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List of High Ascents at Franz Josef Glacier, Season 1929-30.

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Date. I Party and Guide. Name of Peak. ; Height. I Route and Remarks. I . i I L_ j 1929. Feet. April 5 C. R. Hayward, Ethel Hornby, Mount Roon .. 8,000 Ascent from Defiance Hut, traversing Mount Peggy Barr, Marie Munro ; (about) Moltke and ascending Roon by the western Guide, C. Jensen Mount Moltke .. 6,850 arHe from the Baumann Glacier; descent by same waj'. April 11 Daisy Mackie, G. C. Arras; Mount, Roon .. 8,000 Same route as above. Guide, F. Alack Mount Moltke .. 6,850 Nov. 8 G. Farrelly ; Guide, F. Alack • St. Mildred .. 7,800 Ascent by east arete, from Franz Josef Glacier ; descent by west face to Aimer Glacier. Oct. 21 F. Alack .. .. .. Mount Roon .. 8,000 From Aimer Hut to Graham's Saddle, Mount Moltke .. 6,850 j returning to Waiho by traversing over | Roon and Moltke to Defiance Hut on ski. Sept. 15 F. Alack, T. Sheeran . . From Aimer Hut, traverse across the Franz Josef Glacier basin, across Newton Pass, on to Fox Glacier, and down to Chancellor Ridge. (First traverse on ski.) ; 1930. •Ian. 12 Mrs. P. Graham; Guide, P. St. Mildred .. 7,800 Ascent and descent by west face from Aimer Graham Hut. Jan. 12 Dr. Bradshaw ; Guide, J. Fluety Mount Moltke .. 6,850 Ascent and descent by north-east arHe from Defiance HutJan. 13 Dr. Bradshaw; Guides, F. De la Beche .. 10,058 Traverse. Ascent from Aimer Hut to Alack, J. Fluety ! Graham's Saddle and thence south - west arete to top-? descent by east face to Malte Brun Hut. Jan. 15 Emily Paterson, Margaret Pater- St. Mildred .. 7,800 Traverse. From head of Franz Josef son, F. Dorothy Davies: Glacier; descent to head of Aimer Guide, M. Lysons Glacier, to the Aimer Hut. Jan. 30 W. D. Fraser, A. C. Snowden, I St. Mildred . . 7,800 From head of Franz Josef Glacier; descent F. Beven Brown, Duncan to head of Aimer Glacier, to Aimer Hut. Murdock ; Guide, F. Alack Jan. 31 Same party ; Guide, F. Alack Mount Drummond 8,200 Traverse. Same as above. Jan. 18 Miss M. Purcy, Mrs. P. Graham, Mount Moltke .. 6,850 Ascent and descent by north-east arete from Garland Graham, Hester Defiance Hut. Graham ; Guide, P. Graham Feb. 1. W. D. Fraser, A. C. Snowden, Minarets and De 10,022 Ascent from Aimer Hut to Graham's Saddle, Dr. F. Beven Brown, Dr. la Beche traversing across south-west face De la Duncan Murdock ; Guide, Beche to east side, and thence to top of F. Alack the Minarets, climbing De la Beche on return ; descent, same way. Feb. 3 J. Fluety, M. Lysons .. Minarets and De 10,022 Ascent from De la Beche bivouac to la Beche Graham's Saddle, thence by south-west arete to top of De la Beche, and thence to summit of the Minarets ; descent to Aimer Hut. Feb. 13 G. M. Jackson, P. S. Grant, Mount Drummond 8,200 Traverse. From head of Franz Josef P. C. Weenink ; Guide, F. St. Mildred .. 7,800 Glacier to top of Drummond, traversing Alack St. Mildred Peak, and return to Aimer Hut. Feb. 14 Same party ; Guide, F. Alack Mount Rudolf .. 9,039 Ascent was made up the ice face on east. side from Graham's Saddle. Feb. 19 Daisy Mackie, G. C. Arras; Mount Spencer .. 9,878 Ascent by north face from Franz Josef Guide, J. Fluety Glacier basin, from Aimer Hut. Feb. 19 Miss L. Roberts, Marion Scott, Mount Jarvois .. 8,679 Ascent and descent by north arSte from A. E. Stevenson, J. W. Franz Josef Glacier basin, from Aimer Hut. Mitchel; Guides, A. Graham, T. Sheeran Mar. 3 Daisy Mackie, G. C. Arras; Minarets .. 10,022 Ascent from Aimer Hut to Graham's Saddle, Guide, J. Fluety thence by south arete and east face of De la Beche to top ; descent by same way. Mar. 3 W. G. Blundell, G. W. Skyel- St. Mildred .. 7,800 Ascent and descent by west face from the leyss, C. J. Berryman; Aimer Hut. Guide, J. Cox Mar. 6 Christina Irving; Guide, F. Mount Drummond 8,200 j Ascent by east ridge ; descent by west face Alack j traverse. Mar. 28 Frances Roberts; Guide, J. ; Mount Jarvois .. 8,679 j Ascent and descent by noith arete from Fluety | Aimer Hut.