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Morgan Ross Fraser, 22, set out to climb Mt Taranaki on June 27, 2017 and was expected back at his flat in Palmerston North in time for a rugby game that night. He never made it home.
A Taranaki man and his mountaineering mate have climbed to the top of New Zealand's 24 highest peaks – a feat that usually takes a “lifetime” – in only 31 days.
I could not have done this without you babe @thejoshshaw! • Mount Taranaki Summit 9000ft ️ -11'C/35km winds ‍♀️ 12.6km (1.6km elevation) ⏰ 2am - 6.30pm (12hr hike time) 20kg pack (Josh ...
The Ahu a Turanga Highway will not be open for traffic until next week but a few locals had the chance to drive over the southern Ruahine Ranges on Saturday.
Fourteener enthusiasts will have to go a long way this summer to climb one of the state’s most recognizable 14,000-foot ...
Climbing Mount Everest may get even harder. A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such proposals rarely become law.
When Patel and Uzayr reunited for the climb on May 20 this year, they were ready —despite lingering anxiety and fear — to honor the friends who never came home.
Norfolk residents Matthew and Elania Kirk return to Tanzania in July to advance their work in building wells, churches and ...
A proposed gondola project on Oʻahu’s North Shore is drawing backlash from local residents who say it threatens sacred land, ...
Cairn is a stylish survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven, in which you must guide pro climber Aava on the ascent of a lifetime to the never-before reached summit of Mount Kami.
Mount Katahdin in Maine’s Baxter State Park is known to be rocky, strenuous and extremely difficult for hikers who aspire to its 5,269-foot summit. The deaths of New York father and daughter Tim ...
The next morning, at 3:30 a.m., just as the rain eased, they resumed their climb through the steep, soggy terrain of Mount Kinabalu. “It was physically very tough,” Uzayr admitted.