Mountain Climbers Missing on Aoraki, New Zealand's Tallest Peak

Three mountain climbers, two from the U.S. and one from Canada, missing for five days on New Zealand's tallest peak, Aoraki, are believed to have died in a fall. Their bodies were not found but items believed to belong to them were retrieved from the slopes.

Missing Climbers on Aoraki/Mount Cook

Three climbers from the U.S. and Canada are presumed dead after going missing on New Zealand's tallest mountain, Aoraki/Mount Cook, while attempting to summit via Zurbriggen Ridge. Search efforts have been hampered by poor weather, with authorities finding items believed to belong to the climbers and concluding that they likely fell.