Bushwalk Australia

From
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/news ... 6548009374

Two injured Australian climbers have been rescued from Mt Cook in New Zealand.

The pair, aged 36 and 37, were hit by falling ice and fell about 200m about 1am local time on Saturday, police say.

One climber received facial injuries, while the other suffered chest injuries, making it difficult to breathe.

The climbers made it to Plateau Hut, where they raised the alarm.

A rescue team was able to fly in by helicopter at first light.

The climbers have been taken to Timaru Hospital.

Their injuries are not life threatening.

Fell 200 metres, injuries not life threatening - I'd be happy with that outcome.

Climbing season. Place is awash with climbers. Lots of recent snow n wind to destabilise the snow n ice

warning , graphic content
at the bottom of this article of a climb in mt cook park is a photo of one of the aussies who was hit by the avalanche..
seems hes already given his permission or his photo to be put on an internet blog so i don't consider this a breach of privacy or decorum

http://climbforhope.wordpress.com/2013/ ... anagement/

Yoicks!! Thanks for posting that wayno.