15.11.2002:Press-release of Valery Babanov’s solo-expedition to East Nuptse "Modern climbing may be conditionally subdivided into commercial, exotic and the ‘climbing of highest achievements’. The latter extends the frontiers of human abilities and the latter attracts me most of all. "
Valery Babanov
09.09.2002:Solo marathon of Fedor Konykhov: 1.5 millions of strokes across the Atlantics Rowing boat ‘Uralaz’ was built in Great Britain especially for the current voyage of Fedor Konykhov. Lately it was set afloat and tested in the Channel. This event gave occasion to a new Fedor Konykhov’s press-conference, which was held in a yacht-club ‘The Fifth Ocean’ on the forth of September.
02.09.2002:‘Soft Shell’ from BASK Company BASK has designed its own ‘soft shell’ line of outdoor clothing.
26.08.2002:Valery Babanov has made his mind for another super-extreme solo climb in Himalayas Valery Babanov aims to solo-climb a virgin summit Nuptse East following a south-east edge (an elevation change about 2300 m). Olga Babanova takes part in the expedition too: she’ll be providing radio-connection with the wall and the outer world.
26.08.2002:Pamirs expedition of International Climbing Club is completed The climbing team had ascended the peaks Adamtash, Polytechnic, Energy and Zamok (Temple) in Fan mountains. In Darvaz range (North-West Pamirs) the athletes had climbed three nameless summits.
