Russian explorer for the second time conquered Everest

Everest, the highest mountain in the world, has been dubbed the 'roof of the world' at an altitude of 8848 meters, located in the Himalayan mountains in Nepal and Tibet, the Chinese border. This peak is always an interesting challenge for climbers and adventurers.

The famous Russian tourist house Fedor Konyukhov 20 years ago (1992) set foot on the highest mountain on this planet in the climbing team "Lada-Everest" and now once again he is in Journey to conquer Everest and reached a height of 6400m.

At this altitude there is a base station - the first important point of a series of next steps to adapt to climate change. Fedor said that oxygen is getting less and less, the wind and solar radiation are getting stronger. In the coming days, according to forecasts, the wind speed on Mount Everest with a height of 8848 meters will be about 100km / h. This may affect the stamina of the team members.

Adventurer Fyudor Konyukhov

Speaking to the press Fyudor Konyukhov said he always had the passion to conquer the highest and most special places. The International Adventure Travel Association once called Konyukhov the 'number one visitor' on the planet.

It is admirable when we look at the "wonder" of exploration of this special traveler, he is the first explorer in the world to visit all 5 "polar regions" of the planet: North Pole, Extreme Southern geography, polar inaccessibility in the Arctic Ocean, Mount Everest and Horn Cape (polar region for sailing). In addition, the history of the maritime industry will forever remember him with his round-the-world journey with a sailboat and a spectacular race around Antarctica.

2012 is truly a proud milestone of Russian climbing, marking the 30th anniversary of the first Soviet conquest of Mount Everest (1982), as well as the 20th anniversary of the expedition. first of Fyudor Konyukhov and Evgheny Vinogradsky conquered the "world roof" and placed the Russian flag there.