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Unclimbed New Zealand

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<em>Unclimbed New Zealand</em>

Unclimbed New Zealand, seen here in the window of Whitcombe and Tombs's bookshop in Wellington in 1939, is considered a classic of mountaineering literature. In it, author John Pascoe, an enthusiastic and daring mountaineer and a skilled photographer, revealed a gift for vivid description and an engaging sense of humour.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, John Dobrée Pascoe Collection (PAColl-0783)

Reference: PA1-q-945-186

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Alex Calder, Non-fiction – Men in non-fiction, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43307/unclimbed-new-zealand (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Alex Calder, published 11 November 2013.