A) 1st-highest B) 23rd-highest C) 5th-highest D) 10th-highest
A) 3,500 metres (11,483 ft) B) 3,033 metres (9,951 ft) C) 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) D) 2,500 metres (8,202 ft)
A) John Turnbull Thomson B) Alec Graham C) Bernard Head D) Jack Clarke
A) Waitaha, a region in South Island B) Tititea, a chief of the Waitaha iwi C) Matukituki, after a river D) Aspiring, a chief of the Ngāi Tahu
A) "the Kilimanjaro of the South" B) "the Everest of New Zealand" C) "the Denali of the South" D) "the Matterhorn of the South"
A) 1964 B) 1857 C) 1998 D) 1909
A) Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park B) Mount Aspiring National Park C) Westland Tai Poutini National Park D) Fiordland National Park
A) 30 kilometres west B) 40 kilometres south C) 20 kilometres east D) 50 kilometres north
A) Matukituki Valley, French Ridge, and Bevan Col B) Aspiring Hut, Raspberry Flat, and Mount Aspiring Hut C) Bonar Glacier, Volta Glacier, and Therma Glacier D) Waipara River, Arawhata River, and Waitoto River
A) Waipara River B) West Coast C) Arawhata River D) Waiatoto River
A) French Ridge Hut B) Mount Aspiring Hut C) Bevan Col Hut D) Bonar Glacier Hut
A) 5 kilometres (approximately one hour's walk) B) 15 kilometres (approximately four hours' walk) C) 12 kilometres (approximately three hours' walk) D) 8 kilometres (approximately two hours' walk)
A) West Matukituki Valley B) North Bonar Glacier C) East Matukituki Valley D) South Volta Glacier
A) A group of Ngāi Tahu climbers B) Major Bernard Head and guides Jack Clarke and Alec Graham C) An expedition from the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park D) John Turnbull Thomson and his team
A) 23 November 1909 B) 15 August 1910 C) 1 January 1900 D) 30 December 1925
A) North face from the Therma Glacier B) West face from the Bonar Glacier C) East face from the Volta Glacier D) South face from the Matukituki River
A) Due to lack of huts B) To avoid the Bonar Glacier C) Because of the gruelling approach D) To reach the summit faster
A) Unpredictable weather conditions B) Its popularity with climbers and trampers C) Absence of rescue services D) Lack of climbing routes |