New ZealandNo answers on renowned skier's deathA renowned Swedish extreme skier who plunged 600m to his death on Aoraki-Mt Cook may have made a miscalculation or had problems with his equipment.13 Aug 03:20 AM
New ZealandClimber's sister takes his artwork to worldThe sister of Denali Schmidt, who was killed with his mountaineer father in an avalanche on K2 last year, is fundraising to take her brother's art on a world tour.26 Jul 08:52 PM
New ZealandClimber's feat stuns colleaguesNew Zealand's climbing community is in awe of the first solo ascent of a difficult South Island peak in Mt Aspiring National Park.21 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Unlucky' soldier dies on mountainA special forces soldier who tumbled to his death on NZ's deadliest mountain yesterday was "unlucky", as snow and ice gave way to a deep crevasse, a rescuer says.16 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldClimbers told Mt Blanc not a funparkIt was the Everest of its time, and some 25,000 people try to scale it every year. But the issue of climbing Europe's tallest mountain has come to an ugly head.13 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldIs climate change destabilising Iraq?This winter was not a good one for farmers in the Fertile Crescent.29 Jun 02:48 AM
New ZealandA chip off a very big blockWhen Sir Edmund Hillary said of Mt Everest "we knocked the bastard off", it turns out he meant it literally.23 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionDhamey Tenzing Norgay & Curtis S. Chin: Everest loss underscores glaring divideFew people in New Zealand, despite its long mountaineering tradition, or elsewhere, are likely to remember the names of 16 Sherpas who lost their lives recently .02 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandNepal names peaks for Hillary, TenzingNepal has named two Himalayan peaks near Mount Everest after Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and opened them to foreigners for climbing.22 May 10:44 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: High risk worth greater rewardI'm sure I can speak for all of our World Vision team when I say that if it hadn't been for our porters and guides, none of us would have come close to climbing Mt Kilimanjaro last year.26 Apr 10:10 PM
New ZealandKiwis lose Everest expedition matesFour Kiwis were among a climbing group on Mt Everest when a deadly avalanche struck on Friday, killing at least 12 Nepalese advance party guides and leaving four others missing.19 Apr 04:15 PM
New Zealand'I can't believe I survived that fall'The moment Matt Stewart clicked his safety harness on to the line, he realised his mistake. It very nearly cost him his life.06 Apr 10:25 PM
New ZealandPolice name man killed in crash near Mt Hutt ski areaA contractor is dead after his ute plunged about 170 metres down a scree bank near the Mt Hutt ski area in poor conditions yesterday.05 Mar 09:33 PM
New ZealandPerson dead in crash off Mt Hutt roadMt Hutt ski area staff were first on the scene of a fatal crash which claimed the life of a man they knew, and worked with, this morning.04 Mar 11:12 PM
New ZealandAnger as mountaineer's history goesA little piece of Sir Edmund Hillary's family history - a century-old villa belonging to his grandmother - was removed from its site in Mt Eden last week.09 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandGirl with head in cloudsA 7-year-old girl has made a fearless climb of the towering Remarkables mountain range.08 Feb 07:07 PM
New ZealandNew mates my lifesavers, says climberClimber Heather Rhodes has no memory of the 300m fall that almost took her life on the Cameron Glacier in the Southern Alps in November.23 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandTramper had 'unsurvivable fall'Police say they are confident the body recovered from Nelson Lakes National Park yesterday afternoon is that of missing British tramper Andrew Ian Wyatt.27 Dec 08:11 PM
New ZealandBody found on route of missing tramperSearch and rescue teams looking for a British tramper have found a body at the bottom of a 100m cliff.27 Dec 04:30 PM
New Zealand'I screamed till I could scream no more'The skier who witnessed his fellow adventurer and "great friend" plunge to his death near the summit of Aoraki-Mt Cook has given a harrowing account of what happened.07 Nov 11:49 PM
New ZealandWoman in coma after glacier fallThe family of an outdoor adventurer who fell 300m down a South Island glacier are worried as she has yet to recover consciousness after Sunday's accident.07 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi skier shocked by friend's deathA Kiwi skier was shocked to discover his Swedish skiing partner had fallen to his death on Aoraki-Mt Cook just days after they set a new record together.06 Nov 08:34 PM
New ZealandLost climbers farewelledIce picks were held up in a guard of honour as the caskets of climbers Nicole Sutton and Hiroki Ogawa left a church in Auckland today following their joint funeral.05 Nov 04:03 AM
New ZealandNZ Alpine Club to independently review Mt Taranaki tripThe New Zealand Alpine Club will carry out an independent review of its trip to Mt Taranaki after two climbers died over Labour weekend, it was announced today.03 Nov 11:55 PM
New ZealandWoman's dramatic rescue from glacierA huge avalanche crashed frighteningly close to a rescue party as they treated a woman who had fallen some 300 metres down a Canterbury glacier after her snow anchor apparently detached.03 Nov 11:51 PM
New ZealandExtreme skier's fatal slip on Mt CookA Swedish extreme-altitude skier who plunged 600m to his death near the peak of Aoraki-Mt Cook had set a new record on the mountain just days earlier.03 Nov 05:56 PM
New ZealandPolice investigate Mt Taranaki tragedyPolice are investigating the deaths of climbers Nicole Sutton and Hiroki Ogawa who died on Mt Taranaki over Labour Weekend.30 Oct 06:47 AM
New ZealandIt's down to climbers in bad weatherAlpine experts say conditions on Mt Taranaki can turn within minutes, and whether climbers make it down alive or not depends solely on the decisions they make.29 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandClimbers' parents to arriveThey died side by side - sending a final text expressing fears for survival. Today rescuers have been able to winch the pair off Mt Taranaki.28 Oct 08:17 PM
