EXPLORERS’ TRIALS
EXCITIN(G EXPERIENCE. Press Association). CHRISICHURG'D, April 15. The twelve members of the Canterbury Progress Leagur who set. cut on Friday to explore the W'aimakariri glacial regions have already had exciting experiences. camp was not reached on the first night until several streams had been forded waist-high, the twelve mile Irani]) taking nearly five hours. Laiter, one of the. party was missed after he had set out alone for the glacier, but he turned up safely. The scenery so far seen has been magnificent ,especially a remarkable series of great waterfalls. Ah' E. J. Alarriner, a member of the- party investigating the possibilities of the W'aimakariri glacier as a scenic resort, had a narrow escape on Sunday while fording tho main, stream of the Waimmkariri over -1000 feet above soai level. He lost, his balance ami was swept off h : s feet in the tor-i-i’Di and had a mi« sculuus escape from riner m:inngi<T'u> gi.. *>• * • pulled himself io >afety.
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Grey River Argus, 16 April 1925, Page 6
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