The climbers plunged 1,640 feet when the avalanche hit Mount Tasman about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, said spokeswoman Gail Adams of Garden City Rescue Helicopter, which dispatched helicopters to the ...

But Mt Cook, in the South Island, still remains New Zealand's tallest peak, ahead of Mount Tasman at 3,497m. "By carefully studying photos taken after the collapse, it appears that there was still ...

Photo taken on July 13, 2020 shows the Tasman Glacier at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. The Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park consists of 19 peaks which are at ...

Despite being taken down a peg or two, Aoraki/Mt Cook still towers above its close neighbour Rarakiroa/Mount Tasman, which with its current official height of 3497m, remains the second highest ...

Huge chunks of ice have broken off the Tasman Glacier, New Zealand's largest. They have filled up at least a quarter of the meltwater lake at the foot of the glacier in the Aoraki/Mount Cook ...

But Mt Cook, in the South Island, still remains New Zealand's tallest peak, ahead of Mount Tasman at 3,497m. "By carefully studying photos taken after the collapse, it appears that there was still ...