The bodies of two climbers killed on Mount Taranaki will stay on the mountain tonight. The bodies of two climbers were located on Mt Taranaki just after midnight (file picture). Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The recovery operation has been delayed to due to poor weather conditions. A search and rescue member who was on Taranaki Maunga overnight said he understood the men died near Syme Hut, which is on Fanthams Peak at an elevation of 1940m and about 500m from the summit. The pair were from Christchurch and worked for the environmental and engineering consultancy Tonkin and Taylor. In a statement on its website, group managing director Dr Tim Fisher said the company was notified this morning that two of its "treasured people" were invovled in the accident.