Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park boasts New Zealand’s highest and most treacherous mountain, along with the mysteries of 62 individuals who vanished without a trace. It’s a mountaineering marvel ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mountaineers Caleb Jennings and Kim Ladiges have made the first ascent of Pilgrim, a new mixed climb up the south face of Aoraki / Mt Cook (3,764 m) in New Zealand. Between the 5th and 6th of ...