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2nd attempt on Mt Cook by eastern spur.

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Date

[27 February 1882]

Artist

William Spotswood Green (1847-1919)

Collective Title

Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23022936

Description

Three mountaineers, their footprints marked in the foreground snow, roped together and attempting to scale a rock face on Mount Cook.

Green in his journal describes the second attempt on Mount Cook as being on 27 February.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Aoraki / Mount Cook, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Mountains
Snow

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

Glossary
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