On Dec the 4th it will be one hundred years since Freda du faur was the first woman to climb Mt cook/Aoraki
To celebrate there was a host of events an I attended a woman's ascent of Du Faur peak in Aoraki national park
Carla,Jane( trip leader),Sam and I, Quet, Elke, katrina and Eveline
Sam has me in a headlock since I got her into this!
day 1: Along the hooker past the lake and the Glacier headescorted by Lee anne and Alison
Up through the Morraine( chossy gravel Slide to cliff)
Up some cool rock scrabling interupted by never ending scree sections.
we stayed in and around Copeland shelter (Aoraki in Reflection)
day 2: In the morning we Crossed to the west Coast via Fitzgerald pass
Du Faur: our intended peak.
Ket and Elke My partners in descent. We traversed the Divide and Descended the eugenie Galcier
Lunc at top of Eugenie
At Sefton Bivvy looking up at the Glacier we just crossed
A fabulous weekend with some really lovely ladies.
Thanks to Jane and Elke for their Patient guidance
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