A Sense of Duty

In the winter of 1966, four climbers went to climb the Otira Face of Mount Rolleston in Arthurs Pass National Park and never returned. The subsequent search and rescue operation was one of the last large scale call outs - all on foot - that saw up to a hundred volunteers involved and the first to have a rescuer killed in tragic circumstances. Thanks to the LandSAR volunteers who shared their stories.Archival recordings thanks to Ngā Tāonga Sound and VisionGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details