Shisha Pangma 2018

Sergey Larin, guide and head of the expedition:

Please find here photos from the climb on Shisha Pangma, summit day - 29th of September. Climbers: Sergey Larin, Zygmunt Berdychowski, Igor Smirnov. Due to the impending bad weather, we decided to go to the summit instead of the second acclimatization rotation.

Now we have already gone down to ABC (6400). We ordered a Yak caravan to return on 2th of October ... Wait for us at home!

Sergey Larin, guide and head of the expedition on Shisha Pangma from Tibet:

Hello, Seven Summits! Take news from Shisha Pangma! Today at 8:30, Sergei Larin, Zygmunt Berdychowski and Igor Smirnov, that is, all members, as well as all the Sherpas climbed to the top of Shisha Pangma. ……

Now we have already gone down to 7500, this is our Third camp, where we came out at 3:30 today. Now we'll pack up and go down.…

We plan today to spend the night at 6400 ... Yaks are  ordered on 2-3 October ....

 Shisha Pangma 2018. 12, 13, 14 day expeditions. Stay in the ABC.

 On Friday and Saturday, 21 and 22 September, the weather got a little worse, at night and sometimes in daytime it was snowing. This fact did not prevent us from actively exploring the surroundings of ABC: we went down to a lake and walked to the glacier.

 Today, Sunday, the weather is getting better. In the morning we held a Puja-a ceremony of consecration of the camp.

 We are preparing to make the second acclimatization rotation with overnight at Camp II at the height of 7100, we expect that ropes to be fixed. Today we plan to arrange a bath day.

 Despite the fact that our camp is almost at the height of Elbrus (5600), wild (feathered) life here is in full swing. Who croaks, who tweets, who whistles. Our Sirdar Nima lures next to her tent, mountain partridges snowcocks.  These are large poorly flying birds the size of a bigger chicken.  Now the snowcocks are running in herds around our camp, croaking and eating the remains of popcorn...

Sergey Larin

Sergey Larin, the head of the expedition 7 Summits Club on Shisha Pangma:

 The sixth day of the expedition  group "Shisha Pangma-2018" arrived at the base camp at an altitude of 5000 meters. From the village of Xegar we got to BC for 3.5 hours, and 17 km moving on a dirt road.  On the turn of route  we took pictures at the sign "Shisha Pangma".

 Our Sherpas ' team was waiting for us in the base camp. The camp is fully prepared for a comfortable stay. And our Sherpas are already preparing the expedition cargo for shipment to the ABC camp.

All members feel well and prepare for the next stage of acclimatization.