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In December 1910, Freda Du Faur became the first woman to climb Aoraki / Mount Cook, [128] and in 1913 her climbing party made the first ascents of the Footstool and Mount Sefton. Mountaineering on the Aoraki / Mount Cook massif is a hazardous activity. [129] In 1982, Mark Inglis and his climbing partner were trapped in a snow cave for two ...
Aoraki / Mount Cook [a] is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, as of 2014 [update] , is listed as 3,724 metres (12,218 feet). [ 2 ] It is situated in the Southern Alps , the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island .
Mount Cook Village, officially Aoraki / Mount Cook, [a] is located within New Zealand's Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park at the end of State Highway 80, only 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) [3] south of the summit of the country's highest mountain, also called Aoraki / Mount Cook, in the Southern Alps.
Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain and Aoraki/Mount Cook village lie within the park. The area was gazetted as a national park in October 1953 and consists of reserves that were established as early as 1887 to protect the area's significant vegetation and landscape.
This remote peak is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east-northeast of Aoraki / Mount Cook in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,900 metres (6,234 feet) above the Murchison Valley in three kilometres. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to the Tasman River.
The Hooker Valley Track is the most popular short walking track within the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand. [2] At only 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) length and gaining only about 100 m (330 ft) in height, the well formed track can be walked by tourists with a wide range of level of fitness.
Deutsch: Aoraki/Mount Cook (The Hermitage), das kleine Refugium ist Ausgangpunkt für Wandern, Bergsteigen und Skifahren im Mount-Cook-Nationalpark (Neeseeland, Südinsel). Simple English: Aoraki / Mount Cook (The Hermitage), the small refuge is the starting point for hiking, mountaineering and skiing in Mount Cook National Park (Neeseeland ...
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