Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) congratulates Paul Liebenberg, a young sportsman and medical doctor from Jeffrey's Bay who, as a member of an expedition, climbed the highest mountain in the western part of the southern hemisphere, Mount Aconcagua;
(2) notes that Cerro Aconcagua, at 6 962m above sea level, is the highest mountain in the Americas and the highest mountain outside Asia in the southern hemisphere and also forms part of the Andes mountain range in the Argentine province of Mendoza;
(3) further notes that Aconcagua is one of the Seven Summits;
(4) recognises that Paul is not just a mountain climber but has a couple of brave expeditions to his name already, viz in 2008 he became the first man in the world to complete the prestigious 4 Deserts races, which are spread over seven days, in a calendar year, which meant crossing the Atacama, Gobi, Sahara and Antarctica deserts;
(5) acknowledges that Paul Liebenberg won the Antarctica leg of the race; and
(6) realises that apart from water and sleeping tents, contestants are completely self-reliant.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.