Guiding At Mount Cook
Sir —As chairman of the Mount Cook National Park Board, I was interested to read the article which appeared in ‘The Press” on Monday, July 9, reporting an interview with Mr Bowie reviewing the changes which have taken place during his 34 years at Mount Cook. While appreciating Mr Bowie's comments I feel that this article, particularly the heading, may quite innocently mislead your readers into believing that the longestablished service of guiding which has been available to visitors of this alpine area is “pretty well over.” The responsibility was taken over by the park board in 1959 and it has maintained a trained staff of rangerguides. I agree with Mr Bowie that- “there are more people climbing than ever before but these are mainly from clubs.” Notwithstanding this, the demand for guiding services has been consistent and continues to increase. It is the board's intention to maintain a guiding service at Mount Cook of the highest possible standard.— Yours, etc., G. J. WATT, Chairman, Mount Cook National Park Board. July 11, 1932.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29872, 12 July 1962, Page 3
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