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High Ascents from the Hermitage, Season 1930-31.

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Date. Party and Guide. Name of Peak, Height. Route and Remarks. 1930. Feet. Dee. 4 Mr. Arras ; Guide, A. Brustad Elie de Beaumont 10,199 Via eastern face. Dec. 14 Mr. McCaw ; Guides, A. Brus- Minarets(2 peaks)/ 10,022 \ tad and B. Blunden \ 10,058 / Via eastern side. Dec. 22 Mr. McCaw ; Guide, A. Brustad Mount Cook .. 12,349 Via Linda Glacier, and descent south side of Hochstetter Icefalls to the Hermitage. Dec. 31 Dr.McDowell; Guide, A. Brus- Footstool .. 9,063 From Sefton. tad 1931. Jan. 19 Dr. Bradshaw; Guides, A. Grey Peak .. 9,420 From Haast Hut. Brustad and L. Mahan Jan. 21 Dr. Bradshaw, Mr. Pinney; Grey Peak .. 9,420 Guides, A. Brustad and L. Mahan Jan. 25 Mr. Pinney ; Guide, A. Brustad Unnamed peak to 8,000 Sefton Bivouac Jan. 29 Mr. Pinney ; Guide, A. Brustad Mount Hamilton 9,915 Via Bonny Glacier. Feb. 6 Mrs. White; Guide, A. Brustad Traversed Mount 8,000 Turnbull Feb. 8 Mrs.White; Guide,A.Brustad Minarets lo'o58 j'Climbed two peaks. Feb. 8 Mrs. White; Guide, A. Brustad De la Bêche .. 10,058 Via Banfurly Glacier. April 8 Miss L. Familton, Mr. Char- Mount Elie de 10,199 man, Mr. Grinling ; Guide, Beaumont A. Brustad April 24 Mr. Trott, Mr. Young, Mr. Lower peak of 8,500 From Tekapo. Crearer ; Guide, A. Brustad Mount Luciar Jan. 25 Mr. A. Hayes; Guides, M. Mount Malte Brun 10,421 By western arête. Bowie and L. Murray Jan. 25 Miss Irving; Guide, M. Bowie Edgar Thompson 8,000 From Loophorn Creek. Feb. 15 Miss Irving; Guide, M. Bowie Mount Sealey .. 8,651 By western face. Feb. 10 Miss Irving, Mrs. V. Williams ; Footstool .. 9,073 From Sefton Bivouac. Guide, M. Bowie Feb. 7 Miss Irving, Mr. MacEwan; Minarets .. 10,022 Prom Banfurly Glacier. Guide, M. Bowie Mar. 14 Miss Crawford; Guide, M. Mount Hamilton 9,915 Via Darwin and Bonny Glaciers. Bowie April 26 Mr. J. Fitzgerald, Mr. P. Cors- Mount Sealey .. 8,651 By western face. bie ; Guide, M. Bowie April —7 Mr. A. Hayes; Guides, M. Grey Peak .. 9,490 Via Haast and Freshfield Glaciers. Bowie and L. Murray Jan. 3 Noel Thomson; Guides, V. Mount Cook .. 12,349 From Linda Glacier. AVir.it Williams and L. Mahan Tj , K° l ut>Q tats i f Mount Tasman 11,475 Feb. 8 B. Syme, D. Bryant | Lendenfeldt .. 10!561 ,, Same party .. .. Mount Haidinger 10,059 ,, B. Syme,—. Mace, D. Bryant Mount Johnston 8,858 ,, Same party .. .. Grey Peaks .. 9,490 ,, Same party .. .. Anzac Peaks .. 8,323 Dec. 23 Dr. McDowell; Guide, F. Mount Sealey .. 8,651 Chapman Dec. 29 Mr. A. J. Scott; Guide, V. Mount Malte Brun 10,421 By western arête. Williams Jan. 25 Mr. A. N. Patrick ; Guide, V. Mount Malte Brun 10,421 By western arête. Williams Jan. 29 Mr. A. N. Patrick; Guide, V. Mount Hamilton 9,915 By Darwin Glacier. Williams Feb. 6 Mr. H. McFarlane, "Mr. G. Minarets .. 10,022 By Banfurly Glacier. Brown Douglas ; Guide, V. Williams Feb. 6 Same party; Guide, V. Wil- De la Beche .. 10,058 liams Feb. 8 Same party; Guide, V. Wil- Mount Johnston 8,858 liams Feb. 10 Same party; Guide, V. Wil- Mount Pibrac .. 8,472 By Mona Glacier. liams Mar. 4 Miss K. Gardiner; Guides, V. Mount Elie de 10,200 By Lendenfeldt Saddle. Williams and F. Alack Beaumont Mar. 5 Miss K. Gardiner; Guides, V. Mount Walter .. 9,507 Williams and F. Alack Mar. 14 Miss K. Gardiner ; Guides, V. Mount Malte Brun 10,421 Williams and F. Alack April 14 Mr. K. Parker, Mrs. V. Wil- Mount Sefton .. 10,354 By Earle's route. liams ; Guides, V. Williams and M. Bowie April 22 Miss F. A. Roberts; Guide, Hochstetter Dome 9,258 V. Williams April 28 Miss F. A. Roberts ; Guide, V. Mount Sealey .. 8,651 Williams Correction, —The last climb mentioned on page 12 of the annual report for the year 1929 -30 should read as follows ;— 1928. Dec. 21 Mr. A. P. Harper (president, Fyfe's Pass .. 7,100 Landsboro' River, up McKerrow's Glacier, N.Z. Alpine Club) (leader), over Karangarua Pass (5,800 ft.), and Miss R.Harper, Mr. R.Lucas, down Karangarua River, to Scott's Farm. Mr. C. Turner Williams, Mr. (First transinsular crossing by this route.) S. A. Wiren (without guides)