ARCTIC EXPEDITION
BRITONS IN GREENLAND HIGHEST MOUNTAIN SCALED (Received August 26, 5.25 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 26 The Daily Herald's Copenhagen correspondent reports that the AngloDanish expedition under Messrs. R. L. Sager and Augustine Courthauld succeeded in scaling Greenland's highest mountain, Kangerdlugsuak, on the east coast. At a height of 1300 ft. the climbers hoisted the British and Danish flags. Sir Ernest Shackleton's famous ship Quest left England in July for the Arctic. She carried the expedition referred to in the cablegram, which will explore rdong latitude 70 for geographical purposes. The expedition is led by Mr. R. L. Sager, who is accompanied by his wife. The wives of three other members of the expedition also sailed in the Quest. The women remained on board during the exploration of the land. The second in command of the expedition is Mr. Augustine Courthauld, who four years ago spent the whole of the winter alone on a remote part of the Greenland coast in a small hut.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22198, 27 August 1935, Page 9
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