I have returned to Te Anau with Melissa's sister, Donna and her husband Jeff to pay tribute to Melissa.
Over $5000NZD was raised at Melissa's service for the Fiordland SAR. Donna and I presented the funds as a donation to Stewart who help in my rescue upon the unnamed glacier on March 23rd 2011. The funding is aimed at providing additional equipment such as ice screws, crampons, harnesses, and ice axes/hammers so Fiordland SAR personel can return home safely after perfoming remote and sometiems dangerous rescues.
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| Donna and I presenting donations to Stewart of Fiordland SAR |
Using local helicopter services we returned to the Korako and unnamed glacier in the central Darran Mountains of Fiordland National Park to pay tribute to Melissa.
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| Donna and I laying flowers upon the tent site that Melissa and I established below the remote Mount Revelation and Korako Glacier. |
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| Flowers upon our tent site. Lower portion of unnamed glacier in the background. |
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| The upper portion of the currently unnamed glacier as we flew away in the helicopter. |
In addition to presenting the donation and making the extremely difficult and emotional visit to the unnamed glacier, we also consulted with the local community, Department of Conservation, Iwi and authorities as part of a proposal being compiled for the naming of the currently unnamed glacier.
Related Media Links:
1. Southland Times. (Weblink:
Southland Times, Page 1, May 4th 2011).
2. Fiordland Advocate. (Weblink:
Fiordland Advocate, Page 17, May 5th 2011).
