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| Two Australian climbers have been killed in a fall on a mountain in New Zealand’s Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. | Two Australian climbers have been killed in a fall on a mountain in New Zealand’s Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. |
| The Melbourne mountain guide Stuart Hollaway, 42, and his partner, Dale Thistlewaite, were last heard from via a radio call on 28 December during the climbing trip. | The Melbourne mountain guide Stuart Hollaway, 42, and his partner, Dale Thistlewaite, were last heard from via a radio call on 28 December during the climbing trip. |
| The duo were near the top of 3,300m Mt Silberhorn, New Zealand’s seventh-highest mountain, when they fell a considerable distance to their deaths early on 29 December, police say. | The duo were near the top of 3,300m Mt Silberhorn, New Zealand’s seventh-highest mountain, when they fell a considerable distance to their deaths early on 29 December, police say. |
| Related: Two climbers dead after fall from peak in New Zealand's Mt Cook national park | Related: Two climbers dead after fall from peak in New Zealand's Mt Cook national park |
| The bodies of the two experienced climbers were found on New Year’s Day at the bottom of a steep face on the eastern slopes of the mountain. | The bodies of the two experienced climbers were found on New Year’s Day at the bottom of a steep face on the eastern slopes of the mountain. |
| It is understood they fell close to where they had been camping and were roped together. | It is understood they fell close to where they had been camping and were roped together. |
| Hollaway and Thistlethwaite, who worked at the Victorian auditor general’s office, were both life members of the Melbourne University Mountaineering Club. | Hollaway and Thistlethwaite, who worked at the Victorian auditor general’s office, were both life members of the Melbourne University Mountaineering Club. |
| “Today we have lost two great friends and mentors,” club president Daniel Cocker said. “Dale and Stu we will sorely miss you. | “Today we have lost two great friends and mentors,” club president Daniel Cocker said. “Dale and Stu we will sorely miss you. |
| “You were admired and loved and the club won’t be the same without your stories, quick laugh and passion for the outdoors.” | “You were admired and loved and the club won’t be the same without your stories, quick laugh and passion for the outdoors.” |
| Hollaway, a teacher at Melbourne’s Wesley College, was a qualified guide with the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations and had recently started training new guides in the New Zealand Mountain Guides Association. | Hollaway, a teacher at Melbourne’s Wesley College, was a qualified guide with the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations and had recently started training new guides in the New Zealand Mountain Guides Association. |
| He showed outstanding care for clients and made solid, sound decisions while in the mountains, NZMGA vice-president Jane Morris said. | He showed outstanding care for clients and made solid, sound decisions while in the mountains, NZMGA vice-president Jane Morris said. |
| “He was also an entertaining guide to be amongst, with an impressive storytelling ability,” she said. | “He was also an entertaining guide to be amongst, with an impressive storytelling ability,” she said. |
| “He would regularly take time out to share adventures with Dale, and the care for her wellbeing in and out of the mountains was impeccable.” | “He would regularly take time out to share adventures with Dale, and the care for her wellbeing in and out of the mountains was impeccable.” |
| “The guiding community is one large extended family and many of us will miss our mountain brother with his welcoming hug and quick humour.” | “The guiding community is one large extended family and many of us will miss our mountain brother with his welcoming hug and quick humour.” |
| A rescue team had to wait until the evening of 1 January to recover the bodies because of the risk of melting ice. | A rescue team had to wait until the evening of 1 January to recover the bodies because of the risk of melting ice. |
| The families have been informed and their deaths will be referred to the coroner. | The families have been informed and their deaths will be referred to the coroner. |
| They are the second and third Melburnians to die on a mountain in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park in less than two weeks. | They are the second and third Melburnians to die on a mountain in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park in less than two weeks. |
| Nicola Anne Andrews, 28, died when she fell 300m from the side of The Footstool on to the Eugenie Glacier on 23 December. | Nicola Anne Andrews, 28, died when she fell 300m from the side of The Footstool on to the Eugenie Glacier on 23 December. |