25 Nov 2025

Bodies recovered after climbers die on Mt Cook

From Checkpoint, 5:18 pm on 25 November 2025

The bodies of two climbers who died near the summit of Aoraki Mt Cook have been recovered from the mountain. The mountain guide and a climber died after a fall shortly before midnight on Monday. The pair were in a group of four who were attempting a grand traverse of Aoraki Mt Cook. Samantha Gee has more.