DOUBLE ASCENT OF EGMONT
I'-;- v- "M/ •;■■■■-.. ■■im ■ .'■.,.'.. <at»i ''"U'., ■'*""' '''■'-" FEAT OF TWO YOUNG WOMEN. .[BY/ ■■- CORRESPONDENT.! .Mi ■ . HAWEKA, Friday.. - ,_-. •On Tuesday last -, two young women, Misses' Leonard :and Nuttford, made a ■■■• doublo ascent of Mount Egmont. They £ left liawson's Falls early in the. morning, is ,ftnd after reaching the summit /they descended on the. New Plymouth side to ,= North Egmont house, returning later in ?& the day to Dawson's Falls by the same ■ ,~Jo route. It is a most unusual thing for the' f double ascent io be made in one day. ■.-- ■ij " Mount Egmoiit isbecoming quite a fav- -;.'?!?. ourite trek for ladies. pKva young women : ,:'i from Sydney^who came across to New • '•< Zealand* to attend .in© J Science Congress at Wellington, made thai ascent last week. MA They set out from Eltham on the tramp ;■}' to Mount Egmont;, equipped with the jt rusual gear, and cam ped*the first night by it'j ,the roadside, reaching Dawson's ; Falls <m -±~-, fi the second day. 'The?: ascent was made ©H * ■ ' Saturday. '
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19230113.2.44
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18297, 13 January 1923, Page 8
Word Count
168DOUBLE ASCENT OF EGMONT New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18297, 13 January 1923, Page 8
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.