Two Aussie climbers die in Alps

AFP, WELLINGTON: Two Australian climbers have fallen to their deaths in New Zealand's southern alps, police said Saturday. Stuart Jason Hollaway, 42, and his partner Dale Amanda Thistlethwaite, 35, from Melbourne, had been travelling and climbing in New Zealand for the past month. Hollaway was a highly respected and experienced mountain guide, police area commander Dave Gaskin said. "His name was well-known in climbing circles and he's done a lot of climbing throughout New Zealand," Gaskin told Fairfax New Zealand. The climbers, who were found roped together, were believed to have fallen from near where they were camping close to the top of the 3,300-metre (10,800 feet) Mount Silberhorn early on December 29.

Two Aussie climbers die in Alps

AFP, WELLINGTON: Two Australian climbers have fallen to their deaths in New Zealands southern alps, police said Saturday. Stuart Jason Hollaway, 42, and his partner Dale Amanda Thistlethwaite, 35, from Melbourne, had been travelling and climbing in New Zealand for the past month. Hollaway was a highly respected and experienced mountain guide, police area commander Dave Gaskin said. His name was well-known in climbing circles and hes done a lot of climbing throughout New Zealand, Gaskin told Fairfax New Zealand. The climbers, who were found roped together, were believed to have fallen from near where they were camping close to the top of the 3,300-metre (10,800 feet) Mount Silberhorn early on December 29.