Book review by ‘The Southland Times’ – A Wild Obsession, by Ellis Emmett, is a hilarious record of hunts, dogs, misadventures, failures and successes It is written with a great deal of humour and perception and will have you laughing non-stop from cover to cover.
Timaru Coroner Edgar Bradley says he is satisfied the body of an Auckland climber is irrecoverable. Mr Bradley held an inquest yesterday into the death of John Lyburn Sutherland, 25. Sergeant Geoff McCrostie siad he was told on December 30 that four climbers were overdue from a climb on Mount D’Archiac (Ellis Emmett, Andrew Ashley, Malcolm and John Sutherland), in the Rangitata Valley, and organized a search.
Grave fears are held for the safety of climbers in the Southern Alps. It is believed that a climber has fallen down a crevasse near the summit of Mt D’Archiac, in the headwaters of Lake Tekapo, on Wednesday night.
Two climbers feared dead. Two climbers are feared dead after falling from a ridge on Mount D’rchiac in the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. Mr Swanson said climbers going into the Southern Alps knew the risks of their sport. New Zealand Alpine Club spokesman Jeoff Gabites said Mount D’Archiac attracted only the most experienced climbers. “It is a mountain with a reputation. It;s a long way from anywhere and it’s got a sad background.
