Thomas Camperdown Fyfe (23 June 1870 in

Timaru Timaru (; mi, Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to ...

– 1947 in

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) was a self-taught

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mountaineer Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, an ...

from

. He led the first ascent of

Aoraki / Mount Cook Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, as of 2014, is listed as . It sits in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island. A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite ...

(the highest mountain in New Zealand) on 25 December 1894, which included Jack Clarke and George Graham. Following the first Aoraki ascent Fyfe, who was introduced to climbing by

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, went on to become the first appointed Chief Guide at the Hermitage Hotel at Mt Cook village.History of NZ Guiding, http://www.nzmga.org.nz/pages/8/history-of-nz-guiding.htm

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New Zealand mountain climbers People from Timaru 1870 births 1947 deaths {{climbingbio-stub