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U.S. and Canadian climbers vanish while climbing New Zealand's highest peak

Carla Sinclair
Dec 03, 2024
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Image: Aoraki aka Mount Cook; Dennis Mark Black / shutterstock.com

Two U.S. mountain guides and a Canadian climber vanished while climbing New Zealand's highest mountain over the weekend. But a rescue team, which began a search on Aoraki (also known as Mount Cook) after the men missed their flight home yesterday, did find some of their clothes and gear.

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