News from Russian Adventure Team Everest expedition from Moscow under the leadership of Alexander Abramov. Alexander Abramov reports:

"22 May. It is 3 o'clock now. We had been ascending all day yesterday and now we are staying at 8300m this camp is the last. What a wonderful view of Everest! We are taking by storm the summit in half an hour. Our team is resting, having tea, fussing before the start. According to the forecast the weather is fine today. We report today in the evening what will happen further.

The previous update is below...

20 May. According to the weather forecast the strong wind blows from the morning. The crowd of people is ascending slowly for five, six steps in a minute it is too difficult to breath in. The passage to 7500m is complicated and long enough. It is cold and strong wind is blowing. We have met our sherpas, they could not install the camp at 8300m again. So we have to ask the other expeditions for the tents at 8300m. Sherpas from the other expeditions have been carrying oxygen cylinders and tracing ropes all week. The workmanship of our sherpas is poor. Three persons from Japan, three sherpas and one Englishman have ascended to the summit today. Abramov, Pushkarev, Tzraev and Kaimachnikov are at 7500m now. Moskalev, Soipher, Elagin and Gudjabidze have gone from the ABC to the North Col. They are following us.