(20.02.2003)

Russian Antarctic climbing expedition

Photos of expedition

Expedition leader Valery Kuzin (vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee and a deputy of the State Duma from Buryatiya) and his team from the International Mountaineering Club climbed 5 peaks.

Base Camp

(28.01.2003)
Wolthat Mountains. Latitude 71 deg 36.375 m South , Longitude 12 deg 38.12 East.

Peaks summited:

(30.01.2003)
Yevgeniy Vinogradsky (Ekaterinburg), Valeriy Pershin (Ekaterinburg), Alexandr Foigt. Latitude 71 deg 36.375 m South , Longitude 12 deg. 38.12 East. Peak Georgi Zhukov.

(01.02.2003)
Georgi Gatagov, Yuriy Baikovsky, Valeriy Pershin, Yevgeniy Vinogradsky Latitude 71 deg 27,996 m South , Longitude 12 deg 28,444 m East. Peak Holy Boris and Gleb (2355m).

(03.02.2003)
Yevgeniy Vinogradsky, Valeriy Pershin, Alexandr Foigt. Latitude 71 deg 35.688 m South , Longitude 12 deg 39.595 East. Peak Vladimir (2239 m) (as to Putin and all other men named Vladimir)

(05.02.2003)
Valeri Kuzin, Maxim Volkov, Georgi Gatagov, Yuriy Baikovsky, Yevgeniy Vinogradsky. Latitude 71 deg 35.688 m South , Longitude 12 deg 39.595 East. Geser Peak. (Geser is the Main Hero of the National Epic of the Buryats).

(01.02 - 06.02 (30-31.01 fixed ropes).2003)
N.Zakharov, P.Kuznetsov, G.Sokolov, O.Khvostenko (Krasnoyarsk). Peak Schwarze (2585). Wolthat Massive. Big Wall class climb, 6a-6b

Some additional information about peak Shvartse (team from Krasnoyarsk), he was renamed, now it’s peak Valery Chkalov, 2585m, Wolthat Massive. The activities began on January, 30, when, from a bivy Khvostenko, Zakharov, Kuznetsov, Sokolov fixed pitches over two days, then on 1st of February they set out to do their ascent (excellent crack climbing on sound granit, complete lack of snow and ice on the route) via the south face, placing stoppers, friends, fifas, anchors and bolts for protection, sometimes freeclimbed, finding crack climbing up to 6b. They spent the nights in the tents on the route. The 20-pitch route took them 8 days and one full day on the descent. Perfect weather was a key to their success.