ALPINE CLIMBING.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1925, Page 3

ALPINE CLIMBING.

MOUNTS COOK AND SEFTON

A telegram has been received by Mr It. L. Wig Icy of the Mount Cook Motor Company, Ltd., stating that the ascent of Mount Cook was accomplished on Tuesday by Mr F. W. Yosseler, of 'Wellington, and Guido Milne, in 18 hr. lomiii. It was stated that the climbing conditions bad notrbeen at all favourable, and considerable difficulty bad been occasioned by crevasses, especially on the Linda Glacier where many crevasses had opened up during the recent dry weather. It was on -lie Linda. Glacier that Mr Sydney King, of the English Alpine Club, and Guide.;1). Thomson and .1. Itichmond met their deaths through being overwhelmed

hv an avalanche while descending from

Mount Cook on February 22, 1014. Mr fpF Vosscler, who is president of the Tnraj ii 3i, Trumping Club, \\ elliugton, is well known ua a tramper ami alpinist. He had been to the Mount Cook district several times previously, and had done a good deal of training m preparation for his attempt at sealing Aorangi. The last previous ascent was made by Professor Algie, os Auckland on 'February 1924. Another noteworthy ascent was mr.de this month by Mr H. E. T>. dorter, of the English Alpine Club, and tier to .Millie, who reached the sin nut of Mount Set ton, (10,354 ft) on February 3. Mount Sefton is generally recognised as being an even more difficult and dangerous climb than Mount Cook and especially is this so on ciie south side, .from which Mr Porter and Milne tacklej it. They had a. lot of tremolo with crevasses and broken ice, and there was no view from the summit owing to clouds; in fact, a blizzard .vis met with not far from the tin. This was the first ascent of Mount Sefton for many years.