On September, 21st the team of Club " 7 Summits - Alpindustria" has left the Chinese Base camp and after 5 hours has come to an Intermediate camp at 5400 m. There is a military post of frontier guards here. But no control was seen. Alexander Abramov has arrived in IBC on a motorcycle, but nobody has asked, whether he has rights. There was a snow at night, but we felt not bad.
22-th we have moved with yaks to the Advanced Base Camp or ÀÂÑ (5700 m). Here we have met Vladimir Zadokhin, Boris Korshunov (72 years old) and Valery Klochko, which came here already 2 weeks ago. They work on expedition Dream from Asian Trekking. Our friends are tied, because without Sherpas support, they had to put themselves all high-altitude camps. An assault camp (number 3) is not put yet, because of snow weather.
23-rd there was a Puja holiday: consecration of camp and expedition. A monk has come and we sang songs and threw rice and flour in air. All descended in our well-known Bania (sauna). Even Uncle Boria (Korshunov) have washed. The same day we have prepared equipment for all high-altitude camps. Under the plan tomorrow our Sherpas should go to put a first high-altitude camp (6400 m), and next day and second camp (7100 m).
September, 24th. Since morning the dense snowfall has changed all plans. It is good, that our camp is one of the best in ÀÂÑ: warm double tents of a dining room with gas heaters and bulbs working from solar batteries and a generator. In tents warmly and chilly, but everyone wish to leave on a route. If 25-th it will be normal weather all we leave upward, in camp 1.
