Fell 300ft.

Thames Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 18873, 7 August 1933, Page 2

Fell 300 ft.

m. EGMONT CLIMBERS

FIVE PEOPLE INJURED,

ALL ROPED TOGETHER

(By Telegraph—Pivss Association) T NEW PLYMOUTH, August 7.

An alpine accident that might easily have had- more serious consequences occurred on the North Egmont summit track yesterday .afternoon. Five menipers of a party of 17 which was returning from the summit slipped on crusted snow at about the 7000 foot ' level.' ' The climbers fell about 300 ft. down the hard snow slope, bumping over rock:> on the way, and" suffered scalp wounds and abrasions. They were pulled up by soft snow. The other climbers Were handy and gave first aid and the "party reached the North Egmont Hostel between 6 and 7 o'clock. The five climbers concerned who were all roped together were Miss Nancy Gannaway," Auckland,* cuts above right eye and abrasions; Rod Syme, Hawera, cuts and abrasions; Morton Jones, New Plymouth, injury to right arm; Desmond Ryan, Hawera, scalp .wounds and... general abrasions; Kenneth ij Joblin,. Inglewood, cuts*to right.hand and abra-. sions.. ••-. .:... --.-: ~-.-.;■ ■ „

Dr. D. E. Brown, who was-at the hostel when word was received,' attended to the injured 1 persons.:.' on the track and. later/examined.._t heir wounds. ; . He sent Miss Gannaway, Jones and Ryan to hospital. ■ Miss Gannaway will /require , about a week's treatment, and her head will be X-rayed. 'Jones's arm will also be X-rayed...,., "/.....' '..'"■ . The accident was caused by Syme, who was .the anchor' of the rope, slipping. v The party had nailed boots, an ice axe .each, and rue sacs, complete with warm clothing, food and bandages,, in., fact, 'full alpine .. •. „■