Everest 2003 North Side Expedition
Russian Adventure Team Dispatch Three

	News from Russian Adventure Team Everest expedition from Moscow under the leadership of Alexander Abramov. Alexander Abramov reports from Kathmandu : "April,3 - divine city of Kathmandu awakens to the everyday hustle and bustle. We have breakfast and discuss our agenda. There are a lot of things to be done: equipment, foodstuffs, visas.
Alexander Abramov

There are many Russians in this city. This morning Katya paid us a visit. At Miss Hawley's request, she collects the information about all the expeditions on Everest. At midday we conducted negotiations with Asian Trekking (our operator in Nepal and Tibet). They gave us cook Passang and sirdar Sangbu - he has already been to the summit of Everest. I called Russian Embassy and invited Russian ambassador Valery Nazarov to join our team for dinner. He turned out to be very busy, but invited us to visit Russian Embassy tomorrow at 11:30. In the evening we went to "Lhapa" - famous Katmandu restaurant, where they give free meals to those who climbed Everest. Ambassador's deputy Pavel Volosov joined us there and wished our team good luck in our expedition. Our plans have changed a little - we are leaving for Tibet April, 6 - not April, 5 as it was planned originally. That way is even better.

There are only 3 expeditions in Everest BC right now, though about 20 expeditions are planning to be there. So, tomorrow we are going to Embassy, and then - do the last preparations for the expedition.

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