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Aoraki Mt Cook National Park

Aoraki Mt Cook National Park

The centre of mountaineering in New Zealand is the alpine region of the South Island. The main focus remains Aoraki Mt Cook National Park where the mountains are highest and the challenges great. This climber is ascending Clarke Saddle between Mt Dampier and Mt Tasman.

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Black Robin Photography
Reference: 358.33
Photograph by Shaun Barnett

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John Wilson. 'Mountaineering', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Oct-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/mountaineering/1/2