MOUNTAINEERING FEAT
ASCENT OF MT. ASPIRING. DIFFICULT CONDITIONS OVERCOME. (Per Press Association). Dunedin, Jan. 5. The third ascent of Mount Aspiring has just been successfully accomplished by Messrs Erie Miller, J. W. Aitken, H. W. Boddy, and'Boland Ellis, of Deundin, and Mr J. S. Shanks, of Wellington. This party enjoys the distinction of having achieved its objective without the assistance or advice of professional guides or porters. A flying camp was established on the ice near the summit of Mount French at 7090 -feet, and here the trampors were weatherbound for 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 bo 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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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 21, 6 January 1928, Page 5
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