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Post by maryb on Sept 18, 2007 22:22:00 GMT 3
Well done on your first summit, Big Yin! It's great being up in the clouds ain't it?  PS I love the tartan shorts! ;D |
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Post by maryb on Sept 18, 2007 22:35:08 GMT 3
Just one request, apart from keep wearing the tartan shorts under your Goretex, how about a smile for the girls in a photo? Bit of reassurance for them?  |
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Post by Dina on Sept 18, 2007 23:05:20 GMT 3
Danke Annettte for this! I always appreciated Peter's writing so! above all because I know he really likes Marat! he joked a bit here, but you can understand how much respect the guy has for Marat and the thing he's doing now!
ps: I'm still freaking out about that thing! it's a way dangerous! God protect him!
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Post by uranus on Sept 19, 2007 0:45:59 GMT 3
Just one request, apart from keep wearing the tartan shorts under your Goretex, how about a smile for the girls in a photo? Bit of reassurance for them? Mary Mary you must really be a fairy.. see how he listened you.. ;D  |
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Post by arwen21 on Sept 19, 2007 1:36:36 GMT 3
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Post by Dina on Sept 19, 2007 2:21:51 GMT 3
aww! :-*look who's the latest one! :oc'mon, breathe and walk!  btw: I looooove that pant! :Pit shows ALL the interesting things!   ;D |
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Post by justsafin on Sept 19, 2007 5:50:53 GMT 3
captions for pictures posted from www.7summit.ruA Abromov | 2007/9/18 - 20:18 online translation from Russian to Englsih In SHIGARE WAS PERFECTED ONE ADDITIONAL ASCENDING Yesterday, 17th September, after moving the crossing with a height of 5100 it is meter, on which all little by little caught weak "gornyashka" (mountain disease), our command went down into the very exotic town Of old Of tingri (4200m). Directly sheep flourishes here are dried on the street and cows eat the remainders of cardboard boxes. After dinner they moved into Shigar (4200m), where they spent the night. _ today in us on plan acclimatization be perfect ascending on apex Wigar (4700m) - practical height Mont Blanc (high apex Alps). _ in base this mountain Buddhist monastery located. _ near apex even arrive polazat6 on strong destroyed cliff, but glory god everything manage. We photographed at the apex. All made friends with Marat and it excellently is entered in the command. Weather in the Himalayas warm but unstable and us from the apex drove away the incipient thunderstorm. On 20 September we leave into the base camp To cho-Oyyu, where us await tents and accurate sherpy. From the base camp to the foremost base camp probably we not had connection.  So that let us transmit news at the first opportunity. Abramov Aleksandr from Shigara (4200m)    oh, our Man in black looks marvelous!!!! |
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Post by lena on Sept 19, 2007 20:17:41 GMT 3
Marat and Juri shopping together...  Juri there wasn't not any nice place to wait for Marat ;D like in texas....  sorry guys ;D hopefully when they come back noone will questioned marats watch (if he use his rolex there) nice relaxing pics ;D ehm, any chance to get weather forecast for himalaya region or cho oyu ? |
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Post by Alya10 on Sept 19, 2007 20:50:49 GMT 3
hopefully when they come back noone will questioned marats watch (if he use his rolex there) I can see the ads already "Rolex, taking you to new hights!" or "Ray Ban, experiencing the summits!" j/k  |
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Post by Marie on Sept 19, 2007 21:07:28 GMT 3
According to Marat via Amit on Marat's website, he's making his way back down the mountain and will be back to playing tennis sooner than we thought:
Wednesday 19 September
Dear fans
I am writing this letter on behalf of Marat who has been in touch with me in the last 48 hours and asked me to pass on this message to you all.
As you know Marat has taken an interesting step because of various reasons which he explained in his letter to you last week. And it has been an adventure - doing his acclimatisation climb and getting used to all that is part of climbing mountains.
The delegation has reached the next height of moving to the base camp for Cho-Oyu and at this stage Marat has realised several points.
First of all Marat realised that this climb is a very serious challenging issue and not just an adventure. He loves the experience and is fully into it but realises that it has to be treated with great caution and respect. And the next step is a very big one indeed.
Talking to me and to the people he is closest to in the delegation and his coach via satellite phone - he has decided that the smartest and bravest decision for him is to step down and to start a very long 5 day trip back to travel down the mountains and back to Moscow.
In Moscow he will meet next week with Hernan Gumy and after a week recovering from the altitude, he is meant to start practising again in about 2 weeks time. The wrist is well rested and all being well he will hopefully play again in Madrid.
Marat doesn't believe he will be ready in time for the Kremlin Cup although he would like very much to play there. He needs time to recover from what has been an exhausting experience. From my conversations with him I was happy to discover that he has had a tremendous time and it was a fascinating experience.
Now it would be Marat's main concern to be healthy and play professional tennis again soon as he misses it very much. We can soon expect to see Marat back on the circuit hungry for success and with a new fresh look at tennis.
I know it is very important for Marat to pass this message on to his fans and to say they will now be able to see him in the last part of the Indoor season and I can do this with delight.
Marat wants to thank all the great and amazing people in the delegation and his wishes that they will complete the challenge to the end.
While Marat is starting his long trip back - his fellow Russians will be playing in the DC semi finals against Germany and he sends wishes to them from the bottom of his heart for great success.
Best Regards
Amit
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Post by Annie on Sept 19, 2007 21:10:49 GMT 3
Ah well...better for me ;D Maybe he will come and watch some KC matches ;D Pretty please!!!!
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Post by Marie on Sept 19, 2007 21:20:10 GMT 3
I'm not sure how I feel about this news. I'm glad that he's unhurt and he realized that it could be dangerous to climb such a mountain when he's barely a novice at it. On the other hand, I thought it'd be awesome if he climbed the whole thing, perhaps giving him the motivation he's looking for, if that's what he's doing.
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Post by Alya10 on Sept 19, 2007 21:34:22 GMT 3
I'm relieved in a way...
Even though is was a really cool and challenging thing to do it was no piece of cake.
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Post by uranus on Sept 19, 2007 22:04:39 GMT 3
Well.. it sure was an interesting adventure, but he knows what's best for him..
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Post by Anne on Sept 19, 2007 22:34:31 GMT 3
I'm relieved in a way... Even though is was a really cool and challenging thing to do it was no piece of cake. I know what you mean.. actually I find it pretty brave.. to step back and so on. But I have to say, I expected him to be the last one to step back, but I understand his reasons. Go Marat |
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Juri there wasn't not any nice place to wait for Marat 
