Dora de Beer's account of the expedition to Mt Sansato. Dora was an eminent mountaineer who accompanied Marie to Yunnan Province in 1938. Dora de Beer - Yunnan account

"For six years I have been studying the New Zealand Alpine Journals, and one by one I have seen my chosen virgin peaks falling to this or that enterprising party. But the head of the Mahitahi Valley was, Frank Alack assured me, still uncontaminated by the foot of any climber." Marie's account of her expedition to the Mahitahi Valley and Zora Glacier, and the naming of Crystal Peak. Read as an accompaniment to Martin Unwin's scholarly account of Marie's exploration achievements. Click here to access file: Mahitahi-Valley-NZ-1935

This proposal, written by Martin Unwin, a New Zealand-born astronomer and distant relative of Marie's, gives a detailed account of her exploration achievements in the Southern Alps. "Marie was a capable climber who made a significant contribution to New Zealand mountaineering, leading two expeditions into unexplored territory during which she made accurate and well-informed observations of topographic details." Click here to access file: Geographic Name Proposal