Kate Gardiner (21 September 1885–29 January 1974) was a New Zealand mountaineer. She was born in Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 21 September 1885. She was the daughter of Frederick Gardiner who made the first ascent of Mount Elbrus.
In 1930 she made first ascents with her guide Walter Feuz in the Canadian Rockies of Mount Lyautey, Mount Sarrail, Mount Foch, Mount Bogart, Warrior Mountain, and Mount Galatea. Other notable first ascents include Mount Prince Henry (1919), Mount Alcantara (1929), Foster Peak (1933), and White Pyramid (1939). She would eventually complete 33 first ascents in the Canadian Rockies.
She joined the Ladies' Alpine Club in 1929 and was later elected President (1941–1943).
References
- ^ McCormack, Trish. "Kate Gardiner". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Katie Gardiner". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- "Lists of Presidents, Hon. Secretaries, Hon. Treasurers, Hon. Librarians, Hon. Editors, 1907-1975". The Journal of the Ladies' Alpine Club: 4. 1975.
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