ALPINE CLIMBING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10672, 23 January 1911, Page 2

ALPINE CLIMBING.

•■CANTERBURY PARTY'S EXPERIENCE. (Press Correspondent.) "Wellington, January 20. Mr J. R. Denniston, of Peel Forest; South Canterbury, gave me details of his mountaineering in the Southern Alps during the Christmas holidays. Accompanied by the well-known guide, Jack Clark, Mr Denniston reached the Hermitage on December 2, and made his headquarters there. His doings on subsequent days included the following:—Climbed Mount Seely (in one day. |rom the Hermitage); climbed the Footstool; climbed the Nun's Veil with Miss Denniston and Miss Julius (the fifth ascent) ; climbed Elie de Beaumont (10,400 ft). with Guide Clark and Miss Julius (the second complete ascent), Miss Julius being the first to make it; climbed Maltc Bruu .(10,400ft), with the same party (the fifth ascent). The party climbed Mount Avlmer, a maiden snow peak; climbed both peaks of the Minarets and De La Beake. Finally, Mr Denniston and Miss Julius, with Guide Clark, attempted the ascent of Mount Cook from the Tasman side, by Green's uncompleted route. Leaving the Haast bivouac at 11.15 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, by lantern light, using the stops in the frozen snow which they had kicked when it was soft, they traversed the glacier dome, the plateau, and the Tinda glacier to Green's Saddle,- which they reached in five hours less than Green's time, and Mainwaring and Dixon's time in their most successful attempt by this route. Unfortunately the rocks, which from below had looked practicable, were quite impossible owing to nearly every cranny and foothold being filled with ice, and the idea of any further ;ascent had to be abandoned. The climb, though unsuccessful, was very interesting, and splendid views north and south were .ohtained.