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Piercing The Clouds Tom Fyfe: First To Climb Mt CookStock informationGeneral Fields
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Local DescriptionA thoroughly researched story of the legendary mountaineer Tom Fyfe who went on to complete the first ascent of Mt. Cook. DescriptionBy modern standards New Zealand mountaineers of last century were ill-equipped- no lightweight windproof clothing, sleeping bags or tents, no convenient food or cooking gear, no pitons, no crampons, no helmets. But those who tackled the peaks of Southern Alps under those conditions were fascinated by the challenges offered, just as later generations are. This is the story of the most successful alpinist of those days, a man whose achievements are among the most outstanding in the history of New Zealand mountaineering.
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