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![Mt Cook: Tramping in the foothills of NZ's 'cloud piercer'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mt Cook: Tramping in the foothills of NZ's 'cloud piercer'
Families can enjoy a close encounter with Aoraki/Mt Cook 'The Cloud Piercer' from the comfort of the valley floor, finds Paul Rush.
![Nepal: Everest trek a real treat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nepal: Everest trek a real treat
Mark Inglis tells of the charity which sees him taking Kiwis to the Himalaya.
![Mt Hutt's year from Hell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mt Hutt's year from Hell
It's been a tough year for Mt Hutt skifield, with three deaths, an avalanche and now 1200 skiers trapped overnight in bad weather.
![Skiers freed as Mt Hutt road reopens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Skiers freed as Mt Hutt road reopens
Many of the skiers enjoyed their night on Mt Hutt, including a quiz, hot food, and "spooning" - while at least two now have a coffee date.
![High winds trap skiers on Mt Hutt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
High winds trap skiers on Mt Hutt
About 1200 skiers - including several hundred schoolchildren - remain trapped on Mt Hutt this morning after gales of over 200km/h closed the only road off the mountain.
![Winds drop but skiers still stuck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Winds drop but skiers still stuck
Around 1200 mountaingoers are still trapped at Mt Hutt skifield, with conditions still too dangerous to leave.
![Snowboarder hurt on Mt Hutt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Snowboarder hurt on Mt Hutt
After three deaths in three months and yesterday's avalanche on Mt Hutt, a snowboarder is now in Christchurch Hospital with serious head injuries after another accident today.
![I just tried to stay on top, says avalanche survivor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
I just tried to stay on top, says avalanche survivor
A skier caught in an avalanche on Mt Hutt has described how he fought to stay on top of the snow.
![Snowboarder dies in Mt Hutt fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Snowboarder dies in Mt Hutt fall
A Christchurch man has died from injuries after falling about 300m at Mt Hutt Ski Area, the third skiing fatality on the mountain this year.
![Proposal to name Aoraki ridge for Hillary](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Proposal to name Aoraki ridge for Hillary
A prominent ridge on Aoraki/Mount Cook, first climbed by Sir Edmund Hillary more than 60 years ago, is proposed to be renamed Hillary Ridge.
![Council in firing line for volcano damage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Council in firing line for volcano damage
The Auckland City Council has been accused of hypocrisy after ignoring the rules designed to protect the area's volcanic cones.
![Climber conquers Everest before fatal blindness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Climber conquers Everest before fatal blindness
British climber Peter Kinloch was on the roof of the world, in bright sunlight, taking pictures of the Himalayas below. Minutes later, he went blind.
![Campaign to knock Hillary off his summit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Campaign to knock Hillary off his summit
A campaign is underway to try and prove a British climber beat Sir Edmund Hillary to the summit of Mt Everest.
![Korean 'first woman to conquer 14 highest peaks'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Korean 'first woman to conquer 14 highest peaks'
A South Korean climber has become the first woman to scale 14 of the world's highest mountains.