Two climbers were rescued from the Remarkables Range after one took to social media to say they were stranded with no rope.
The two men, believed to be from England and the United States, got into difficulty near the summit of a 200m snow and ice route known as Fridays Fool about 5pm on Sunday.
A team from Search and Rescue and Remarkables Ski Patrol and Alpine Cliff Rescue was involved in a search operation as temperatures started to drop.
Chris Prudden, leader of Wakatipu LandSar's alpine cliff rescue team, said: "Somehow the rope got cut, which was pretty unusual.