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WOMEN ON- TOP1~ : - Kirsty Weods . This is. just a modest ieee plug ‘for a new group called "Women in Climbing" which is. made up of women from all sorts. of*clubs and other » strange places - “yes, take stock all you” women who have’ Scan a pees to do it but were ‘afraid to aski" a aie October ib eae a group of four women stomped over a section of the seaward Kaikoura Range concentrating on the highest peak, Manukau. — On the Friday, we walked up the ‘Hapuku River toa spot where we made a base camp; a place where we felt that "no woman had been before". E Dr 30am ‘Saturday we worked our way up crumbly rocky Surveyor Spur and then split into two parties. One lot ploddéd through the snow to the: top-of Manukau and back - a gruelling 15 hour effort which could not eliminate the feelings of exhilaration at having done the ts ae trip =, and in glorious weather. . (And we've got photos to prove ath). a The other lot spent the day stripping off and sunbathing (we've god the photos to ‘prove that too!) and. flying kites. They were also the great comforters: for , sea recher worn out but hysterical summit party that evening. way: ale we had a“"relaxed" walk out on Sunday and ate and drank’ our way back to Wellington in ia haze of self satisfaction, Those on the trip were: os . Sa : SS Dale. Parsons, Kirsty, Woods, gan Nisbet and Marion Davies. : as