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News: January 2011

News from our teams in South America

31/01/2011 20:57

Alexander Abramov and his friends left the Ice Continent. Tomorrow we hope to see our president in Moscow. Today, the entire group of Luba Ivanova will meet in the town of Copiapo. And they immediately, all together (7 people), will go through the Atacama desert landscapes to the foot of the highest ...

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Dupre abandons solo winter attempt on Mt McKinley, Testov and Ferre are on start

29/01/2011 19:06

Seven days and six nights at 17,200 feet, spent almost exclusively inside a 3x3x6-foot snow trench, sapped Dupre of his strength and fitness, an update on the website said. "He has made the decision to continue down to base camp," it said. "... Lonnie was set for a summit attempt, but mother nature ...

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Some pictures from our Aconcagua expedition

28/01/2011 11:55

Eight members of the expedition reached the summit: Denis Abuev, Igor Barabeshkin, Alexey Boutin, Alexander Viktorov, Igor Kadochin Pavel Laktyushkin, Boris Pavlov, Igor Cherkashin. As well as our guides: Victor Bobock and Olga Rumyantseva. Plus one local guide Mara Barbeiro, thanks to her ! Weather ...

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New records of Antarctica

27/01/2011 19:04

British team sets new speed record for Antarctic crossing. In late November, a group of British adventurers and scientists set off on a mission to the interior of the Antarctic continent in specially designed research vehicles. Their plan was to undertake several environmental research experiments ...

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World of Mass-media about Ski-Resort Plans in North Caucasus

26/01/2011 15:24

We are convinced of a bright future for the Caucasus Mountain. This is our favorite mountain, and we invite you to visit Caucasus. It is absolutely safe and we guarantee good friendly service. See our program on site. Now this is only for Elbrus Climb. But we hope to expand a number of our programs ...

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The new group came to climb Aconcagua

25/01/2011 14:04

Victor Bobok went from Mendoza to Aconcagua with a new group. Due to cancelation of several participants, the team arrived in Argentina only partly - 3 persons: Alexander Markelov, Igor Pchelyakov and Sergey Chernyshev. Bad weather is a sure sign of a good one. We wish to make this sign worked and ...

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A speed climb of Mount Vinson

25/01/2011 13:14

Short information came from Maxim Bogatyrev. On the slopes of the highest peak in Antarctica climbers 7 Summits Club, as well as on the Sidley, made a speed ascent. For only 50 hours after arrival at base camp, Mikhail Turovsky, Vadim Nadvodnyuk and their guide Max Bogatyrev reached the summit of ...

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Alexander Abramov and his team climbed the highest volcano of Antarctica mysterious Mount Sidley!

24/01/2011 11:23

We have no report received in full. From part of dispatch it is absolutely clear that, the group has successfully climbed several peaks on the ridge of the highest volcanic massif in Antarctica - Mount Sidley. And surely reached the highest point. By the evening they went to the camp at an altitude ...

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Army amputees to embark on record trek to North Pole with Prince Harry

23/01/2011 14:14

The Teleragh. A group of Army amputees is to take on one of the most demanding, dangerous and difficult journeys by trekking to North Pole in an expedition that is set to be joined by Prince Harry. If the men reach their target it will be the first amputees have ever reached the North Pole trekking ...

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Our programs in Antarctica resumed, a climb of Mount Sidley begins!

22/01/2011 16:01

At last, January 21 IL-76 aircraft flew from the Chilean city of Punta Arenas to Antarctica to the base Union Glacier, where a group of 70 people waited for him for very long time. Alex Abramov – from 5th of January, After the strike and damage of aircraft, flight was delayed because of bad ...

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Everest 2011: when people want more than just reach the top

21/01/2011 18:04

There is a group of climbers, that every year come to Everest planning to make something amazing. Englishman David Tait intends to make two climb to the summits above eight thousand meters. First, he plans to climb a new route on Lhotse, then on Mount Everest without artificial oxygen. 69-year-old ...

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Kazakhs summit winter Khan Tengri for 7th Asian Winter Games

21/01/2011 13:58

Explorersweb (By Angela Benavides). Kazakh Vasili Pivtsov, Alex Sofrygin and Ildar Gabassov bagged the summit of Khan Tengri in northern Tien Shan, yesterday. This is only the third ever summit of the peak in winter - the two previous took place in February - yesterday's success is the first in the ...

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Azerbaijani alpinist Israfil Ashurly will climb Kanchenjunga

20/01/2011 17:00

Our friend the president of the Federation of Mountaineering of Azerbaijan Israfil Ashurly continues to show incredible activity. Recently, he completed an international course judges of ice-climbing and going the entire season to do the judging at various competitions in different countries. In the ...

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Three Ukrainian climbers spend 5 nights outside on the Mount Blanc

19/01/2011 15:19

 Three Ukrainian mountaineers Vladimir Roshko, Nicholay Shimko and Dmitry Nechiporenko from the city of Sumy have been trapped in a snowdrift on the Mount Blanc since Thursday (11th of January) spending Sunday night, their fifth night outside. Around 13:30 on Monday (17th of January), a PGHM ...

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Today Victor Bobok celebrates his Birthdays with the group, already in Mendoza

19/01/2011 06:51

The whole group went down to Mendoza, after a hard climb of Aconcagua. Strong winds brought a lot of trouble to our climbers. Six of our climbers were forced to go down faster than expected. They benefited from a rescue helicopter, as they had frostbite. No serious injuries, but for any risk ...

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A Call from the summit of Aconcagua ! 10 climbers of 7 Summits Club on the highest point of America !

17/01/2011 19:50

Call. Short information from Victor Bobok, directly from the summit of Aconcagua. Eight members of the expedition reached the summit: Denis Abuev, Igor Barabeshkin, Alexey Boutin, Alexander Viktorov, Igor Kadochin Pavel Laktyushkin, Boris Pavlov, Igor Cherkashin. As well as our guides: Victor Bobock ...

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Message from eyewitnesses, from our group - witness of riots in Punta Arenas

17/01/2011 11:03

It is the second week of strikes against the rise of gas prices in Punta Arenas and the surrounding areas in southern Chile. All transport routes from the city and in the city are blocked. Barricades. Shops and institutions are closed. Cars and trucks go through the city, continuous signaling, with ...

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Alexander Abramov: Eleven days into the camp Union Glacier

16/01/2011 17:14

Hello ! I am pleased to greet you from Antarctica. The latest climb was over on January 5, and since then we sit on the Union Glacier camp, expecting our fourth group, which will arrive on the Vinson Massif. And we look forward for Igor Grishkov, which must fly from Punta Arenas to climb Mount ...

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News from Aconcagua

13/01/2011 18:16

We sit at the base camp, according to the forecast on the day of the ascent will be a hurricane. Therefore, we have postponed exit for one day. Our base camp can be seen on the site www.aconcaguanow.com, webcam installed in the camp. At this time, we have excellent food and service. Everybody is ...

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New group to Antarctica stays in Punta Arenas, waiting for depart

10/01/2011 15:38

Igor Grishkov came in this Chilean city the first from this group. He should go with Alex Abramov to the highest volcanoes of the Antarctic continent, Mount Sidley. Then he, with Andrei Belov (a pilot of IL-76), met the rest of the group, going on Mount Vinson. This is Michael Karisalov, Vadim ...

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