For two weeks, the country watched and waited as a pair of climbers were trapped on Aoraki/Mt Cook.

November 1982. For two weeks the country was gripped by the plight of a pair of climbers trapped on Aoraki/Mt Cook.

As a blizzard raged a rescue attempt got underway. It didn’t go well at first. All the while the pair were holed up in a small snow cave this size of a desk, hungry, cold and waiting.

Mark Inglis ONZM - mountaineer, scientist, and internationally awarded winemaker was one of those climbers. He talked to Jesse Mulligan in February 2024 about what he calls his "gold standard for change".

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details