment. Six ...

Police were alerted to four climbers needing assistance on Aoraki Mt Cook at around 11:20 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24 Varuth Pongsapipatt/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Two climbers have died while ...

Two Americas and a Canadian are missing after leaving to climb Aoraki, the tallest mountain in New Zealand, according to officials. Americans Kurt Blair, 56, and Carlos Romero, 50, and an unidentified ...

Three climbers from the United States and Canada disappeared near the peak of New Zealand’s tallest mountain, authorities said on Tuesday. Rescue teams have been scouring New Zealand’s Mount Cook in ...

One of three mountain climbers reported missing on New Zealand's highest peak, Aoraki, is a Northern California mountain guide and San Francisco Bay Area resident. Carlos "Kique" Romero is a resident ...

Three mountaineers were reported missing on Monday, December 2, 2024 after attempting to summit New Zealand’s C/Mt. Cook via the Zurbriggen Ridge route. The team consisted of Kurt Blair, 56, who works ...

Four climbers went missing on New Zealand mountains this weekend. Authorities located one deceased pair and removed their bodies from Sabre Peak in Fiordland National Park on Sunday. But another two ...

Sam Smoothy and Ross Hewitt making the first ski descent of the 'Jones Route' on the east face of Aoraki / Mt Cook, New Zealand on 01/11/2025 Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, ...

A large search is under way for a tramper missing near Lake Ōhau, and Police are appealing for information.Connor Purvis, 20, intended to climb Mount ...