MOUNT SEFTON CLIMBED.
ASCENT BY WOMAN
MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OBTAINED
[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WAIHO GORGE, Wednesday.
Miss Lilian Familton, of Oamaru, accompanied by the well-known Franz Josef chief guide, Peter Graham, and Tom Sheran, made the successful ascent of Mount Sefton, 10,350 feet, from a high bivouas on the western side in the Copeland Valley.
The party, after being detained by bad weather for several days, reached the summit on January 31. Magnificent views were obtained, Mount Aspiring being clearly visible to the south. An icy wind was experienced on the final part of the climb, to only a brief stay was mada on the summit.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21098, 4 February 1932, Page 8
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106MOUNT SEFTON CLIMBED. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21098, 4 February 1932, Page 8
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