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New Zealand Alpine Journal

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<em>New Zealand Alpine Journal</em>

In 1891 the New Zealand Alpine Club was formed, largely on the initiative of A. P. Harper. The club published a journal as ‘a record of mountain exploration and adventure’. This is the cover of the first issue.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: S-L 642-COVER

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John Wilson, Mountaineering – Clubs and huts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/10502/new-zealand-alpine-journal (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 February 2017.