SLIDE DOWN MT. EGMONT
NEW PLYMO UTU, ' l)ec. 2!). . Falling 1000 feet over ice-covere'J rocks on the eastern siile of Mt. Egmont, Mr. C. Winstone, a member oi the Tararua Tl'amping (Jlul), safl'ereO only abrasions to the neck and face and slioulders. Mr. Winstone had made tlu ascent to the summit alone and waabout 150 feet below the summit when he slipped. Although cquipped with ari ice.-axe he had no chance to use.it before soft snow stopped his-fuH. Daze'l and bleeding from nuiltiple cuts he Unade his way down .to Stratford moantain house about fivc niiles away where he received medical attention.
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Chronicle (Levin), 30 December 1946, Page 6
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102SLIDE DOWN MT. EGMONT Chronicle (Levin), 30 December 1946, Page 6
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