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Shannon News, 22 March 1927, Page 4

K record ascent of Mt. Egmont from the Dawson Falls House was made during the week-end, clipping four minutes off the known fastest previous time, states a Taranaki exchange. A month ago, Mr Murray, of Eltham, made a flying start of Egmont from the Dawsori Falls side in 2 \ hours, and descended in H hours. During the week-end, however, Mr Murray again elimbed, and thid time-broke by four "minutes the -previous record for the complete-.ascent and,descent of the : mountain. Mr Murray's time from Ins departure until his return to the hostel ■ wisy : 2'hours;3tf The previous record was 2 hours 34 minutes.. By attainment Mr Murray :left his hat m the crater with a stone in it to weigh invited other-climbers to ' Veriffthe fact' that he had been: to