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News: April 2006

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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