See 7-th Elbrus Race story with photos and short comments!!

 

The marshals Mikhail Osipov and Victor Kamarichev with sponsor's flags on Elbrus West top, Aug, 31, 9 am  2012

 

 

 

 

The first athlete - Anton Proshenko (Omsk) are near the top, Classic route (Barrels - West top)

 

 

The last meters...

 

 

Finishhhhh!!!

 

 

Nimber 55th has completed his task!

 

 

The first congrats

 

 

Yes!!!

 

 

But Aggey Skopin (Almaty) is already near the top!

 

 

Some more meters...

 

 

And some more!

 

The last push!!!

 

And here's the top!!!

Both recordsetters, athletes, beautiful guys...

We've done it!

But Mikhail is already signaling to the next sportsman...

Victor Kamarichev: it's cold!

 

 

#1 - Roman Gubanov (Tenerda) - topped out. He's the first on the Extreme route (Azau - West top)!

He run that route in 2008 and his result was 4 HRS 53 min. but now he has a result 4 HRS 31 min!!!

Great, Roman!

 

 

Rafael Ramazanov (Ossetia).  He's third on the Classic route.

 

 

Flag on the top. The weather's turned extremely bad.

 

 

Tea... The hot tea...

 

 

The marshal Mikhail Osipov and Alexander Igumnov (The fourth  on the Extreme route)

 

 

Vadim Nazarenko (Ukraine) - 4th place on the Classic route

 

 

The marshal Vladimir Shvyrjansky

 

 

Dmitry Makhin and Vladimir Shvyrjansky.

 

 

Marshal's camp on the Elbrus col

 

 

 

Aggey Skopin descended to the Barrels

 

 

The interview for the future film. Videorecorded by Nick Shustrov.

 

 

Chineese lady Ven Mey.

 

TV correspondents took interview from Ven Mey and her Swedish friend  Mattias Person.

 

Aggey translated from the English.

 

Ukrainian lady Tatjana  Krivosheeva. She's the second among women on the Classic route.

 

Boris Korshunov (Moscow) selebrated his 77th Birthday Aug, 31!!! It's his fifth Elbrus Race and 77th Elbrus climb!!!!

 

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Awarding ceremony.

On Azau we prepared the place. The president of Kabardino-Balkaria Mountaineering Federation Abdul Khalim Elmezov awarded diplomas and prizes from Sport Ministry of the Republic. The prizers are awarded by medals and prizes from the general sponsor NPF BASK and Tramontana Outdoor shop.

 

 

Vadim Nazarenko, Roman Gubanov, Boris Korshunov, Anton Proshenko, Olga Mikheenko.

 

Organizers and marshals: Victor Kamarichev, Vladimir Shvyrjansky, Dmitry Makhin, Vladimir Shopin, Nickolay Shustrov, Elena Laletina, Abdul Khalim Elmezov.

 

 

Vladimir Shopin, the member of the I Soviet Himalaya Expedition (Everest South-West Face, 1982) is awarding the  athletes.

 

 

Roman Gubanov. The Winner on the Extreme route

 

 

 

Alexander Sidorenkov - the 3rd on the Extreme route.

The 2nd on the EXtreme route was Ivan Moshnikov (Saint Petersburg)

 

 

Olga Mikheenko - the Winner among the women on the Classic route

 

Tatjana Krivosheeva (Ukraine)  was the 2nd amond the women

 

 

And Olga Rzhavskaya was the 3rd among the women.

 

 

The participant of competition, Olga Rzhavskaya (a former Rescue Service doctor) just after  finishing made injections of dexamethasone to the Fillipine climber.

 

The Winner and new record setter on the Classic route - Anton Proshenko (Omsk).

Aggey Skopin (Kazakhstan). He's the 2nd on the Classic route.

Rafael Ramazanov from Ossetia. The 3rd on the Classic route. Great result for the beginner!

Roman tested the Terra Nova tent, which he was awarded by.

 

Welcome in 2013!

 

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