Saturday, July 28, 2007

Ebenezer Teichelmann - Cutting Across Continents and Teichelmann. Two Editions




I hope you get a chance to read this book on the life and times of Ebenezer Teichelmann, one of New Zealand's greatest mountaineers. He also was a surgeon, conservationist, photographer, soldier, humanitarian and gardener.

Teichelmann, the New Zealand edition distributed by Craig Potton Publishing, is available at bookshops throughout New Zealand, and on the West Coast at Take Note bookshops, Greymouth, Hokitika and Franz Josef Glacier.

Ebenezer Teichelmann – Cutting Across Continents’ by Bob McKerrow, is the international edition and available internationally at India Research Press.New Delhi,www.indiaresearchpress

Monday, July 23, 2007

Ebenezer Teichelmann at the head of the Fox Glacier



Ebenezer Teichelmann (left) at a campsite on the lower Pioneer ridge at the Head of the Fox Glacier. He, Newton and Alec Graham did the first ascent of Mt. Douglas from here plus a number of others first ascents.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Teichelman and party after 3rd ascent of Aoraki/Mt. Cook



Ebenezer Teichelmann (right) with the group he made the 3rd ascent of Aoraki/Mt. Cook

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Teichelmann's ascents of mountains


Dear friends

Here is a list of ascent done by Ebenezer Teichelmann bewteen 1899 and 1924.

THANKS FOR VISITING THE SITE AND IF YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT TEICHELMANN, I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL.

Bob

Each Ascent is listed with: Season- Ascent -Date - Partners - Comments

1899 Spencer and Burton Glaciers Nov or Dec A.Woodham, C. Stoner & P. Graham
1st recorded trip on these 2 glaciers

1900
Craig Peak, Mts.Gaskill, Purity, McIntosh, Ferguson and Vickers
January 1900
1st traverse of Victoria range & 1st ascent all peaks

1902
Graham Saddle via Goat Path
31.01.02
Batson, Newton
1st west to east from Waiho to Hermitage
Baker Saddle
6.02.02
Above party plus J. Clarke
1st crossing
Strauchon Glacier
7.02.02
above
1st party to descend glacier


1903
Chancellor Dome, Jan 03, 1St ascent
Engineer Col
Jan. 1903
Newton, P.Graham
1st ascent
1st ascent
Pioneer Pass
1st ascent
Fox Glacier
1st party to explore upper reaches

1904
Mt. Ollivier
Jan 1903
P.Graham
Glacier Dome
Jan 03
Pioneer Pass
1st crossing E to W.

1905
La Perouse Glacier
Harper Saddle
29.01.05
Newton, Graham, Low
1st crossing

Glacier Dome
2.02.05
Mt Cook/Aoraki
2.02.05
Newton, Low, Graham, Clarke
3rd ascent

Copland Pass
Newton, AGraham

1906
La Perouse
1.02.06
Newton, Low, A.Graham
1st ascent

Col. on Balfour Range
Some speculation as to whether they climbed Vanguard or possibly Belmont


1907
Mt. Halcombe
26.01.07
Newton, A.Graham
1st ascent

Glacier Peak
27.01.07
1st ascent

Mt. Douglas
28.01.07
1st ascent

Mt. Torres
04.02.07
1st ascent

Pioneer Psss
07.02.07
1st west to east crossing

Mt. Moltke
Late 1907
Rev Kemp, A.Graham.
1st ascent
Mt.Roon
1st ascent
Mt.Anderegg
1st ascent
Mt. Bismark
1st ascent

1908
Glacier Dome (Waiatoto)

A.Graham,D.Nolan

1909
Graham Saddle
A.Graham

Mt. Green
15.02.09
Dr.Vollman, A.Graham. P.Graham
1st ascent

Mt. Walter
15.02.09
1st ascent

Copland Pass
A.Graham

1910
Mt. Chudleigh
19.2.10
A.Graham, P.Graham
1st ascents of low and middle peaks

Mein’s Knob
A.Graham

Ramsay Glacier
Whitcome Pass



1911
Lambert Glacier

A.Graham, J. Clarke

Mt.Soddart
01.02.11
1st ascent

Snowy Peak
1st ascent

Mt. Tyndall
1st ascent

Malcolm Peak
1st ascent

Clarke Saddle
(between Lord and Ramsay Glaciers)
1912
Footstool
03.04.12

SWITZERLAND


Possibly with members of the Alpine Club.

Wellenkuppe
Furgengrat
Theodal Pass


1914

Mt. Spencer
Feb 1914
A. Graham
1st ascent

1924
Glacier region
23.02.24
Capt. Buckley & Havelock Williams
1st flight over the South Westland Glaciers

Sealey Pass
March 1924

24 first ascents of mountains. Eight first ascents or crossings of passes, cols or saddles

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Mining and sawmilling accidents


Mining and saw milling accidents were common on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island in the early 20th Century and as a leading surgeon and doctor, Dr.Ebenezer Teichelmann would be summoned to tend to the injured. This photograph shows Dr. Teichelmann (centre) about to go down a mine shaft in Ross

In spite of the growing use of x-rays, and common use of antiseptics, Teichelmann had a struggle to combat old ways. Most people carried on as they always had, going only to a Doctor when all else failed. Home cures were based either on herbal remedies, castor oil, tonics, so called old wives’ tales, or the private use of such hard drugs as paregoric and opium. Newspapers advertised Stubbs Fern Ointment, which was guaranteed to heal rheumatism, sprains, colds and influenza; and Charles’ B41 pills could be furtively taken for urinary or venereal diseases. Holloways Pills, Beechams Pills and Davis Painkiller helped deal with any other complaints. Any recent advances in medical practice had to be proven in the community before they won acceptance.
Diseases that claimed many young lives over the years the Doctor worked on the Coast were measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough and tuberculosis, along with epidemics of typhoid and diphtheria. On top of those, Dr Teichelmann also had to deal with numerous mining and saw milling accidents. It was a wild and unforgiving frontier, and the isolation of patients from medical centres meant even more tragedies than today. Too often help arrived too late. Travel was slow and cumbersome; frequently dictated by the weather. Medicinal supplies were poor, and access to consultation with peers was difficult. But despite all these impediments, Doctor Ebenezer Teichelmann endeavoured to do the best for his community with the available resources. He made numerous difficult and dangerous journeys in the face of ridiculous odds, on the chance that there was still something that could be done. The lifestyle took its toll on his personal life. He had to battle with self-doubts when lives were lost. But this was a man that sacrificed much for the sake of his fellow citizens, no matter who they were. Many people owe him their lives.