Vladimir Lande - the first Russian on Everest....
18th of May. Ludmila Korobeshko and Alexander Abramov from ÀÂÑ, 6400ì.
The main event of last days: Vladimir Lande successfully summited Everest - May, 15 at 9.00. He has spent, from 8300 up to the top, about 6 hours, very good time. Vladimir climbed together with Nima Sherpa, then they have successfully gone down. Yesterday (May, 17), Vladimir has left for Katmandu by an evening jeep. Two days before our senior guide Nikolay Cherny and climber Vladimir Pushkarev have left expedition through illness.
Yesterday May, 17, all first group has gathered in ÀÂÑ. Abramov, Kofanov and Êîrobeshko have decided, that they are the cleverest, and came in ÀÂÑ not for 2 days, as all normal people, but for one. As a result, Kofanov is very tired, Ludmila is simply exhausted. Only for Alex Abramov it is good, he feels most better.
Yesterday at supper, we have together celebrated the national holiday of Norway - Day of Independence. After supper Alex Abramov has lead a briefing. He addressed to the group leaving upward, once again told about dangers of Everest. Except for that, all people checked and put on masks, reducers, oxygen cylinders. It was cheerful.
Now in the morning, we go for breakfast. After it the first group –
Ilya Rozhkov, Russia
Arkadiy Ryzhenko, Russia
Igor Plyushkin, Russia
Lorenzo Gariano, UK
Kirk Wheatley, UK
David A. Lien, USA
Slate Stern, USA
Ronald Kevin Muhl, South African
Noel Richmond Hanna, UK
Petter Kragset, Norway
Henrik Andre Olsen, Denmark
Johnny Brevik, Norway
with guides Igor Svergun and Sergey Kofanov leave on the North Cole. And further under the plan of an ascent. Weather forecast is quite favorable now, on the nearest days 5-6.
Let`s wish good luck them - good luck!
The leader of expedition on Everest Alexander Abramov;
The assistant of leader Ludmila Korobeshko
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Vladimir Lande, was born 23.12.1968
The city of Chelyabinsk - Southern Ural
The president of companies « Russian house », "Theorem"
(retail trade, real estate).
He enters into number of 100 richest people of Cheliabinsk.
And now he became the first Everest Summiter from this nice and quite big industrial city (about 1 100 000 persons) !
Form past years expedition interview (10.06.2005)
What was the most difficult at an expedition?
- The biggest problem – to wait. First you wait for approach of acclimatization, then - good weather. The free time in base camps was too much. The base camp was at 5100 meters. We reached it on jeeps. Then were camps on 5800, 6400, 7100 (North Col), 7700, 8300. Many did not maintain waiting. Psychological pressure was too great. Around stones, snow, ice. It was necessary to wait, wait …
Completely interview on results of expedition of the last year (in Russian):
http: // www.chelyabinsk.ru/incity/24.html? p=2