President’s Desk Kia ora folks, Not the best month on the Maunga, and our thoughts go out to the families of Richard Phillips and Peter Kirkwood who fell and died near the summit this month. Thanks, and much respect are due to the rescue team, who recovered the climbers in the difficult conditions.This time of year can be especially dangerous as the mountain transitions from summer to winter conditions, so please everyone be careful up there. It’s crampons, ice axes and the know how to use them at all times on the upper mountain at all times from now on. […]