Almost $100k Raised for Family of Mountain Guide Who Died on Mt Cook

Almost $100k raised for family of mountain guide who died on Mt Cook

Thomas Vialletet. Photo: Supplied Friends are rallying to support the wife and young children of mountain guide Thomas Vialletet who perished in a fall on Aoraki/Mt Cook.

Mountain guide who died on Aoraki Mt Cook described as 'careful and diligent'

Internationally-recognised guide Thomas Vialletet called the job a 'dream that came true'.

Mountain Guide and Climber Fall From New Zealand Peak

A mountain guide and a climber (the guide’s client) fell to their deaths from near the summit of Aoraki/Mount Cook, the highest peak in New Zealand. The roped pair who fell was part of a group of four, including two guides and two clients. The surviving pair called for help and were helicoptered off the mountain to safety. Though no names have been officially announced, the New Zealand Mountain Guide Association (NZMGA) went public with a post s…

Wānaka mountain guide mourned after fatal fall

Wānaka-based mountain guide Thomas Vialletet has been remembered as a devoted father, husband and respected member of New Zealand’s guiding community after he died alongside an American client while attempting to summit Aoraki Mt Cook on Monday night. The pair, part of a four-person traverse team, fell near the summit and were later recovered after extensive overnight searches. Tributes on a Givealittle page describe Vialletet, originally from t…