HIGH WATERFALL.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19910, 23 April 1930, Page 11

HIGH WATERFALL.

MOUNTAINEERS' CLAIM. TRAMPING IN THE ALPS. Members of the Canterbury Mountaineering and Tramping Club, who have just returned from a walking expedition in the Southern Alpß, declare that existing maps of the Arthur's Pass region are inaccurate and incomplete, and they point to their discovery of a magnificent waterfall, not found in any existing charts, as one of the proofs of their contention. In nine gigantic leaps down the flank of Mount Greenlaw, one of them told a reporter last evening, the waterfall descends nearly 2000 lset. In the Easter holidays now ending the club has had the most successful expedition since its formation. Twentyseven members took part, the trampers dividing into several parties at the Carrington hut on Good Friday, before commencing the more strenuous tasks before them. ...... The weather throughout was delightful, and rarely has mountaineering been attempted under more propitious circumstances. Two parties crossed the Alps into Westland over Browning's Pass, and followed the Styx river to Lake Kanieri, finally reaching Hokitika. As the laßt of their bivouacs they chose the tourist cottage at the lakeside. The first party, comprised of five or six trampers, set out on Good Friday, and the second, numbering four, faced the long tramp on Saturday. This trip is accomplished in three stages—the first from Carrington hut to the WH* berforce river, the second over Browning's Pass to the hut at Grassy Flat, and the third to Hokitika. Not many deer were seen by the two parties but numerous thar were sighted. However, one man shot a deer in the Cronin river.

High Up the Mountain Side. Mount Gizeh was the objective of another party, which made its way up the Anti-Crow river'and pitched camp high op the slopes. Some wonderful views were obtained from Mount Glseh. Still another party, which is most insistent that the maps are inaccurate, attacked Gizeh from a new direction, and followed Greenlaw creek for some distance, finally chancing on the waterv fall on the side of Mount Greenlaw—an entrancing sight. They also climbed Mount Carrington. Mounts Armstrong and Carrington were also ascended by another party, which commenced its journey before daylight on Easter Monday. Leaving the Carrington hat at 4 a~m., the sixth party ascended Mount Holies? ton and returned to headquarters via Arthur's Pass and the. Waimakariri valley, arriving at the destination at 10 p.m. Ascending the Hawdon river, a seventh batch \>f mountaineers passed over the divide and followed the Teremakau down to Jackson, where, they joined the Midland express. The task they set themselves was a comparatively easy one.

Mr S. D. Meares, secretary of the club, was in charge of the working party at the hut. They erected fa. verandah and several new bunks, and busied themselves also'with scrub cutting and track forming. Since Easter, -1929, 120 people Ijave visifced-the' liut." Mr Mearea saw deer, at WhiteisyjjHr,sos> far from where he and his were working. , , , The Canterbury Mountaineering andr Tramping Club, has taken the initiative, in an endeaVour to raise funds for the building of a r hut at, the head of the' Wilberforoe 'river, near Browning's Pass. It will cost about £IOO, and the Minister for Internal Affairs, the Boa. P. A. de la Perrelle, has promised to grant a £ for £ subsidy on all amounts subscribed. The appeal for funds is sponsored by Mr A. Dudley ■ Dobaon, Dr. E. Teichelmann, and ~Mr G. E. s Mabin. . ■■ ■. iw