OVER THE TARARUAS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10598, 2 April 1912, Page 5

OVER THE TARARUAS

/pm^T^REYTOWN. ""For iscnre' time past endeavours ■have '.been- - ''&®ss the Tararuas ifojari Ota'kii to Grejitdwn' 'by way of 'Mount Hector. 'Mr W. H. Field, and a party consisting of Messrs P. 0. Aston (Government. chemist), and E. Atkinson (assistant chemist), with Firarik Ponn (proprietor of the Otaki Mail), essayedthe journey from QtaM on <Saturdlay morning. They reached Mount, Hector at 3.20 p.m., and journeyed oil til! half wa'y between Mount (Hector and 1 Mounlt Alplha, where they icamped. They broke camp on Sundia;y,morning at 7.20, and readhed the summit of Mount 'Alpha at 9 a.m. I Tli-ey rested half an hour, and then iflefb Omega, which wa's i reached : eyjiifortably at- 12.4-5 p.m. Luncih paitaten "of, and at 1.50 the. journey was&/;resumed, the party striking for Gorge, inhere .tihey jurcfje# at 3 p.m. Half an hour's and the ascent of * Mount ;was commenced, ' and the g,u.mmst reached at 5.50 p.im, | The' descent wsais made at 6.10 p,m., and cn a< point linear Harrison?s the j night's camjp was pitched. This mornifng the party ileisxirely made ibs way to G<reyto\rti, where they arrived- at [,ll a.m. in good health 'and spirits, tand. appetites of gigantic pjroporttiong.: .iThis' afternoon a, meeting of ■ the Mount Hector Tnvok Committee will he hold to confer with Mr Field's party ans to the places for accommodation rests, scaling tracks', aild' other mountaineering ■