MR AMERY AT THE HERMITAGE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19175, 5 December 1927, Page 8

MR AMERY AT THE HERMITAGE.

PROPOSED ASCENT n, MOUNT COOK. '

CONDITIONS NOT FAVo^

Mr L. S. Amory, Secretary for the Dominions, arrivedit* Hermitage, Mount Cook, <>,>£}* night, and left to-day Vita tho Ball hut. From the ;V U leave for tho Ki„ g , M t m te xvill then inspect the final »,u „ ' the climb to Mount Amery s wish to endeavour t« i< r Mount Cook, hut owing t c , A of snow this, is thought bv Mr a'p Harper, president of tho \W 7.i V ' Alpine C|ub and Mr R Q Jt**Sl Coast miidc, to ho out of the anlJL' Opinion, differ as to Cfift of climbing tho mountain, hoZ., 7. ski-ing experts and those vued to ,!,* mcr and winter climbing stateft given hue weather, it can be *£? plishcd. It is probable that JJt tempt will yet bo made. Guide*.* to report on tho conditions It is intended to take the hirl. u tho Malto lirun hut, a height of M feet, where thoy will be under Mr AL bert Brustnd, a Norwegian ski-ier Messrs A. P Harper and P. Md D ; Graham arrived at tho Hermittjre oi Thursday and with a view to i*., tnining the climbing conditions went to tho Mueller hut on Friday night On the following day they went to the head of the Mueller Glacier ind climbed Fyic's Pass. Both Mr Btrptr and Mr Graham expressed the opin, ion that the ascent of Mount ooo{ would be impossible. Mr Grahim stated that tho snow was lying ] oTfr than he had ever seen it at this time of tho year. If climbing conditions are faronu nblb Mr Amery will later be i&ken to the Frnnz Josef Glacier, West Oout. by way of either Graham's Saddle tr Copland's Pass. In nn interview with a represents tivo of Tub Phess before setting out to-day Mr Amery stated that he wi| delighted with Sew Zealand eeeritty. Tho trip from Timaru to Mount Cook and the view of the mountain! con* pared very favourably with any twt. tain scenery he had seen. It wag \a wish to climb Mount Cook, but if fts were impossible the journey he wu to undertake would afford many opportunities to obtain excellent view M the mountain and its neighbours.

Captain Brass, who iB accompinjiti Mr Atnery on his tour, stated that'll was taking a cinematograph film of tin scenery in New Zealand, andihsifc tended to use it for propaganda JBN \ poses. ) Mrs Amery is at present at iu ; Hermitage. She intends to leate for tho West Coast via Tiraarn and Cnfiw church on Friday and will be BcWS. panied by Mr J. Hislop, Underbid*' tary for the Department of Internal Aff Airs Captain Brass will leave the ltiM* ago on Wednesday for Lake Tuljty later joining Mr and Mrs Amify,»!'■' Wellington. Mr and Mrs Amery till proceed from tho West Coast to Net son..