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Jannu, 7710μ
North Face
The "Big Wall - Russian Way" project
consists in climbing new routes on the most famous walls in the
world. A mountain wall is a natural phenomenal occurrence represented
as a precipice more than 1000m long and with a steepness more than
70°.
First
Attempt: Fall-2003
The Team
At present phase of the Project the members
of the team were confirmed.
The climbers are:
 Alexander
Odintsov- the leader, St.Petersburg
 Alexander
Ruchkin - St.Petersburg
 Nikolay
Totmyanin - St.Petersburg
 Sergey
Borisov - Ekatherinburg
 Kirievsky
Gennady, Magnitogorsk
 Alexey
Bolotov - Ekatherinburg
 Mikhail
Pershin - Ekatherinburg
 Dmitry
Pavlenko, Ekaterinburg
 Mikhail
Mihailov - Bishkek
Ivan
Samoylenko - St.Petersburg
Mikhail
Bakin - St.Petersburg
The Sponsors
are:
 "Panasonic",
"Bask",
the Committee
of physical training and Sport under St.Petersburg' Administration.
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Russian
Jannu North Face
Portfolio
"Big
Wall - Russian Way". Panasonic - Jannu North Face
Author: Nikolay Totmjanin, S.Petersburg
The Base camp |
Ice-falls, a view from 5600 m |
The Camp at 5600 m |
A view on the mountain from the camp settled
at 5600 m |
1-st abrupt pitch of the route.
The altitude is 4800 m |
At 6200 m. The camp at 5600 m is on a
background. |
A pitch at 6500 m |
6700 m. The right side of the Wall |
2-nd pitch above 7000 m |
The portaledge at 7200 m.
A dark blue point is a tent set at 7000 m. |
A view downwards from the portaledge at
7200 m. |
2-nd pitch above the portaledge fixed
at 7200 m. A cornice in 6 m width is on the left. |
3-rd pitch above 7200 m.
Overcoming the cornice |
S.Borisov and G.Kirievsky at the summit
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The last day in the base camp |
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