 | | 11.06.2002: News Release of "BASK – Great Sail Wall" expedition
On the 11th of June company BASK held a press conference devoted to a successful climb of a hardest big wall in Canadian Arctic.
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| | 06.06.2002: Great Sail Peak explorers have returned to Toronto
On the fifth of June two last groups of ‘BASK – Great Sail Peak’ expedition reached Toronto. On Sunday they will fly to Moscow.
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| | 05.06.2002: Dr. Marco Bonaiti at BASK
The head of world-famous company KONG (Italy) has for the first time visited Moscow. On the 30th of March we had an honour to host him at Moscow office of BASK, which is an official representative of KONG in Russia.
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| | 03.06.2002: New BASK models at a rescue exhibition
7th International Exhibition of Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations “Rescue Technologies – 2002; natural and industrial safety and fire protection of Russia” took place since May 29 till June 1 in the 57th pavilion of Russian Exhibition Center.
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| | 31.05.2002: On the night of May 26/27 the entire team summited Great Sail Peak.”
May, 30 (2002) Phone message from Valery Rozov:
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| | 24.05.2002: News from the "BASK - Great Sail Peak" expedition
Expedition News:
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| | 24.05.2002: Log-book of "Apostle Andrew" yacht. Second circumnavigation.
Second circumnavigation of captain Nicolas Litau around Western hemisphere.
In 12:30 on the 14th of October 2001 `St. Apostle Andrew’ yacht started from Saint-Petersburg for her second circumnavigation. Captain Nicolas Litau aims to go around Western hemisphere via West-north lane. The yacht should coast along Alaska and Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
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| | 24.05.2002: Expedition to Baffin Island – details from Sergey Porodnov
On his return from Baffin Island, Sergey Porodnov (Ekaterinburg) has visited BASK and has shared with us some interesting details about ‘BASK – Great Sail Wall’ expedition and about the events in which he himself had participated.
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| | 24.05.2002: "Genziana d'oro" was given to Valeri BABANOV in Trento film festival finall evening for the achivement in the history of mountaineering. CONGRATULATATIONS!!!
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| | 24.05.2002: Himalayan climb as a training before an expedition to Pobeda (Victoria) peak
Gleb Sokolov, one of the most experienced Novosibirsk climbers, is planning to climb famous Pobeda peak (7439 m) at Central Tyan-Shan. To be sure in himself before attempting this coldest and hardest 7K, Gleb decided to go to Himalayas at first.
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| | 24.05.2002: Is it possible to contact by sattelite telephone from Base camp of the Great Sail Peak expedition?
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| | 24.05.2002: News Release
On the 25th of April company BASK held a press conference devoted to an exceptional climbing expedition ‘BASK – Great Sail Wall’, which is leaving to Baffin Island (Canadian Arctic).
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| | 24.05.2002: In one day “BASK – Great Sail Wall” expedition leaves to Baffin Island
Alexander Odintzov’s team leaves to Toronto on the 26th of April – just as it was planned.
Members and organizers of the event met the news with relief – the expedition starts in right time. Canadian embassy has at last granted visas to Odintzov’s team. Registration of their documents took more than 20 days (sic!) and during the period we were uncertain that the expedition may start in time. Now this initial problem is over.
Press-service of ‘Big Walls – Russian Way’ project reports that Canadian media are already informed about arrival of our climbers. While the team will be moving to Canadian Arctic Russian embassy will be preparing a press-conference devoted to the project.
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| | 24.05.2002: ĘÎNG equipment helped speleologists and base-jumpers to speed ascent from the deepest Mexican cave
Denis Provalov, one of leading Russian speleologists, has visited BASK and shared his latest Mexican experiences with us. He with his team has downclimbed deep ‘Las Golodrias’ cave. Inter alia, we were pleased to know that Denis was impressed with KONG climbing gear. (Let us remind that BASK is an official representative of KONG in Russia).
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| | 24.05.2002: "BASK – Great Sail Wall" expedition
A press conference devoted to a climbing expedition ‘BASK – Great Sail Wall’ was held in Saint-Petersburg press-center of ITAR-TASS on the 19th of April.
Expedition leader Alexander Odintzov, expedition doctor Mikhail Bakin and cameraman Ivan Samoilenko shared their plans with journalists.
For example, Alexander gave some comments regarding an aim of the expedition:
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