Everest 2006: 7 Summits Club Summits and deaths

List of Everest Summiteers in season of spring 2006. 7 Summits Club.

(Under the leadership of Alexander Abramov)

                               dd/mm/yyyy

1.      Vladimir Lande    23.12.1968        May 15  

2.      Nima Wangde Sherpa                   May 15

1.      Arkadiy Ryzhenko   13.08 1972          May 21

2.      Igor Svergun          10.02.1966         May 21

3.      Sergey Kofanov      06.05.1978          May 21

4.      Kirk Wheatley         08.05.1970          May 21  (finished 7 Summits)

5.      Noel Richmond Hanna  18.01.1967      May 21

6.      Lorenzo Gariano      24.09.1958          May 21

7.      Slate Stern             26.11.1961          May 21

8.      Henrik Andre Olsen  15.07.1970         May 21 (finished 7 Summits)

9.      Mingma Sherpa          May 21

10. Furba Kushang Sherpa    May 21

11. Passang Ghyejen Sherpa May 21

12. Mingma Gelu Sherpa       May 21

13. Renjin Sherpa                 May 21

14. Pasang Sherpa                May 21

15. Jangbu Sherpa                May 21

16. Nima Sherpa                  May 21

1.      Lincoln Hall            19.12.1955        May 25

2.      Lakcha Sherpa                May 25

3.      Dawa Tenzing Sherpa      May 25

4.      Dorjee Sherpa                 May 25

Deaths: IGOR PLYUSHKIN and Thomas Weber...

Dispatches

Background: Expedition name "7 Summits Club"

Expedition Leader - Alexander Abramov

Expedition guides - Alexander Abramov, Russia (main guide and leader,  Everest Summiteer, leader of 5 Himalayan Expeditions)

                   -  Igor Svergun, Ukrain (guide, 2 times Everest summiter,  from the North without oxygen, 5 other 8-thousanders, has 2 Piolet d’Ore)

                   - Mingma Gelu Sherpa, Nepal (sirdar, 5 times Everest Summiteer)

                  - Sergey Kofanov, Russia (assistant guide)

                  - Ludmila Korobeshko, Russia (assistant guide)

                  - Andrey Selivanov, Russia (doctor and ABC manager)

                  - Maxim Onipchenko, Russia (mountain ranger, BC manager)

                  - Sergey Chistyakov, Russia (internet project manager)

                  List of  expedition members:

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 20 Sherpas

6 cooks

6 kitchen boys

Total: 73 (30 clients, 43 staff)

Expedition start date : April 10

Expedition end date : June 10

Alexander Abramov with part of the staff arrives in Katmandu on March 20 to start the preparations for such a big expedition. 200 oxygen bottles are already bought for the expedition. 

Update: Alex is currently in Nepal meeting with Asian Trekking..

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