Charlotte Adams (mountain climber)
Charlotte Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1860  |
| Died | 5 September 1920 |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
| Spouse | Herbert Norfolk Cuningham |
Charlotte A. Adams (later Charlotte A. Cunningham) (1860 – 5 September 1920) was an Australian mountain climber. She became the first woman of European descent to climb to the peak of Mount Kosciuszko in February 1881, aged 21.[1]
Biography
In February 1881, Adams accompanied her father, Philip Francis Adams, Surveyor General of New South Wales[2] on a surveying trip to the Cooma district. On the trip, she climbed to the peak of Mount Kosciuszko, becoming the first known European woman to have made the climb.[1]
Adams married Herbert Norfolk Cunningham, brother of Sir William Edward Fairlie-Cuninghame, 13th Baronet, on 19 April 1882.[3][4]
She died in Darlinghurst on September 5, 1920.[5]
Legacy
The village of Charlotte Pass, New South Wales is named after Adams.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Overview - Charlotte Pass ski resort". Cyber Interchange Australia. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008.
- ↑ Turnbull, John (15 October 1987). "A marvellous time to visit the Main Range". The Canberra Times. p. 18.
- ↑ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 May 1882. p. 8.
CUNNINGHAM-ADAMS—April 19, North Shore, by Rev. S. H. Childs, Herbert Norfolk Cunningham to Charlotte A. Adams.
- ↑ Hesilrige, Arthur F. M., Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, 1920
- ↑ "Deaths". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 September 1920.
- ↑ Tim the Yowie Man (26 June 2015). "Tim the Yowie Man: The Mouat Tree Project is a great cause for Canberra". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media.