Aoraki/ Mount Cook really does have something for everyone. On the valley floor lies several short / 1/2 day walks as well as many ventures to be had in the alpine realm. The place has been a magnet for alpinists and mountaineers for several decades, both before and ever since the days of the world's most famous mountaineer, Sir Edmund Hillary. He spent much of his time in the alpine huts of the region, tackling the 19 peaks that lie above 3000metres in the Aoraki region. We