Mr Buckley's death came a day after 36 - year - old Duncan Raite died when he slipped and fell around 200ft from a ridge in the same national park .
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Mr Buckley's <m> death </m> came a day after 36 - year - old Duncan Raite died when he slipped and fell around 200ft from a ridge in the same national park .
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New Zealand : British Climber Killed In Fall
8 : 05am UK , Monday 16 September 2013
A 32 - year - old British climber , described as "lacking experience" , dies after falling from a mountain in New Zealand .
A British man has been killed after falling around 2 , 000ft while climbing in New Zealand .
Robert Buckley , 32 , was climbing to a small hut on Mount Sefton in the Aoraki - Mt Cook National Park on Saturday .
He was wearing crampons but was inexperienced , local police inspector Dave Gaskin said .
His body was recovered by a team of rescuers on Sunday afternoon after previous attempts proved unsuccessful .
Three climbers who were with Mr Buckley were rescued after spending the night on the mountain .
They were also released after being examined by medics .
Mr Gaskin said : "There was a lot of snow and ice in very steep conditions .
"It appears as if the party were insufficiently equipped and inexperienced for the climb they had undertaken . "
Mr Buckley's <m> death </m> came a day after 36 - year - old Duncan Raite died when he slipped and fell around 200ft from a ridge in the same national park .
The New Zealand - born man , who lived in Australia , had been dropped off by helicopter and was walking to a hut when he fell in the Tasman Glacier area .
Mr Gaskin said the deaths were a reminder that climbers needed to use extreme caution .
He said : "I can't speak for the first death , but in this case it looks like to be a lack of experience . "
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said : "We are aware of the death of a British man in New Zealand .
"We are providing consular assistance at this time . "