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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.
The Mount Cook Range (Māori: Kirikirikatata; officially gazetted as Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range) is an offshoot range of the Southern Alps of New Zealand. The range forks from the Southern Alps at the Green Saddle [3] and descends towards Lake Pukaki, encompassing Aoraki / Mount Cook [4] and standing adjacent to the Tasman Glacier.
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.
Mount Sealy is located in the Southern Alps and the Canterbury Region of South Island. This peak is situated five kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Mount Cook Village and set within Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains south into the headwaters of the Dobson River, and north to the Hooker 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.
Mount Burns is located on the crest or Main Divide of the Southern Alps and is situated on the boundary shared by the Canterbury and West Coast Regions of the South Island. [3] This peak is situated nine kilometres (5.6 mi) west of Mount Cook Village and set on the southern boundary of Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.