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 have called off the search for two climbers missing on Aoraki/Mount Cook, after evidence indicated they were caught in a large ice avalanche on the upper Linda Glacier.

Police have called off their search for two climbers missing on Aoraki/Mt Cook. The men are believed to be dead after search teams found evidence they had been caught in “a large ice avalanche”. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...