Thursday, 20 May 2021, 11:23 am | Aoraki Mount Cook Visitors to Aoraki/Mount Cook next weekend (29-30 May) will have the chance to participate
in the Hermitage Hotel’s ‘Hike 5 for Hillary’, an initiative coinciding with
Everest Day to raise funds for The Himalayan Trust. Saturday 29 May marks the day . More
Sunday, 24 February 2013, 2:01 pm | Aoraki Mount Cook
A major ‘calving’ event on the front face of New Zealand’s Tasman Glacier has
created the largest-ever iceberg seen on the Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake. More
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 3:20 pm | Aoraki Mount Cook
An estimated five million ton iceberg ‘calving’ at Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake
yesterday (April 30) has ensured sensational viewing for visitors for the rest of
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 11:23 am
Visitors to Aoraki/Mount Cook next weekend (29-30 May)
will have the chance to participate in the Hermitage
Hotel’s ‘Hike 5 for Hillary’, an initiative coinciding
with Everest Day to raise funds for The Himalayan
Trust.
Saturday 29 May marks the day Sir Edmund
Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay successfully completed the
first ascent of Mt Everest. The Himalayan Trust launched
Everest Day to acknowledge this great achievement, celebrate
the connection between New Zealand and Nepal and raise money
for communities in the Everest region.
‘Hike 5 for
Hillary’ will see participants donate $5 in exchange for a
bespoke passport style booklet with five hikes listed