Yesterday after hard 16-hours work Anatoly Moshnikov & Igor Vasilenko had reached the summit flying over South Alps. Our climbers are on the top of Mt. Aspiring (3027 m). Olga Matuzova was as a supervisor from the hut Route is approximately 3A category of difficult. We worked with friends and nuts on crampons. At present the team descent to Wanaka Lake. Then they are going to Quenstown or Milfred Fiord.
Early there was acclimatization accent to volcano Ruapehu (2675 m), in National Park Tongariro. Olga also took part in this climb. At the time of descent there was very bad weather. There were very hard rain with a wind, chair lift was not work, it was necessary to continue descent on foot.
Then there was transfer to Wellington, capital of New Zealand and ferry to Picton on the South Island.
At the valley weather is super. Temperature is +25C. People are swimming; grass is green, plenty of flowers and smells.
Meanwhile in SPb is grey sky catch on the roofs of the houses, gloomy faces of pedestrians around and always salt on the shoes.
