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At the start of January a combined team of Moscow Demchenko Club aims to summit Shkhelda 3-rd Western, 4280m, via V. Balyberdin's route (5B-winter-Russian grade). It is going to be the second ascent of one of the most logical routes for the summit of Shkhelda 3-rd Western. Since 1984 this route has not been repeated.

The expedition forms a constituent part of a great project with the aim: climbing on for a long time footless routes or opening new logical lines.

Full information about expedition

News of exepedition

Membership of expedition:
Evgeny Korol
Georgy Kozlov
Grigory Kochetkov
Victor Volodin
Sponsors and organizers:

Alpine-eQuipment

Black Diamond

Shkhelda-2007 (Caucasus, Russia) Expedition

 

News of exepedition
(9.01.2007)
Дата изменения: 19.01.2007
The team is forced to bail. The guys come back.

Georgy Kozlov reports on January, 8 2007:
"On January, 6 in view of weather deterioration and generated snowfall the hard decision - to start descent - after the team has climbed almost one kilometer part of the route was accepted. Descent of 17 rappels took 12 hours. All the guys are safe and sound."

(8.01.2007)
Дата изменения: 19.01.2007
Demchenko Club Expedition: Shkhelda Winter 2007.

Georgy Kozlov reports on January, 5 2007:
"The team has climbed 6 pitches more.  We spend the night in the middle of the left part of a snow-ice slope.  This time the place is more convenient - we have dug a one-and-a-half-meter field in snow. Weather worsened - it's zero visibility.
Our greetings".

Georgy Kozlov reports on January, 4 2007:
Demchenko Club Expedition: Shkhelda Winter 2007: "The site of 7 pitches on the first rocky bastion is climbed."
On January, 4 there was the first day of working on the route. The site of 7 pitches on the first rocky bastion is climbed. It took us a lot of time to dig a place under the tent. So, we had to sleep being seated".

(2.01.2007)
Дата изменения: 19.01.2007
Demchenko Club Expedition: Shkhelda Winter 2007. The first news: "The Wall is mindbending the line of the route is impressive".

"On December 26 the team arrived in Dzhantugan mountaineering camp (1800 m). A blizzard and a snowfall met the guys. The bus reached only up to "Elbrus" Control Training Center (2050 m).

Further they took another seat at UAZ vehicle - Russian 4X4. On December, 27 the guys got up to the monument at 2930 m, and could see the Wall and the planned route. It was cold. The Wall is mindbending the line of the route is challenge impressive.
Greetings to everyone! ".

Information by: Georgy Kozlov Информация предоставлена Georgy Kozlov

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