Abstract
THE laborious explorations of Dr. Julius von Haast and his associates, undertaken in 1862 and subsequent years, had, as their results, an excellent sketch map of the New Zealand Alps, and a general knowledge of their topography and geology. It was also made evident that, although the summits did not attain the elevation of many in the Swiss Alps, yet, as they were steep and precipitous, as they rose from valleys comparatively low, and as the snow line descended far below its ordinary level in the Northern Alps, there would be considerable difficulty in scaling the higher peaks. No real attempt on these was made till the year 1881, when Mr. Green decided to try his hand at mountaineering in New Zealand. The High Alps of New Zealand; or, A Trip to the Glaciers of the Antipodes, with an Ascent of Mount Cook. By William Spotswood Green. (Macmillan, 1883.)
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