An investigation has been launched after a mountaineering guide and their client have tragically died after falling from the summit of New Zealand's highest peak

Two climbers have tragically fallen to their death whilst climbing New Zealand's highest peak.

The pair were completing a grand traverse of Aoraki/Mount Cook when they fell from the summit ridge on Monday (November 24) night.

One of the climbers was an IFMGA-qualified mountain guide and the other their client. According to New Zealand Mountain Guides Association the fatality occurred at approximately 11.50pm on Monday. READ MORE : Egypt coach crash: Two dead after bus full of tourists careers into truck READ MORE : 'I took my sons to school — moments later I was told I'd never walk again'

The pair were part of a

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