An English climber has been rescued after alerting British authorities he had injuring himself on a peak in the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
The 64-year-old slipped on snow and hurt his leg on rocks on Mt Mabel, 7km south of Aoraki/Mt Cook.
The solo mountaineer from Leeds activated his UK-registered personal locator beacon about 8pm local time on Sunday.
The UK Coastguard notified the Rescue Coordination Centre NZ and the Greymouth-based rescue helicopter found him in a steep gully about 10.30pm.
The cliff rescue team winched the man aboard and flew him to Mt Cook village for treatment, RCCNZ search and rescue mission coordinator Dave Wilson says.
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"The helicopter crew have done a great job in reasonably challenging circumstances.
"While it was a clear, calm night, the man was in a very tight position with little room to move."
His leg was not seriously injured, but he was unable to walk without assistance, Mr Wilson said.
