MOUNT COOK.
ANOTHER ASCENT.
[Per Umted Press Association.]
HOKITIKA, March 9. Advice was received tifllay of the ascent of Mount Cook by a new route over the rocks oa the western face from the Hooker Glacier, hitherto considered impassable. The ascent was made on Friday by Mr Earle, a member of the English Alpine Club, with Guides Graham (2) and Clarke. The climb occupied seven and a-quarter hours. The descent was made by the north-western route.
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Evening Star, Issue 14003, 9 March 1909, Page 4
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76MOUNT COOK. Evening Star, Issue 14003, 9 March 1909, Page 4
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