 | | 27.08.2003: Pure Eiderdown collection!
First time in the world BASK presented in the Outdoor Trade Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany this July it’s collection of down clothes with 100% of eiderdown inside.
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| | 25.07.2003: Bask Company in the Outdoor - 2003
Outdoor-2003 exhibition is taking place in Fridrichshafen (Germany) from 24th till 27th of July.
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| | 18.07.2003: News from "Russian Extreme Project" expedition to Greenland, Nalumasortoq West Face
The messages were transmitted with the satellite phone provided by BASK company:
Translation: www.russianclimb.com
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| | 17.06.2003: Valery Babanov and Vladimir Suviga about an expedition to Nuptse East
Virgin east summit of Nuptse (7804 m, Himalayas) attracts attention of best climbers with a supernatural power. There were many expeditions of leading mountaineers during last 17 years, but their failures have only been exciting next candidates to pioneers. Among those was one Russian – Valery Babanov, an owner of `Piolet d’Or – 2002’. This year it was his second attempt to climb the mountain. First one was a solo attempt and this time – in a duo with Valery Suviga.
This jubilee season the Himalayas met numerous expeditions of `conquerors’ with an offensive defense. Weather here has never been stable, but this season even Everest old-timers were surprised with abnormal storms that lasted till the end of May.
Thus on the last spring day Babanov and Suviga returned to Russia leaving in Himalayas an unclimbed beauty Nuptse East – the highest of virgin summits. For month and a half our climbers had been processing a hardest route up South-East ridge. They had fixed more than 1 kilometer of ropes, climbed a crux of the route and pitched they highest camp. They needed one weather window, but – there were no windows for them for a month. They tried to break through heavy snowfalls, but all in vain. A permit was expiring.
Cherished summit was so near: an apex was only 350 meters higher – just two days of climbing! But – as it uses to happen – when the team was at 7450, a heavy snowfall, which was alternating only with a storm wind, stopped climbers.
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| | 03.06.2003: Russians at Raid Gauloises
For the first time in history of the adventure races Russian team participates in a final round of World Championship.
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| | 03.06.2003: BASK – Jannu North Face’ expedition
Mt. Jannu (Nepal, 7710 m), the 38th tallest peak in the world, is called a mountain of the 21st century and it deserves this title. Its unrelentingly steep 10,000 foot north face still remains a true last great problem in the Himalayas. In spite of numerous expeditions of the world’s best climbers none could ascend up this wall. Now Russians challenge this Face.
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| | 03.06.2003: The last message from Russian Adventure Team Everest expedition
Alexander Abramov reports:
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| | 28.05.2003: Members of Russian Adventure Team Everest expedition ascended to the summit
Alexander Abramov reports:
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| | 27.05.2003: Alexander Abramov reports: "North, squally wind ruins all our hopes to subdue Everest"
Alexander Abramov reports:
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| | 22.05.2003: News from Valery Babanov
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| | 20.05.2003: News from Russian Adventure Team Everest expedition from Moscow
Alexander Abramov reports:
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| | 19.05.2003: News from Valery Babanov
Valery Babanov’s messages were delivered with the satellite phone provided by BASK – General Sponsor of the expedition:
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| | 15.05.2003: News from Russian Adventure Team Everest expedition from Moscow
Alexander Abramov reports:
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| | 13.05.2003: Valery Babanov and Vladimir Suviga reached 7450 m altitude and returned back to Nuptse base camp for some rest.
At last Valera called us! We've been worrying much as no news was heard since the 4th of May.
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| | 08.05.2003: Russian Adventure Team Everest expedition: news
Alexander Abramov reports:
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