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Today we sit in the Waishali hotel. Photos.

06/04/2006 18:07

April, 3 we have left Periche, went downwards to meet Alex Abramov. He flew to Lukla a day before. Under the plan we should meet him somewhere in the area of Tiangboche. Near the monastery we have met Valentin Bozhukov (he is now 72 years old!), the famous climber and inventor of his own version of liquid oxygen. Have a little talk. He goes with friends to the Everest base camp to do some paragliding. And then he will join us in the North side of Everest. He still hope to climb the highest point. Great man. Island Peak Cofee for sagibs In midday we have met Alex in Tiangboche. He has told ...

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Strike disrupts life in Nepal, 60 arrested....

06/04/2006 10:55

KATHMANDU: Normal life was paralysed in Nepal as pro-democracy parties kicked off a four-day nationwide strike on Thursday urging King Gyanendra to restore democracy in the Himalayan Kingdom. At least 60 people were arrested from various parts of Kathmandu for defying government ban on demonstrations even as hundreds of party activists gathered in small numbers chanting anti-King slogans and waving their party flags. Schools and colleges remained closed, major markets shut down, transport services halted and factories and businesses were closed responding to the strike call, tipped as a ...

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To become the first Indian to conquer the seven

06/04/2006 10:36

BANGALORE: A quintessential Mumbaiker, nursing dreams of scaling great heights, Gautam Patil is set to become the first Indian to conquer the seven tallest mountains in the world. Patil has summitted Mt Denali in Alaska, Mt Aconcagua in Argentina, Mt Vinson Massif in Antartica, Mt Elbrus in Russia and Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. He was scheduled to climb Mt Kosciusko in Australia at the time of interview. This April, the final leg of his expedition to summit the world`s highest mountain, Mt Everest will begin. A climb he has been training for since 1998. This avid mountaineer is also a tech ...

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Five lorries to the base camp

03/04/2006 11:46

All last week Alexander Abramov and his comrades from « a service team» in Katmandu solved complicated problems on maintenance of the future expedition. In result, in the morning March, 31 five lorries have gone in the direction of Tibet. At 11:30 they have crossed border with China. Nikolay Chernyi, Andrey Selivanov and Maxim Onipchenko have proceeded together with a cargo in base camp (with 20 Sherpas). The transfer has passed without undue incident. It seems, this year all is quiet. Not as the last year when climbers went under bombardment. Alexander Abramov has remained in ...

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Island Peak. The Summit.

01/04/2006 11:37

The message from March, 31. Lyudmila Korobeshko. March, 30-th we climbed the Island Peak. It was not easy, but all under the order. March, 29 we have gone from Chukhung to the base camp of Island Peak. Six person: Tamara has decided to remain because of illness. Nadia has gone with us though also felt quite badly. The base camp is approximately at height of 5000 meters, it approximately 2,5 hours of a way. We had a meal and have gone to bed early. There was a snow in the evening. As well as planned have risen at one o`clock. Weather was improved, have left at 2. The wind abates, bright stars ...

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Four Norwegians - on the Khumbu trek

29/03/2006 14:13

Four Norwegians from “World Wide Vikings - EVEREST 2006 group” arrived in Lukla for 12 days of acclimatizing trek in the Khumbu Valley. 7 summits.com Thursday, March 16. 2006 There are 4 Norwegians in our 7summits.com/7summits-club.com expedition team, a small subteam as they are all friends. I have asked them to introduce themselves:"Here is a short article about us "crazy" Norwegians: We are four Norwegian joining The 7 Summits Everest expedition this year. We`re living in 4 different places in Norway. Despite that we are good friends and have climbed several mountains together, ...

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The first message from Katmandu

22/03/2006 14:56

The message from Katmandu: March, 20 Alexander Abramov, Nikolay Chernyi, Maxim Onipchenko, Lyudmila Korobeshko and doctor Andrey Selivanov had arrived in Katmandu. The Pakistan airlines resolve 40 kg of a cargo on a person. We have underestimated weight of equipment. It was necessary to pay in addition. By 5 p.m. on local time we have arrived to hotel Vajshali. Here we slept only 40 minutes, having a rest after hard flight. Then we have gone to restaurant Elena. At restaurant we have met with Mingma, expedition sirdar. Alex has discussed with him basic service moments. And also we have met ...

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Lorenzo: “Alex (Abramov) was fantastic, because when I radioed....

19/03/2006 18:53

(MountEverest.net) “I had to spend the night on my own on the ridge at approx 8600m due to a frozen eye, and then descend to Camp 3 at first light to 8300m,” Lorenzo Gariano told ExplorersWeb. The climber attempted Everest last year from the North side as a member of the 7 Summits/7 Summits club team. One year later, Lorenzo is fully recovered and preparing to give Everest another shot. He will join the same team, a joint venture between Dutch Harry Kikstra and Russian Alex Abramov and one of the largest teams on Everest in recent years. So we checked with Lorenzo - what happened ...

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Member of our expedition wants to be the youngest person...

15/03/2006 16:20

Sydney teen Chris Harris can`t wait to become the youngest person to scale Mount Everest.Chris, still eight months shy of his 16th birthday, will begin the difficult and dangerous climb next month. "Reaching the top, just hanging off ice cliffs, turning your head and looking at the view will be amazing," the Emu Plains teenager said. "I`m a little bit scared but I`m 100 per cent ready." Chris expects to reach Everest`s peak in May, when at 15 years and six months, he will be three months inside the record set by female Sherpa Ming Kipa in 2003. Ming eclipsed the previous record of Temba ...

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Экспедиция на Эверест, Команда Приключений Альпиндустрия и Клуб Семь Вершин

15/03/2006 12:03

Экспедиция на Эверест, Команда Приключений Альпиндустрия и Клуб Семь Вершин.Руководитель - Александр Абрамов. Официальная дата начала экспедиции : 10 апреля. Александр Абрамов и некоторые члены команды обслуживания вылетают в Непал уже 20 марта. Для такой большой экспедиции потребуется огромная подготовительная работа. Уже закуплены и отправлены в Катманду 200 баллонов кислорода. Предстоящая экспедиция предполагает впервые в практике подобных мероприятий осуществить следующее: - полный сервис (кухня, приготовление продуктов, палатка-столовая, радиостанция, электричество) в лагере на Северном ...

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Our Everest expedition seems to be the largest one this season

07/03/2006 21:52

Expedition name "7 Summits Club" Expedition Leader - Alexander Abramov Expedition guides - Alexander Abramov, Russia (main guide and leader, Everest Summiteer, leader of 5 Himalayan Expeditions) - Nikolay Cherny, Russia (guide, co-leader, Everest Summiteer, 6 other 8-thousenders) - Igor Svergun, Ukrain (guide, Everest summiter) - Harry Kikstra, the Netherlands ( guide and co-leader, Everest summiter) - Mingma Gelu Sherpa, Nepal (sirdar, 5 times Everest Summiteer) - Sergey Kofanov, Russia (assistant guide) - Ludmila Korobeshko, Russia (assistant guide) - Andrey Selivanov, Russia (doctor and ABC ...

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