Denis Urubko: winter assault of Lenin Peak

Denis Urubko. Foto by G. Sokolov

Denis Urubko is about testing BASK equipment during his winter climb of one of the highest ex-USSR summits.

One of the strongest Russian high-altitude climbers, a member of three Kazakh 8000-ers expeditions, a member of Polish winter expedition to K2, a usual partner of Simone Moro, Denis Urubko decided to use BASK equipment in his further expeditions.

Cooperation of BASK and Denis started in January of 2004. The company has provided the climber with complete outfit for his next extreme expedition – winter ascension of Lenin Peak (7134 m).

The expedition is to start on the 20th of January. Strongest climbing team from Kazakhstan includes A. Krynin, Dm. Mynjynsarov, N. Vilnetz, K. Raisov and Denis Urubko. The team is leaded by an experienced master of climbing Nicolas Chervonenko. Final choice of a route depends on weather and snow conditions in the region. The climbers plan to summit the peak in an alpine style. On the 16-18th of January the athletes had been acclimatizing at Ordjonikidze Peak (4410 m).

26.01.2004