Mt Cook: South face and low, middle and high peaks in northward view. The first ascent of the south face was made in 1962. The first ascent of the technically very demanding south ridge was one of many historic firsts achieved by Edmund Hillary in the Southern Alps. On that ascent, of 6 February 1948, Hillary was one of a team of 4 led by the legendary Mt Cook guide Harry Ayres.

Mt Cook: South face and low, middle and high peaks in northward view. The first ascent of the south face was made in 1962. The first ascent of the technically very demanding south ridge was one of many historic firsts achieved by Edmund Hillary in the Southern Alps. On that ascent, of 6 February 1948, Hillary was one of a team of 4 led by the legendary Mt Cook guide Harry Ayres.