Mt. Everest 2005: Two Everest climbers hurt in Maoist bombing on the way to Everest Base camp.... Alexander Abramov who was in the vehicle speaks....

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Alexander Abramov, "It was bad luck in our team. Now I stay in Katmandu and help Sergey. He is not so bad now. I preparing his transportation to Moscow. All our team stay in Tibet in Nialam today with my Co Leader Nicolay Chery."

"At first Nepal agency promise organize helicopter for all team members, but at 9 PM Office inform us that helicopter should bring army tomorrow and we should go to Kodary by the land with army support."

"Maoists is the big problem now, and I can not recommend anybody to visit Nepal now. Nobody can give you any guarantee!!!"

Leader of 7 Summits Club Everest 2005 expedition

Alexander Abramov

Alexander Abramov has lead Russian commercial expeditions to Everest the last 2 years, he organized 5 Himalaya expedition during last 7 years, he organize more then 20 climbing expedition in different country. He summited Everest in 2004 and summited Cho-Oyu in 1999 Spring.

Editorial Note: Some newspaper are reporting Alexander Abramov and Sergey Kaimanchikov were not part of an Everest expedition, quoting sources in Nepal. This information is false. Both of these climbers were on the permit and Alexander Abramov was the leader of the team.

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Update: Sergey Kaimanchikov, expedition member, and Alexander Abramov expedition leader of the Russian Everest commercial expedition were the two climbers involved in the incident. Sergey Kaimanchikov is still in the Birendra Hospital in Chhauni. Sergey Kaymachnirkow was a member of Alexander Abramov's Russian Everest Team in 2003.

Alexander Abramov has lead Russian commercial expeditions to Everest the last 2 years, and summited in 2004. The team hires Asian Trekking for support and Sherpas... The team decided to go overland while the Maoists strike had a road blockage until Tuesday....

We e-mailed the team on Saturday, but we had not gotten a reply yet. Part of the team is already at base camp.

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