Everest Northern Wall 2005 International Non-Commercial Expedition Cancelled

Green line is 2004 route, red line is proposed 2005 route

The Everest Northern Wall 2005 International Non-Commercial Expedition is cancelled for spring, but planning on Autumn 2005. "We have received a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia saying that the violent actions of anti-government extreme left rebels in Nepal threaten safety of foreigners. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs insistently recommends all Russian citizens to abstain from visiting Nepal during next coming months. Moreover, due to this instability we have not been able to receive the permission for TV broadcast from China in due time, and live TV coverage is the key condition of our expedition. Therefore we have decided to re-schedule our expedition for the past monsoon time. Our expedition will take place in August - October 2005. But in autumn it will take part in any case, notwithstanding any political and other problems." Sincerely yours, Alexander Tikhonov

Notes: 1.) A record number of climbers are expected to attempt Everest again this year. 2.) This expedition was going to the north side of Everest.

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On top of the highest peak in the world, climbers will lift banners against terrorism and in favor of peace when they summit Mt. Everest in a climb dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Victory in World War II.

This Russian Expedition, called the “Everest Northern Wall 2005 International Non-Commercial Investment Project”, will begin with departure from Moscow on March 1 with Everest ascent beyond base camp to be March 24-June 1.  The team of 39 climbers will approach the mountain from the center of the Northern wall.

In anticipation of the Everest expedition, a Peace March-Memory March was held September 19-November 3 of 2004.  Those participating in the march visited all the regions of the Northern Caucasus and almost all points of tension. They covered over 10,000 km. and carried with them the Banner of Peace donated by heirs of M. Yegorov and M. Kantaria, prominent heroes of World War II.

The banner, delivered to the Everest climbers, will be part of the mission for peace represented by the summit of Everest.  The expedition will receive live international coverage on both radio and television when banners are lifted to peace and victory on Everest’s peak.

The expedition is looking for additional sponsors, if interested please e-mail

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