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Retreat and glissade.

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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/22752385

Description

Three mountaineers roped together and with ice axes and knapsacks sliding down a steep slope on Mount Cook. Probably a scene from the second attempt on Cook, described in Green's journal as happening 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
Ice

Category

People & Society

Glossary
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