SOUTHERN PEAKS : THE ASCENT OF MT MOLTKE, NEW ZEALAND

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Year
1929
Reference
F3211
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1929
Reference
F3211
Media type
Moving image
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Actuality
Duration
0:09:17
Production company
New Zealand Government Publicity Office

Well known climber/guiding personality Vic Williams takes 2 women up Mt. Moltke (7,000 ft.) from Defiance Hut, past the Unser Fritz Falls, across the Franz Josef Glacier, past Castle Rock, to the Summit. On the way they encounter a Kea.

“Ascent of Mt. Moltke, Franz Josef Glacier, Defiance Hut.
Guide - Frank Alack, pinnacles and crevasses, Unser Fritz Falls, Castle Rocks, Minarets in the Graham Saddle, Almer Hut, final climb to 7.000 feet.” - (NFL notes)