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George Edward Mannering
1862–1947
An early New Zealand mountaineer and travel writer, he brought the Southern Alps to life with first-hand adventure and a sharp eye for the landscape. Writing as Guy Mannering, he blended exploration, sport, and observation in books that still capture the feel of a changing country.
1 Audiobook
With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps
by George Edward Mannering
About the author
Born in North Canterbury, New Zealand, on July 31, 1862, George Edward Mannering was also widely known as Guy Mannering. He was a banker, sportsman, and one of the notable early explorers of New Zealand's Southern Alps, and his writing grew out of that direct experience in the mountains.
He was educated at Christ's College in Christchurch and later became closely associated with climbing and alpine travel in New Zealand. Among his best-known books is With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps, a lively account of mountaineering in the late nineteenth century, valued both for its adventure and for its picture of the country at that time.
Mannering died in Christchurch on October 29, 1947. For audiobook listeners, his work offers more than expedition stories: it opens a window onto colonial New Zealand, early alpine exploration, and a writer who knew his subject from the inside.