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Introduction:
Mount Ollivier is a 1,933 m (6,342 ft) mountain in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is a peak in the Sealy Range, about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) west of Mount Cook Village. The peak is named after mountaineer Arthur Ollivier, who died in 1897.
Mount Ollivier was Sir Edmund Hillary's first major climb, in 1939. After his death in 2008, there was a proposal to rename the peak Mount Hillary as a memorial, a suggestion opposed by Arthur Ollivier's family.
Getting there:
Mt Cook Village is a 2.5 hour drive from wither Christchurch or Queenstown. From Mt cook Village, take the Hooker Valley Rd out to the White Horse Hill Campground and carpark.
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