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In December 1910, Freda Du Faur became the first woman to climb Aoraki / Mount Cook, [128] and in 1913 her climbing party made the first ascents of the Footstool and Mount Sefton. Mountaineering on the Aoraki / Mount Cook massif is a hazardous activity. [129] In 1982, Mark Inglis and his climbing partner were trapped in a snow cave for two ...
He led the first ascent of Aoraki / Mount Cook (the highest mountain in New Zealand) on 25 December 1894, which included Jack Clarke and George Graham. [2] Following the first Aoraki ascent Fyfe, who was introduced to climbing by Jack Adamson, went on to become the first appointed Chief Guide at the Hermitage Hotel at Mount Cook Village. [3]
The first Europeans who may have seen Aoraki / Mount Cook were members of Abel Tasman's crew, who saw a "large land uplifted high" (probably some part of the Southern Alps) while off the west coast of the South Island, just north of present-day Greymouth [16] [17] on 13 December 1642 during Tasman's first Pacific voyage.
Aoraki, also known as Mount Cook, rises to 3,724m and is notorious for its crevasses and the risk of avalanches. The mountain has claimed more than 240 lives since the early 20th century.
On 14 March 1895, Zurbriggen made the first ascent of the ridge, the second ascent of the mountain and its first solo ascent. He missed the honour of claiming the first ascent of Mount Cook, which was achieved a few months earlier, on Christmas Day 1894 by a party of New Zealanders who were determined to prevent the first ascent being credited ...
“Due to a favourable break in the weather, a helicopter was deployed today as part of the search for the three climbers missing on Aoraki Mount Cook,” said Walker in a statement on Friday.