New Zealand Febuary 2003
by Neil Monteith & Jono Schmidt
1/2/03

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Jono solos up the exposed and classic SW Ridge Jono solos towards the rock on the SW Ridge Jono sets up the belay in a small ice cave below the final ice pitches of the SW Ridge Jono seconds the first roped pitch on the SW Ridge Jono on the bullet hard ice of the summit gully.
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Jono leads the last pitch before the summit. Neil on the last section before the summit of Mt Aspiring Neil on the summit of Mt Aspiring (3030m) Jono on the summit of Mt Aspiring (3030m) Glacier views north from the summit of Aspiring
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Scree slope on the NW Ridge of Aspiring Jono raps down from the NW ridge of Aspiring on the descent Jono and tent campsite Jono solos a nice vertical 'shrund near camp Neil trusts ice screws as he raps into the ice cave
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Jono raps into a cool ice cave paradise Neil finds the physical end of the ice cave Jono peers down into the depths of the ice cave Neil at the end of the first rap into the ice cave Jono raps down a snow ramp into the ice cave