Such a somewhat poetic slogan only conveys one hundredth of all the adventures and difficulties that the Volyn delegation experienced during the Sunday ascent of Hoverla. But let us take it one step at a time... \n \nOn July 20, an actively advertised event called "Hoverla-2003" took place. Namely - the ascent to the highest peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians - Mount Hoverla by the leader of the bloc of parties "Our Ukraine" Viktor Yushchenko together with his like-minded people and supporters, of whom, according to some data, about 10 thousand gathered. For Viktor Andriyovych, this was already the 29th ascent of Hoverla. The conquest of the peak was dedicated to several memorable dates at once - exactly 2 years ago, it was on Hoverla that Viktor Yushchenko announced the formation of the election bloc "Our Ukraine", another occasion was the celebration of the 13th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on State Sovereignty of Ukraine. \n \nTogether with Yushchenko, people from all over Ukraine came to climb the peak of the Carpathians, of various ages (there were both 4-year-old children and grandmothers over 60), of various party affiliations. What united them all was the conviction - they see only Viktor Yushchenko as the future President of Ukraine, and by their presence in the Carpathians they wanted to testify to their support for him in the upcoming presidential elections. With new symbols ("Yes! Yushchenko") and with great enthusiasm, a many-thousand-strong column of people set off to conquer the peak of the Carpathians. It all began in the morning with a rally near the "Zaroslyak" base in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Then - an exhausting road to Hoverla. At the peak, Yushchenko together with Oleksandr Ponomaryov and his supporters sang the national anthem of Ukraine and talked about current topics of today. However, the course of events was unexpectedly intervened by the weather, which on that day was quite capricious. A heavy downpour began, which, however, did not stop the conquerors of the mountain, and they continued the ascent. But, as it turned out, this was only the beginning of bad weather. Further, the "amateur climbers" were awaited by hail, even heavier rain and finally a piercing cold wind. But, despite the bad weather, all the people who went to conquer Hoverla reached the peak. And they were satisfied, because the impressions would last a long time. Since the bad weather raged in earnest, some adjustments had to be made to the plans of the action. Therefore, a significant part of the people after conquering the peak went back down to the Ivano-Frankivsk region, and not, as planned, to Zakarpattia. \n \nAnd although a large number of participants of the action never met Viktor Andriyovych personally, they left the Carpathians with vivid impressions, because the adventures experienced were worth the effort and inconvenience. In general, the author of the article formed the opinion - if with such fervor and enthusiasm, with which, despite the bad weather and difficulties, the supporters of "Our Ukraine" climbed Hoverla, they will work in the 2004 presidential elections, then Ukraine will indeed get a worthy President. \n \nIt should be noted that among the participants of the action there was also a Volyn delegation, which, despite being small in number, was one of the most active. Thanks to it, all of Ukraine saw on the highest peak of the Carpathians the poster "Volyn for Yushchenko" and it was precisely it that stayed the longest in the Ukrainian Carpathians demonstrating endurance and cheerfulness. Among the Volyn residents there was also a journalistic group of the TV channel "Polissya-TV", which thanks to its professionalism saw it through, as they say, "to the very end" and brought with it quite a few good video materials. \n \nDespite the bad weather and certain technical difficulties, the Volyn residents returned home satisfied, and what is most important - they began to think and confer about the next conquest of the Ukrainian Hoverla. Given the determination of the Volyn residents, it will happen soon. \n