Tag: Climbing
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Three climbers missing on Mt Cook – may they have the strength to weather the storm
After the terribly sad news of the QZ8501 AirAsia disaster, I was alarmed to come across more bad news last evening regarding three climbers who are reportedly missing on Aoraki/Mt Cook (click here to read more). They were reported to be climbing the Linda Glacier route to the summit of the 3754m – Aoraki/Mt Cook,…
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Malte Brun West Ridge – trip report
Together with Alan Silva we travelled to New Zealand in February 2012 to climb Malte Brun, New Zealand’s 6th highest peak at 3196m. Malte Brun is located directly east of Mt Cook (New Zealand’s highest peak), separated by the mighty Tasman glacier. Alan and I attempted a route known as the Full West Ridge in…
Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson 