Mount Cook & Lake Pukaki
High on Mount Cook, in the cold, early hours of Saturday 3rd December 1910, Australian mountaineer Freda du Faur and her companions Peter and Alec Graham started their final ascent on the summit.
Born and raised in Sydney, Freda taught herself to rock climb and pursued it with a passion. In 1906, at the age of 24, she summered in New Zealand and after seeing images of Mount Cook became determined to climb it. She then spent the years between 1908 and 1910 preparing for her ascent on the peak. So, on Saturday 3rd December 1910, accompanied with two companions, Freda du Faur became the first woman to successfully climb Mount Cook.
Hooker River & Mueller Lake, Aoraki/ Mount Cook
One of the special places in New Zealand has to be Aoraki/ Mount Cook and the surrounding area. There are spectacular views everywhere you go! When I visited there had just been a massive snow fall over almost 18 hours, leaving everything with a brilliant blanket of white. This is the view of the Hooker River and Mueller Lake from the 1st Swing Bridge on the 5km walking track.
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