MOUNTAINEERING

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1932, Page 2

MOUNTAINEERING

ANT AUSTRALIAN THRILLED. ' i High mountain climbing has been very general lit is season duo to trie extended period' ol mild weather. Mr \. F. W-ats'n of Portland, Victoria, has lately visited the *outli, and was lindmcd: to make the Newton Pass trip. Willi (Glide Hint/,, Mr Watson left the Weh(. ka Hostel on the, 24th. and proceed' I to Chancellor Hutt whore they spent the night. Starting early next morning Ihev lraver=ed about four mi.es of snow fields of the head of the Fox glacier, climbing New- , ton Pass, 8,000 ft., where they obtained a most magnificent view of the plain Divide. They could see right up

as far as Hokitika. They then push- ; ed over the Frau/, ,’losef glacier to Aimer Hut, getting in, after being on .the trip lb hour.--. This trip can bo I done in right hour.-; under good conditions, but at this time of the year all the bergs! i mi its ate wide open, therefore il makes the travelling more dang irons ami difficult. On 1!:“ fiord dav tliev went down the glacier to Waiho. getting in, in good time. Mr Watson is verv thrilled with flutrip, lie considers In- never saw such wonderful .scenery, lie found everything beautiful in the mountains. Mr Watson has now left on return to Australia, carrying away with him the higlu-.t and happiest of opinions regarding South Westland mountain scenery. A VOnNO LADY’S FKAT. On the same day as Mr Watson set j

| out, .Mis 1 (.'.-mien,n of Timaru. now | i residing at Weheka, set out with Ouide ' Alark on a new climbing trio. They ■ went U> Cone Buck the first nigh,, and ! next morning lift r.l b. 20 oYliu-k. j 1 travelling about two nub's up the Fox | (Racier. Being so early in flic meinmg the "lacier prove.!. In tie very si ppe-v, j I'eipiiring a lot of step-nil I iug. Then the party t"ok the route by 'Boyd's Creek', and Llieu more slep-cul I ing on tu Masearin glaeior. The glacier was followed Inr about a mile. Next they came to tli" nun" icefall wln-re limy were cut. i-lean oil’. There they sal down and had a second I r -a kf' si. and j (Inn tae!;!cil the real "limli Itv Iho j .Vorfli Bock Face. Owine: to a In'di fall of slum . i| made the climbing exceedingly triky lint inlere-d ing. By eh-ven o’eloek l imy were eongra 1 ulal ing each other on flic top. j They had a most magnificent view

iif the Coast, and the main Divide, i with Cook and Tasman, and the Balfour Valley at their feet. After building a stone cairn on the top. and takj ing some nliotns, they It-1 1- the- top at |l2 o’eloek. They made their descent by the West Bulge, getting back to Die I fox (I'aeier Hostel at (i.-lb p.m., and 1 taking just on lb* hours. This climb js not very big, but still il gave tin', partv a thrill for being the first over the territory. Miss Cameron enjoyed , i|, verv iiiikli indeed and as the nmun- | lain required a mime, the young lady named it- .Morrison s Peak, alter a friend. i