Two Americans — one from California and one from Colorado — and a Canadian are missing after setting out to scale New Zealand's highest mountain.
Three mountain climbers from the U.S. and Canada are missing after they failed to return from a planned ascent of New Zealand's highest peak, Aoraki, authorities said Tuesday. The Americans — Kurt Blair, 56, from Colorado and Carlos Romero, 50, of California — are certified alpine guides, according to the website of the American Mountain Guides Assn. A statement by New Zealand's police did not name the Canadian climber, citing the need to notify his family.
Search efforts did not resume Tuesday due to deteriorating weather conditions on Aoraki, also known as Mt. Cook, with heavy rain and snow forecast. Operations were unlikely to resume until conditions improved, expected to be on Thursday. Aoraki is 12,218 feet high and is part of the Southern Alps, the scenic and icy mountain range that runs the length of New Zealand's South Island. A settlement of the same name at its base is a destination for domestic and foreign tourists.
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