Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park Forecast | MetService

Two climbers missing on Aoraki/Mount Cook are not believed to be alive, after search teams found evidence they had been caught a large ice avalanche. The men set off on Friday 12 December from the Tasman Valley car park for Plateau Hut. They then departed the hut on the evening of Saturday 13 December with the intention of summitting Aoraki Mount Cook, via the Linda Glacier route. The Department of Conservation were made aware that the pair had not returned to Plateau Hut on Monday morning. Aora

Taichiro Naka on Instagram: "Aoraki Mount Cook via Linda Glacier Route. The infamous Linda Glacier is very straightforward this season. Not much ice or rock is falling too. Above Summit Rock is well iced up and mostly ice climbing the whole way. Ice screw placements are so good and you can screw in anywhere on the way. All bolt anchors were covered by thick rime ice, but we dug them all out last week. @alpineguidesnz @nzmga"