Edmund Cotter

Edmund McCarthny (Ed) Cotter (15 January 1927 – 19 October 2017) was a New Zealand mountaineer who made several first ascents on the West Coast of New Zealand and was part of the team that first climbed the Maximilian Ridge on Mount Elie de Beaumont in 1951.[1][2][3]

Cotter was a member of the 1951 New Zealand expedition to the Garhwal Himalaya, with Edmund Hillary, George Lowe and Earle Riddiford.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Edmund Cotter, part of New Zealand's first Himalaya expedition, dies". Stuff. 22 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Edmund Cotter". 2 November 2017 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Edmund COTTER's Obituary in The Press". The Press.
  4. ↑ McKinnon 2016, p. 308.

McKinnon, Lyn (2016). Only Two for Everest. Dunedin: Otago University Press. ISBN 978-1-972322-40-6."Only Two for Everest (book)". Otago University Press. October 2016.


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