The highest mountain in New Zealand Mount Cook, also known as Aoraki, is seen at Mount Cook National Park in the South Island, New Zealand, on August 05, 2020. Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto via Getty ...

Aoraki, also known as Mount Cook, is 12,218 feet high and is part of the Southern Alps, the scenic and icy mountain range that runs the length of New Zealand’s South Island.

The trio planned to summit Aoraki (also called Mount Cook). The mountain sits in the Southern Alps on the South Island at a height of 12,218 feet.

Aoraki, also known as Mount Cook, is 3,724 meters (12,218 feet) high and is part of the Southern Alps, the scenic and icy mountain range that runs the length of New Zealand's South Island.

New Zealand’s highest peak, Aoraki, centre, is seen in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, on Aug. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) ...

More than 240 people have died on Aoraki/Mount Cook and in the surrounding park in the last 120 years. Aoraki/Mount Cook is located on the west coast of New Zealand's Southern Island.

The trio planned an ascent of Aoraki, also known as Mount Cook, located on the South Island. The men planned to climb through the Zurbriggen Ridge, "a classic Mt. Cook climb," according to Climb ...