Otago Climber September 2011 - New Zealand Alpine Club
Otago Climber September 2011 - New Zealand Alpine Club
Otago Climber September 2011 - New Zealand Alpine Club
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South Ridge of Aoraki/Mt Cook renamed after Hillary<br />
Aoraki / Mount Cook’s South Ridge will be renamed Hillary Ridge, after<br />
one of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>’s most recognised and admired national figures, Sir<br />
Edmund Hillary.<br />
The Minister for Land Information, Hon Maurice Williamson, agreed with<br />
the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa – <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Zealand</strong>’s place naming authority – to alter the name of the South Ridge<br />
to Hillary Ridge.<br />
Dr Don Grant, Chairman of the Board, said the Minister’s decision, made<br />
on 29 July, confirmed the Board’s recommendation to honour Sir Edmund<br />
and his significant contribution in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> and abroad. After taking all<br />
views into account, both the Minister and Board agreed that altering South<br />
Ridge to Hillary Ridge was most appropriate.<br />
“Sir Edmund was one of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>’s most loved national figures and<br />
naming a significant and visible geographic feature after this remarkable<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>er was one of many suggestions made to the Board to honour<br />
and commemorate him and his life’s work,” Dr Grant said.<br />
The feature is a prominent ridge clearly seen from the Aoraki / Mount Cook<br />
village and the surrounding area, and forms an impressive section leading<br />
to the summit of the mountain.<br />
Aoraki/Mt Cook from Copland Pass. The “Hillary Ridge” on the right-hand sky-line. Photo Danilo<br />
Hegg<br />
<strong>Otago</strong> <strong>Climber</strong><br />
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