Climbing historian Grant Hunter has put together a descriptive bibliography covering the golden age of New Zealand involvement in exploratory mountaineering expeditions in the Himalaya and Karakoram (1935–1964). This is an essential resource for those interested in this period, as it brings together and summarises the books and journal articles where each expedition is covered.
Daniel is one of the best-performing all around climbers that this country has produced and while his name is well-known, his reticence in relation to his own achievements (at least relative to most climbers) means that the extent of his climbing resume isn't that well documented.
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