ASCENT OF MT. COOK

Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1925, Page 4

ASCENT OF MT. COOK

A I! K.M ARK A BI.K KKGOKI) Wi rd was received in Wellington on Monday ilia! .Mr -lad; Ross a 17-ycar-old sindrul if tla- Wollington Tee' lie.'.! College, ha.-1 clinihcd .Mount (' ink with Guides frank .Mil no and \ in. William . Al't-i- l-'aving tlull:-: I 111 111 ' pane used ski- over ill,- !.: I, at plateau to the l.imln Glncj,. p;, ( . aseen! Oi I l:e simn.it ami descent 111 Ihe MaaMill, .".ecu !>i‘ d II h-uu's Mo minutes. A!<-u!; ! 1 ad; ha ■ hciui elimh -d niiei-!lit-vious!y this season, on Kef. pith., ■.■.l eu ,M<—r: f. \V. I'osscler and .lae.s 11 awn lev. Inth of Wellinglon. with Guide Milne, eliml.-.-d it in 18 Imurs I 7 oi i n. Mi- he i hi- In'- performance hu, pui up a e .re I'eina rkahle record 1’.,,, a , ling no: i i.) his lii 1 -‘'t:' >t* "I high elimhiiig (says i!:c "N Zea-la.l,-1 Times"). iHiriim the four months he has h, cn ilmvii at Iho If rl„. Pus clinihcd at least IS perk-, including Go .k, Malle lirnn. Dunvi n. the M’iiiai'ei and I loch- , or Dome Urn elimh of Mall a linn, was a icord. In company will, a companion. Mr I' ilzhorla-rt, and V, i; hull I guides, lie lel l t he* Malle I'-run |im at l..'!t) one morning, and hy r<> maikahle fast efuuhing reached iho ,„p In a.m. The summit '-as .shrouded 111 eelil mist, so a I ter le.i > - i-ig a record of tin- aseelil. ti-e Iwo voting men siaried the. descent. \vlti«-h was accomplished in -T.t hours. Only who know Ihe dillicidties em-nuu-t, * re. * 1 oil Malic limn will ho ahlc to ii-o 111,- CM 'lienee of this magnip„.ei,i | M-rfol'ma nee. It is considered l-e the liia-st rock elimh in Ihe S- -.il h-■' a Alp-.