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Freda du Faur- 100 years- ascent of Aoraki 10-Nov-2010 At 11:45:53 AM vwills

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The latest update:
1. Sellout dinner
2. Scholarship for young female mountaineer (that rules me out!)
3. Photos still needed of female climbers (before Nov 20)

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Freda Du Faur Centenary Dinner Sell Out

Tickets for the Freda Du Faur Centenary Dinner at The Old Mountaineers Café, Mt Cook on December 4th are now SOLD OUT.

There are still tickets for the Forum/Afternoon Tea event at The Hermitage. To purchase your ticket ($20pp) for this event, go to:

http://alpineclub.org.nz/product?filter0=105

Gottleib-Erica Alpine Scholarship for Aspiring Women Alpinists

To celebrate the life and climbs of Erica and Gottlieb, the Erica-Gottlieb Trust wish to contribute $750 towards the alpine instruction of an aspiring young women climber. The scholarship is available to non- NZAC members as well.

The applicant must be:

Female.
Under thirty years old.
Passionate about mountaineering.
For an application for the scholarship go to: http://alpineclub.org.nz/national-instruction-courses

A request for images from the Department of Conservation

A visual presentation of women climbers is being prepared as part of the Freda du Faur festivities taking place at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park this December.

Images of women climbers wanted for Freda du Faur centenary celebrations

A digital slideshow is being prepared by Carla Braun-Elwert for the Freda du Faur celebrations taking place this year on 4th December in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. If you have a great image of yourself or other women climbers in action then please e-mail it to fredaphotos@gmail.com; or you can post a selection of suitable images on a CD to Carla Braun-Elwert, 60 Murray Place, Lake Tekapo 7945. The deadline for submission is 20 November 2010.

Images collated so far include women climbing in both alpine and rock environments and general pictures honouring women climbers from the early 1900’s onwards. Please include details of where the image was taken and who is in the photograph.

Kiersten McKinley | Community Relations Ranger | Department of Conservation