MOUNTAINEERING FEAT
4 MT. ASPIRING ASCENDED WITHOUT GUIDES DIFFICULT CONDITIONS OVERCOME BY Telegbaph.—Pbess Association. Dunedin, January 5. The third ascent of Mount Aspiring has just been successfully accomplished by Messrs. Eric Miller, J. W. Aitken, H. W. Boddy, and Roland Ellis, of Dunedin, and Dlr. J. S. Shanks, of Wellington. This party enjovs the distinction of having achieved its objective without _ the assistance or adviee of professional guides or porters. A flying camp was established on the ice near the summit of Mount French at 7000 ft., and here the trampers were weatherbound for four days awaiting favourable conditions. The ascent of the main peak of Mount Aspiring was made more difficult by a heavy mist which froze on the clothing of the climbers. The mist further impeded the return to the flying camp, and the return journey of one mile and a half across the crevassed surface of the Bonar Glacier had to be made by compass directions. Except for fitful glimpses of the peaks beneath, the mist prevented the climbers from enjoying the reward of their efforts in the survey of the wonderful panoramic view from the summit of the highest peak in Otago.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 83, 6 January 1928, Page 8
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196MOUNTAINEERING FEAT Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 83, 6 January 1928, Page 8
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