 | | 24.05.2002: "BASK – Great Sail Wall" expedition: Alexander Odintzov’s interview
New ‘BASK – Great Sail Peak Wall’ expedition, which is a part of famous ‘Big Walls – Russian Way’ project, is off to Baffin Island. Russian climbing team headed by Alexander Odintzov is going to break a new route up the Great Sail Peak Wall. Sail Peak is situated in an unexplored mountain range of Baffin Island in Canadian Arctic. Valery Rozov – a leader of ‘Russian Extreme Project’ also takes part in the expeditions. He plans to bale out of Great Sail Peak wall with a delayed parachute opening.
General equipment sponsor and an informational sponsor is company BASK. Hot news from the expedition appears at our site: http://www.bask.ru
This new page in a chronicle of BASK expeditions we start with publishing of exclusive Alexander Odintzov’s interview.
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| | 23.05.2002: Company BASK is a sponsor of Film Festival ‘Vertical 2002’
The Fifth Moscow International Mountain and Adventure Film Festival ‘Vertical 2002’ starts on the 5th of April. Till the 7th of April one may visit the main conference hall of Moscow city administration (New Arbat str., 36) and enjoy some of the best outdoor cinematography.
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| | 23.05.2002: Jean-Christophe Lafaille will climb Annapurna in BASK jacket
French renowned alpinist Jean-Christophe Lafaille is a master of climbing and a superstar in modern mountaineering. In his curriculum there are a number of extreme unique climbs, including many first ascents and seven 8000-ers.
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| | 23.05.2002: BASK at ‘Textile-Expo 2002’ – hits of the season
18th Federal wholesale textile trade fair takes place at All-Russian exposition center on the 26-29th of March. As usual, company BASK participates in it.
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| | 23.05.2002: To Cold Pole — in BASK clothes
An extraordinary expedition -– international motor rally `Cold Pole 2002’ will take place in Yakutia on the 18th—25th of March. Participants of the race – drivers with an entourage of reporters and cameramen have chosen BASK production for their extreme travel.
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| | 23.05.2002: Following Great Silk Way with BASK pack and tent
On the 14th of March in Moscow Yacht-club (‘Fifth ocean’ restaurant) Fedor Konyukhov presented a new magazine ‘Fedor Konyukov’s journal. Extreme living’. Fedor informed reporters and all guests about his new project ‘Following Great Silk Way’. All equipment required for his new travel was granted him by BASK company.
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| | 21.05.2002: BASK birthday
Brothers scale the peaks of outdoor-gear market.
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| | 21.05.2002: `Gold’ eiderdown jacket for Piolet d’Or awardee!
Company BASK together with Icelandic company Russian Northland Co. Ltd has presented a distinguished Russian climber Valery Babanov, a winner of Piolet d’Or 2001, with an exceptional jacket filled with eiderdown.
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| | 21.05.2002: Company BASK participates in a first-rate international sport production exhibition MISS 2002.
9th International Moscow Exhibition “Sport and Leisure 2002” will take place since the 13th till the 16th of March in Expo-centre at Krasnaya Presnya district.
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| | 21.05.2002: Siberian climbers at Troll Wall
Nikolay Zahkarov, a leader of Krasnoyarsk Troll Wall expedition, reports from Norway:
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| | 21.05.2002: BASK trophies of `Russian hunting and fishing’ exhibition
On the 18th of February (the last day of 11th Moscow International `Russian hunting and fishing’ exhibition) results of “Russian producers’ goods contest” were announced.
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| | 21.05.2002: Single wrestle with the Arctic: 2000 kilometres across tundra in 3,5 months – for the first time in Russian history!
Stepan Savin, iceman from Severodvinsk, starts on a solo expedition in the Arctic on the 16th of February. This brave and super-daring project is supported by BASK company as a part of `North Polar Circle’ program.
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| | 21.05.2002: Victoria! Russian flag is flying at Cerro Torro!
31.01.02 Timur Akhmedkhanov, Alexander Lastochkin and Arcady Seregin became the first Russians who climbed the forbidding and treacherous peak of Cerro Torre (3128 m, Patagonia).
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| | 21.05.2002: `Above the clouds’ by Eugene Sedelnikov
What about spending a couple of days at windy alpine summit just to make several good shots? - It makes no problem for Eugene Sedelnikov - an outstanding photographer, climber and an old friend of BASK.
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| | 21.05.2002: Real gifts and prizes from BASK – to winners of virtual project contest!
On the 8th of February in `Alp-industry’ club there were elected winners of the `Best Extreme Internet Project’ contest. This competition was organized by Internet site VVV.RU. The prizes of a general sponsor – company Bask – were highly appreciated by happy winners.
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