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DISASTERS AND MISHAPS – MOUNTAINEERING

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DISASTERS AND MISHAPS – MOUNTAINEERING

New Zealand mountaineering, in common with that in other countries, has had its share of accident and tragedy. Local climatic hazards, variable ice conditions on the higher peaks, and a mountain river system subject to heavy flooding have taken their toll.

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Ronald Jones, Journalist and Script Writer, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, Wellington.