Dark days on Rolleston

June 2016

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Mt Rolleston and the Otira Face (at right) was the scene of a dramatic search for four young climbers in 1966. Photo: Mark Watson
John Wilson recalls one of New Zealand’s worst mountaineering tragedies when five people lost their lives on Mt Rolleston. He was almost a victim himself.  On the afternoon of Monday June 20, 1966 the chief ranger of Arthur’s Pass National Park was advised that four young climbers who had set out to climb the Otira […]
Alistair Hall

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