Cook | Aoraki (3,754m)
South Island, New Zealand
December 2 – 4, 2003 | Summit Date : December 3, 2003 | via Lindas Glacier
Climbing Team : Paul Aubrey, Tony van Marken
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand.
Introduction – Tony van Marken
Tony van Marken is a successful businessman and avid adventurer and has established a reputation as an outstanding motivational speaker. He has led or participated in over 40 high-altitude mountaineering expeditions on seven continents with over 80 summits around the world. He reached the summit of Everest via the South Col route on June 2nd, 2005, to complete his quest to become the first South African to climb the original Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each of the world’s seven continents.