Current Conditions Quarter Deck Mt Aspiring 20 Dec 2012

We've had lots of enquiries about the current condition of the Quarter Deck. 

Andy Cole took these while flying out:

Simultaneous Summits !

On 12/12/12/ our guide Matt Chessor topped out on Mnt. Lendenfeld  (3194m) with Mike Hall.  A beautiful climb of one of New Zealand's highest peaks. Here is the happy couple on top with Mnt. Cook in the back ground.

While they were climbing they could watch the progress of Mount Aspiring Guide's Federico Varengo and Bett Koch as they climbed the south Ridge of Mnt. Dixon.

While these two routes are close by each other, Dixon is accessed from Mount Cook Village on the eastern side of the mountains and Lendenfeld is approached from the the western side, over 6 hrs away by road!

Racing the weather on Mnt. Cook

December 3rd Cook Ascent

Summit Rocks at sunrise.  Red sky in the morning proved to be accurate measure of the coming front.

From the top of the Summit Rocks the approaching front is clearly evident

 View from the summit! With the winds increasing it was time to get down

By now the front has clearly covered the western side of the mountains and is beginning to spill over onto the Linda Glacier Below and the Tasman Glacier in the distance

Down to the safety of the lower Linda Glacier just as the rain is starting

It is all worth it for the memories of a great summit