Kazakh climber conquers the Highest Peak of Oceania

19:53, 28 October 2013

ALMATY. October 28. KAZINFORM - Kazakh climber Andrey Gundarev on October 18 has climbed up to the highest peak in Australia and Oceania named Carstensz Pyramid (4884 m).

The peak is located in the Indonesian part of the island of Papua New Guinea. It is also called the peak of Puncak Jaya, which in the Indonesian means "Victory Peak".

Gundarev intends to become the first Kazakhstani who will conquer the highest peaks and volcanoes all over the world. He is a member of two popular climbing programs "Seven of the highest volcanoes in the world" and "Seven Peaks". To complete "Seven Peaks" program he is to climb Mount Everest in Nepal (8848 m) and Winston Peak in Antarctica (4897 m). Gundarev has also conquered 4 volcanos: Elbrus in Europe, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, Ojos del Salado in South America and Orizaba in North America.

The athlete prepares for the final stage of his journey which is climbing up the Giluve volcano in Papua New Guinea.

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