Kate Gardiner (21 September 1885–29 January 1974) was a New Zealand mountaineer. She was born in

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on 21 September 1885. She was the daughter of Frederick Gardiner who made the first ascent of

Mount Elbrus Mount Elbrus ( rus, links=no, Эльбрус, r=Elbrus, p=ɪlʲˈbrus; kbd, Ӏуащхьэмахуэ, 'uaşhəmaxuə; krc, Минги тау, Mingi Taw) is the highest and most prominent peak in Russia and Europe. It is situated in the we ...

. In 1930 she made

first ascent In mountaineering, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in guide books) is the first successful, documented attainment of the top of a mountain or the first to follow a particular climbing route. First mountain ascents are notable because they en ...

s with her guide Walter Feuz in the

Canadian Rockies The Canadian Rockies (french: Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the British Columbian Rockies, is the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains. It is the easternmost part ...

Mount Lyautey Mount Lyautey is a mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Lyautey is situated 2.0 kilometres east of the Continental Divide, within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Its nearest higher peak ...

Mount Sarrail Mount Sarrail is a mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Sarrail is situated 1.0 kilometre north of the Continental Divide, within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Its nearest higher peak ...

Mount Foch Mount Foch is a mountain summit located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Marshall Ferdinand Foch. The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner an ...

, Mount Bogart,

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, and

Mount Galatea Mount Galatea is the highest peak of the Kananaskis Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta. It is located in the upper Spray Lakes Valley of the Kananaskis Country system of provincial parks. The mountain was named ...

. Other notable first ascents include

Mount Prince Henry Mount Prince Henry is a remote mountain summit located in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is part of ''The Royal Group'', a subset of the Rockies, which includes Mount King ...

(1919),

Mount Alcantara Mount Alcantara is a mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada. Description Mount Alcantara is the highest point in the Blue Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. This remote peak is situated west of the Continental Divide and s ...

(1929),

Foster Peak Foster Peak is a mountain summit located on the western border of Kootenay National Park. It is the highest point in the Vermilion Range, a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Ball, t ...

(1933), and

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(1939). She would eventually complete 33 first ascents in the Canadian Rockies.

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History of Gardiner Hut
1885 births 1974 deaths New Zealand mountain climbers People from Wavertree New Zealand female climbers British emigrants to New Zealand {{NewZealand-bio-stub