Menu
Policeman Steve Bruce, 23, back from Everest expedition.
Expand/collapse
Details
DescriptionHe had been with a 12-New Zealand/2-Australian team, which had hoped to be the first national team to succeed; they were defeated by avalanches, and there had been six deaths in other teams during their attempt.
A head-only greyscale image was printed in the November 5, 1985 'Leader'.
The article and picture of him in the September 14, 1982 'Leader' described the expedition (and said he was 22). At the time, he was a budgetary advised with the Citizens' Advice Bureau with three-quarters of an accountancy degree. By then, he had conquered 16 3000-metre peaks in New Zealand - Aoraki/Mount Cook three times - and in 1981, with Warren Herrick, had traversed the west face of the Southern Alps from Milford to Nelson, conquering 23 peaks on the way.
There had been an earlier picture of him on a bicycle, on June 4, 1985. He had been training on Aoraki/Mount Cook and the Tararuas, and he was a policeman.
Date TakenOctober 1985
A head-only greyscale image was printed in the November 5, 1985 'Leader'.
The article and picture of him in the September 14, 1982 'Leader' described the expedition (and said he was 22). At the time, he was a budgetary advised with the Citizens' Advice Bureau with three-quarters of an accountancy degree. By then, he had conquered 16 3000-metre peaks in New Zealand - Aoraki/Mount Cook three times - and in 1981, with Warren Herrick, had traversed the west face of the Southern Alps from Milford to Nelson, conquering 23 peaks on the way.
There had been an earlier picture of him on a bicycle, on June 4, 1985. He had been training on Aoraki/Mount Cook and the Tararuas, and he was a policeman.
Date TakenOctober 1985Part of
About the original
Reference1985 11 05 01FormatGreyscale printSize138 x 203
FormatGreyscale printSize138 x 203Scanned byDon McLeod
Click on the image to add
a tag or press ESC to cancel
a tag or press ESC to cancel
loading google map....
Policeman Steve Bruce, 23, back from Everest expedition.. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 21/08/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/26477