Himalayan Expedition

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30542, 10 September 1964, Page 10

Himalayan Expedition

Five Christchurch mountaineers are to take part in the forthcoming Himalayan expedition led ny Sir Edmund Hillary in which an attempt will be made to scale the unclimbed 21,700 ft Mount Tamserku.

They are: Mr J. Wilson, the son of the Very Rev. M. W. Wilson, and who is the deputy-leader of the expedition; Messrs L. Crawford, P. Farrell, B. Hearfield and D. Mackay. In addition two men from the University of Otago are expected to begin their journey to Katmandu in the next few weeks. They are Messrs R. Stewart, of Invercargill, and J. McKinnon, of Dunedin. Mr Wilson is already in India, studying comparative religions in Benares. Messrs Crawford and Farrell left Christchurch on Monday evening. Mr Mackay, who took kpart in the Andean expedi-

tion, is now in Europe and is making his way to Katmandu independently. It is understood that Mr Hearfield will begin his journey with Mr Stewart and Mr McKinnon soon.

This number is considered by mountaineers as being as good a representation as the city has ever had on an overseas expedition. All five men are members of both the Canterbury Mountaineering Club and the Canterbury-Westland section of the New Zealand Alpine Club. The expedition will, In addition to the attempt on Mount Tamserku, build three schools, two bridges and an airstrip.