Everything is settled, Alexander Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko are already in the mountains

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club from India:

  End of the criminal case: The judge found my actions to be illegal. But after learning that today is our 24th wedding anniversary, and that Lyuda and I have climbed Everest together 15 times, he decided to pardon me for the first time. Thanks to our Indian partners, who helped mitigate the sentence! However, fingerprints and palm prints, as well as profile and full-face photos, will forever remain in the Indian police archives.

  The judge asked that all travelers not bring GPS devices or satellite phones to India. Doing so will result in a hefty fine or three years in prison.

Lyuda and I are already flying to Leh to climb Ut Kangri (6045m), considered the easiest six-thousander. However, they say there's been an extreme amount of snowfall recently.