Alister Chapman.

Alister William Ashely Chapman was a person who loved the outdoors. A fine spirit of adventure and an enthusiasm for mountaineering left him to share with his companions much of the challenge that New Zealand's mountain's have to offer.

As a Science Student at Victoria University he looked forward to a promising career untill his unfortunate death on Malte-Brun last February.

To those who knew him Alister was an ideal friend. Always cheerful and ready to lend a helping hand, he will be remembered by his friends as a person who never had an enemy.

Colin Smyth.

Colin died last February on Malte-Brun, Few people knew him well; his abrupt manner discouraged them — but behind this was a thinking mind and a deep appreciation of the things that he valued: music, the hills and mountains, and chess (he was an accomplished player).

At 26, Colin had found his feet after several restless years; he was doing work which used his considerable ability in mathematics, and gave him a sense of satisfaction and purpose in life. A few days before the tragedy he wrote in his usual terse style:

"I'm switching to full-time computer programming - - - - - . Did aptitude test for it, results best ever in N.Z."

In the same letter he said:

"Am going climbing with Ali'stair, - - - - up the Tasman somewhere; getting ambitious. Hope we don't get another Southerly."

Colin's own words eptiomlze the sadness of his passing.

David Thomson

The tragic death of David Allan Thomson occured on August 21 in the Taurarua's. He was 18.

David, who completed his secondary schooling at Onslow College, was doing engineering intermediate at Victoria University.

He was an active tramper and an accomplished skier and represented Victoria at tournaments with success. His interests were wide and varied. He will be sadly missed by all those who knew him.