The body of a climber has been found on New Zealand’s Mount Aspiring more than 40 years after he went missing, according to a report.<\/p>\n
The remains were found by a search and rescue team from the South Island town of Wanaka.<\/p>\n
Police have not commented but New Zealand news outlet Stuff reported that the remains are believed to be those of Australian Terry Jordan.<\/p>\n
Mr Jordan, 30, went missing while climbing the mountain with companion Marc Weinstein in December 1978.<\/p>\n
Mr Weinstein, an American studying in New Zealand, was found dead soon afterwards at the base of the mountain’s south-west ridge.<\/p>\n
Two backpacks were also found nearby.<\/p>\n
It was thought that Mr Jordan, who was from Canberra in Australia, had either fallen down a crevice or been buried in an avalanche, as there was avalanche debris in the area.<\/p>\n
Mr Jordan, a former geologist, was employed as a librarian at Australian National University, while Mr Weinstein had just completed the first year of a geology course at the university.<\/p>\n
Mount Aspiring – also known as Tititea – is one of New Zealand’s highest peaks, at 3,033m (9,950ft).<\/p>\n