Three climbers from the U.S. and Canada are missing on New Zealand’s tallest peak

On Aoraki/Mount Cook, icy solitude blankets the slopes as three climbers, their dreams intertwined with the mountain’s allure, vanish into the ethereal embrace. The hallowed realm of New Zealand’s tallest peak has swallowed them whole, leaving behind only a trail of unanswered questions. As days turn into nights, hope flickers like a flame against the relentless cold, clinging to the slender thread of survival amidst the mountain’s unforgiving embrace.