Alec and Peter Graham

Alec and Peter Graham with Freda du Faur, the first woman to climb Mount Cook. Peter, du Faur and a chaperone made the climb together on 3 December 1910.
New Zealand Railway poster depicting the Grahams' hotel at the toe of the Franz Josef Glacier, 1932.
Note Grahams' Saddle and Alec's Knob. The church is just in front of the nearest end of the bridge. The airfield's windsock is clearly visible
Air Travel's scheduled service

Alexander Carter Graham MM (1881–1957) and Peter Graham MBE (1878–1961) were mountaineers, guides and hotel operators in New Zealand. They were instrumental in the establishment of the early New Zealand tourist industry and earned themselves worldwide reputations as climbers and guides.[1][2]

  1. ^ Biography, Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
  2. ^ Otago Daily Times 1 July 1946, Page 4