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Sir Edmund Hillary diary - Expedition to Gahwal, 1951

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  • Description

    A small blue volume labelled "1951 Expedition to Gawhal" containing the diary of Edmund Hillary, covering the period of 26 April to 20 August 1951. Describes a New Zealand Alpine Club expedition to the Garhwal Himalaya. Members of the climbing party included Edmund Hillary, George Lowe, Ed Cotter and Earle Riddiford.

  • Other Id

    17168 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2010-1-379 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

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