Freda Du Faur
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Emmeline Freda Du Faur was an Australian mountaineer, credited as the first woman to climb New Zealand's tallest mountain, Aoraki / Mount Cook. Du Faur was a leading amateur climber of her day. She wa
Du Faur c. 1906–1913
Mount Dampier
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Mount Dampier is New Zealand's third highest mountain, rising to 3,440 metres. It is located in the Southern Alps, between Mount Hicks and Aoraki / Mount Cook. It is often traversed by climbers en rou
Freda Du Faur
…scaled a virgin peak now named Du Faur Peak (2,330 metres (7,644 ft)) after her. She also made the first ascents of Nazomi (2,925 metres (9,596 ft)) and Mount Dampier (3,420 metres (11,220 ft)), and the second ascents of Mount Tasman (3,497 metres (11,473 ft)) and Mount Lendenfeld (3,192 metres (10,472 ft)). In her…
Aoraki (middle) and Mount Dampier (right)