Photo: Maritime NZThree injured climbers have had a lucky escape after a fall on rocks in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, Maritime NZ says, the second rescue in a a week. Its Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) carried out the mission to retrieve the climbers near Stewart's Glacier in Canterbury in spite of challenging weather conditions. "After receiving the beacon alert on Wednesday morning, RCCNZ tasked a Helicopter Line helicopter to fly from Mount Cook with a Department of Conservation Aoraki/Mt Cook alpine cliff rescue team on board. The Helicopter Line flew the climbers and rescue team back to safety. Last week, two climbers had to be rescued by helicopter after getting caught in a rockslide in steep terrain on Mt D’Archiac in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 06, 2021 21:00 UTC