MOUNT RUAPEHU.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 91, 19 April 1911, Page 8

MOUNT RUAPEHU.

SUCCESSFUL ASCENT BY A LARGE PARTY. During the North Island Baptist Class camp which was held at Ohakune dur- j fug Easter, a party 33 6troug made a very successful ascent of Mount Ruapehu. Members of the party left Ohakune on Monday afternoon, having been delayed two hours, and they then failed to rea^h the proper camp, and were forced to camp around a bonfire for the night. A start was again made just before dawn on Tuesday morning. The day was perfectly clear and a splendid, view of the mountain was obtained. Two men dropped out at the scoria line through indisposition, the remainder keeping on as far as the foot of the glacier. From this point only the fittest men were instructed to proceed, and twenty-one followed the guide. All of these succeeded in reaching the top. This is said to constitute a record, it being the largest number to make the ascent at any one time. The climbers were well rewarded. The day was so beautifully clear that the whole of the southern coast line of the North Island was visible, while with the aid of powerful glasses the railway track over the R-imutakas could be clearly ¦defined. The> neighbouring mountains were' particularly clear.' This is probably the last summer ascent of Ruapehu that will be made this season, owing to the formation of ice, on the track. Mr. Arthur Hoby was the successful Wellington, representative to reach the summit, while the following Betone men also succeeded :—: — Messrs. W- Edmeades,* H. Hardie, C. Young,' and R. Robson. The balance of the twenty-one were mostly from tj}e Auckland district. The party was guided by Mr. Meade, a brother of the newly-appointed secretary of 'the Bible Class Union, and great praise is given him by the returned campers for the way in which he led them, and the unremitting care 'which he showed to the younger members. The descent was somewhat delayed by the quide 1 having to returto, after two hours on the downward journey had been made, for one of the men who was lost on the top. Therefore the party had to return through the bush by candle light. Ohakune was reached by 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

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