Date of birth

23 June 1870 at Timaru

Died

1947 at Hastings

Parents

Thomas and Jane Fyfe

Married

Mary Peake 1896

Children

Two sons and two daughters

Education

Wai-iti School (Timaru)

Military service

France 1916

Careers

• Started climbing while working on a new wing at the Hermitage Mt Cook. Made first ascents of the Footstool, Mt de La Beche, Mt Darwin, Mt Haidinger and Malte Brun
• On Christmas Day 1894 with two others made the first ascent of Mt Cook
• Became a guide and is credited with the founding of alpine guiding in New Zealand
• Pioneered numerous alpine crossings of the Southern Alps, including Fyfe Pass

Last updated: 16 Sep 2021