1 hour ago Two climbers found dead after falling from New Zealand's tallest peak

Authorities are working to recover their bodies which were found still connected by the climbing harness. Mount Cook/Aoroki is the country's highest peak at 3,724 metres

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2 h. ago Two climbers fall to their death while climbing New Zealand's highest peak

An investigation has been launched after a mountaineering guide and their client have tragically died after falling from the summit of New Zealand's highest peak

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7 h. ago Two climbers dead after fall on Aoraki Mount Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak

Two others rescued as authorities work to recover the bodies of those killed after they fell near the summitTwo mountain climbers have died on Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest peak, with two others from the same group rescued, authorities said.The climbers’ bodies have been found and specialist searchers were working to recover them “in a challenging alpine environment”, the police area commander Inspector Vicki Walker said on Tuesday. None of the climbers have been publicly identified. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago 2 climbers die and 2 more rescued on New Zealand's highest peak

Two mountain climbers have died on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak, while two others from the same group were rescued

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4 d. ago More than 170 climbers rescued as Mount Semeru eruption blankets villages in ash

Indonesia sits along the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’

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5 d. ago Volcano eruption forces the rescue of more than 170 climbers on Indonesia's Mount Semeru

Indonesian authorities say they are helping more than 170 climbers caught by Mount Semeru’s sudden eruption to return to safety

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2 w. ago Rescuers in Nepal search for climbers' bodies after deadly avalanche

Rescuers are digging through ice and snow on a mountain in Nepal to recover the bodies of seven climbers who were killed by an avalanche

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3 w. ago Five German climbers die in Italian Alps after being swept away by avalanche

Bodies of missing man and 17-year-old daughter who had fallen 200 metres found on Sunday morning in South TyrolFive German climbers, including a 17-year-old girl, have died after being swept away by an avalanche in the Italian Alps, rescuers have said.Italian media said three groups of climbers – believed to have been travelling independently of one another – had been caught in the torrent of snow as it pulsed down a mountain near the Swiss border in the north-eastern region of South Tyrol on Saturday. Continue reading...

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