LARGE CLIMBING PARTY.
ASCENT OF MOUNT EGMONT.
TRIP BY 42 CLUB MEMBERS.
[JIY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday.
What is considered to bo the largest party to have made a successful ascent of Mount Egmont was 0110 of 42 members of the Taranaki Alpine Club, wliHi climbed to tho summit yesterday under the leadership of Guide 15. W. Larson, from the North Egmont Hostel. Conditions were good for climbing, but owing to' the large number making the trip, it was necessary to go at a steady pace. Although some the members showed signs of the strenuous climb,, none found it impossible to complete the trip. After the party arrived above Humphries Castle, thick mist obscured the mountain and the climbers did not obtain tho view they had expected. After lunch 011 the summit the party commenced tho descent. Good timo was made and glissading was indulged in for a considerable distance,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20800, 17 February 1931, Page 10
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151LARGE CLIMBING PARTY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20800, 17 February 1931, Page 10
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