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Story: Mountaineering

All images and media

From page 1 - The New Zealand scene

Edmund Hillary and Harry Ayres

Edmund Hillary and Harry Ayres

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

From page 2 - Beginnings

Mt Tongariro

Scaling the Matterhorn

Scaling the Matterhorn

Mt Sparrman

Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont)

Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont)

Charles Douglas and A. P. Harper

Charles Douglas and A. P. Harper

From page 3 - Aoraki/Mt Cook

Aoraki/Mt Cook, 1875

Aoraki/Mt Cook, 1875

First attempt on Aoraki/Mt Cook

First attempt on Aoraki/Mt Cook

Climbing Aoraki/Mt Cook

Climbing Aoraki/Mt Cook

First to climb Aoraki/Mt Cook

First to climb Aoraki/Mt Cook

Hobnail boots

From page 4 - Guided climbing

Freda Du Faur and the Graham brothers

Freda Du Faur and the Graham brothers

Peter Graham with clients

Peter Graham with clients

Rock bivouac

Swagging in supplies

Swagging in supplies

Carrying planks for a hut

Carrying planks for a hut

From page 5 - Beyond the central Southern Alps

South Island peaks

South Island peaks

Night out on Mt D’Archiac

Night out on Mt D’Archiac

Graham, Newton and Teichelmann

Graham, Newton and Teichelmann

From page 6 - The age of the amateur

1930s climbing equipment

1930s climbing equipment

John Pascoe

Summit of Mt Evans

Summit of Mt Evans

Early equipment

Early equipment

New equipment

From page 7 - Clubs and huts

New Zealand Alpine Journal

New Zealand Alpine Journal

Tararua Tramping Club

Tararua Tramping Club

Cascade Hut

Snow cave

From page 8 - Climbing faces

Face climbs, Aoraki/Mt Cook

Face climbs, Aoraki/Mt Cook

John Glasgow and Peter Gough

John Glasgow and Peter Gough

North-east face of Mt Aspiring

North-east face of Mt Aspiring

Climbing fatalities, 1900–2006

Climbing fatalities, 1900–2006

From page 9 - New equipment and new people

Modern equipment

Modern equipment

Skiplane, Tasman Glacier

Skiplane, Tasman Glacier

Women in the mountains

Women in the mountains (1st of 2)

Mavis Davidson and Rod Hewitt

Mavis Davidson and Rod Hewitt (2nd of 2)

From page 10 - Mountaineering today

Pupils on a climbing course

Pupils on a climbing course

Rock climber

Indoor rock climbing

Indoor rock climbing

From page 11 - New Zealand climbers overseas

Edmund Hillary climbs Mt Everest

Edmund Hillary climbs Mt Everest

New Zealand Andean expedition, 1968

New Zealand Andean expedition, 1968

Hall, Hillary and Ball

Hall, Hillary and Ball

Lydia Bradey

How to cite this page:

John Wilson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/mountaineering/media (accessed 28 April 2024)

Story by John Wilson, published 24 Sep 2007, updated 1 Feb 2017