Keir, William James, 1938- : Mountain memoirs

Folder comprises a paper print-out of Bill Keir's illustrated reminiscences `Mountain memoirs'. The manuscript is in typescript form and includes copies of scanned photographs in the text. The work recounts Keir's experiences of mountain climbing in New Zealand and abroad. These recollections are based on diaries Keir kept on these adventures.

Climbs and climbing locations described include:

- Mount Ruapehu (1948-2014)

- Hopkins Valley (1958)

- Arthur's Pass (1958)

- Mount Aspiring region (1959, 1960)

- Mount Hooker (1959)

- Mount Rolleston (1959)

- Matukituki Valley (1959 onwards)

- Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (1960)

- Fiordland (1962)

- Malte Brun (1967)

and many more.

It also describes travels and climbs in Europe, including Scotland, the Lakes District, Wales, the Bernina Alps of Switzerland, Mont Blanc Range and Matterhorn in 1962.

Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Physical Description: Loose-leaf typescript manuscript (computer print-out) with scanned photographic illustrations.