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APPENDIX B. List of High Ascents at Franz Josef Glacier, Season 1930-31.

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I)ate - I Party and Guide. Name of Peak. Height. Route and Remarks, 1930. Feet. Dec. 8 Miss K. Gardiner; Guides, Grey Peak .. 9,654 From Chancellor Ridge Hut across Fox F. Alack and V. Williams Glacier to Pioneer Pass, and thence to summit. Dec. 8 Miss K. Gardiner; Guides, Le Receveur .. 9,562 From above hut across Fox Glacier at F. Alack and V. Williams Point A and up north-west ridge. Dec. 10 F. Alack and V. Williams .. Big Mac Peak .. 8,511 First ascent from above hut. Dec. 20 Miss K. Gardiner; Guide, F. Mount Drummond 8,200 From Aimer Hut. Alack Dec. 28 W. Parkhurst, G. Lockwood, F. Mount Rudolf .. 9,039 From Aimer Hut to Graham's Saddle, and Ferrier ; Guide, F. Alack thence by north-east arête. Dec. 29 Same party ; Guide, F. Alack Mount Drummond 8,200 From Aimer Hut. Dec. 30 Same party ; Guide, F. Alack Mount Spencer .. 9,508 By north ridge. Dec. 30 Mr. Whiteparsons, Miss White- Mount Drummond 8,200 From Aimer Hut. parsons ; Guide, M. Lysons Dec. 28 G. Foster, G. T. Foster, J. Mount Rudolf .. 9,039 From Aimer Hut by north-east ridge. Petherick ; Guide, T. Sheeran Dec. 31 W. Parkhurst, G. Lockwood; Minarets .. 10,058 From Aimer Hut by south-west ridge from Guide, F. Alack Graham's Saddle. Same party ; Guide, F. Alack De la Bêche .. 10,022 Same route. Dec. 30 J. Cox .. .. .. Mount Rudolf .. 9,039 Alone. When returning from guiding party over Graham's Saddle. 1931. Jan. 17 A. J. Rae; Guide, J. Cox. .. Minarets .. 10,058 By south-west ridge from Graham's Saddle and Aimer Hut. Jan. 22 Miss R. Harper, Miss Crawford ; Mount Rudolf .. 9,039 Bv north-east arete from Graham's Saddle. Guide, J. Cox Jan. 22 Miss Partridge, Miss Schoefield ; Mount Rudolf .. 9,039 „ „ Guide, M. Lysons Jan. 25 Miss M. Williams, Miss Mc- Halcombe .. 8,743 From Chancellor Ridge Hut; ascent, north Intosh ; Guide, J. Fluety face; descent, same way, and thence to Aimer Hut. Jan. 29 Miss K. Gardiner, Miss Edgar- Mount Rudolf .. 9,039 Ascent by north-east arete from Graham's Jones ; Guides, T. Sheeran Saddle. and J. Fluety Jan. 31 Same party ; Guides T. Sheeran Mount Auroa .. 8,733 Across Franz Josef Glacier from Aimer Hut, and J. Fluety and thence by west face. Feb. 5 Miss Mackie. G. Arras ; Guide, Lendenfeldt .. 10,450 From Chancellor Hut to Marcel Pass and M. Lysons ascended to within 100 ft. of summit of Lendenfeldt, and had to return owing to unsafe conditions. Feb. 10 Miss K. Gardiner ; Guides, P. Mount Sefton .. 10,350 Ascent from a high bivouac, Copland Valley, Graham and F. Alack and thence by a saddle on to the Douglas Glacier tieve, then up west face to summit. Feb. 11 Miss K. Gardiner ; Guides, P. Stephen Peak .. 8,300 From same bivouac, across Douglas Glacier Graham and F. Alack neve, traversing round to south of Sefton, and then up south-west face. Feb. 11 Dr. Beven Brown, W. Fraser ; Mount Spencer .. 9,508 From Aimer Hut, across Franz Josef Glacier, Guide, T. Sheeran and up north face. Feb. 17 Miss D. Moore ; Guide, J. Cox M i n a r e t s and 10,058 From Aimer Hut to Graham's Saddle Mount de la 10,022 traversing round south-west face to south Bêche ridge and thence to summit of de la Bêche, descending ridge and then climbing the Minarets Peaks, returned same route. ieb. 26 Miss Corry, Mr. Cormack ; Mount Rudolf .. 9,039 From Aimer Hut, and by north-east arête Guide, M. Lysons from Graham's Saddle. Mar. 5 Mr. Cormack; Guide, M. Minarets Peak .. 10,058 Ascent up west face from head neve of Franz Lysons Josef Glacier from Aimer Hut. Mar. 2 Philip Game; Guides, J. Cox Mount Rudolf .. 9,039 By north-east arête from Graham's Saddle and J. Fluety and Aimer Hut. Mar. 24 Miss D. Theomin ; Guides, P. Hochstetter Dome /9,258 \Traverse of both peaks from Malte Brun Graham and M. Lysons \ 9,179 / Hut.