Freda du Faur

Description

First NameEmmeline FredLast Namedu FaurDescriptionFreda Du Faur was an Australian mountaineer who was active climbing in New Zealand. She is believed to be the first female to ascend Aoraki / Mt Cook, a feat she achieved with guides Peter and Alexander Graham on 3 December 1910.

The Aoraki Heritage Collection hold an extensive collection of mountaineering books including ones featuring Freda du Faur. Of particular interest is Freda's own book 'The conquest of Mount Cook and other climbs: an account of four seasons' mountaineering on the Southern Alps of New Zealand'.
Please contact us for more information.External LinkDNZB: Freda du FaurTimaru District Libraries: search 'Freda du Faur'Date of Birth16 Sep 1882Place of BirthAustraliaDate of Death11 Sep 1935Place of DeathAustraliaSubjectBiographyOutdoor Recreation

Newspaper Clipping

Conquest of Mount Cook, "Reckless Romp Over The Last Rocks", A Christmas Day Triumph

1990 - a hard row to hoe

Famous Freda first woman to scale Mt Cook

First Hermitage Hotel Built 72 Years Ago Destroyed by Floods

Unknown date; presumably taken during du Faur's climbing years in New Zealand, 1906-1913.

Guy Mannering, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Connections

PlaceAoraki/Mt Cook