It's time for our annual countdown of ExplorersWeb's best expeditions of the year. Today, a ski descent of the south face of ...

On 01/11/2025 Ross Hewitt, Will Rowntree and Sam Smoothy made the first ski descent of the 'Jones Route' on the massive East Face of Aoraki / Mt Cook (3724m) in New Zealand. The 1000m line has been ...

A man who died alongside a client while trying to ascend Aoraki Mt Cook was an internationally recognised Wānaka-based mountain guide and father. Thomas Vialletet grew up in the French Alps, where he ...

Two climbers have died after falling from New Zealand's highest peak on Aoraki, also known as Mount Cook, which is known for its brutal terrain. They were in a group of four that was trying to climb ...