10 h. ago Bodies of US climber and guide found after distress call from New Zealand’s highest peak sparked desperate search

The other person who died was an internationally-recognized climbing guide

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12 h. ago US climber among 2 killed in fall on New Zealand's highest peak

Authorities have reported that a U.S. climber was among two people killed in a fall on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak

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26 h. 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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27 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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32 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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33 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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