MISSION COMPLETE
EXPEDITION MEMBERS
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Team of professional drivers
Valdis Pelsh’s RD Studio camera crew;
Christina Kozlova, director of many documentaries,
entertainment and educational programs
Marina Gevorkyan, Director General of Snob Project
Yandex team
Denis Provalov, speleologist, mountaineer,
high-altitude cameraman, Guinness World Records holder,
two-time Everest climber
DATES OF EXPEDITION
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March 28 – June 12
Pre-expedition break-in period – from March 28 to April 1
Official start of the expedition in Xi’an – April 4
All members joining in Lhasa – April 16
Climbing – May 20 and 21
Arriving in Almaty and loading car carriers – June 12
ALTITUDE AND ACCLIMATIZATION
From 200 to 5,374 m above sea level altitude differences
ROUTE
Length: 15,250 km
STAGE 1
ULAN-UDE – NORTHERN EVEREST BASE CAMP
Cities along the route: Ulan-Ude, Kyakhta, Ulan Bator, Erenhot, Taiyuan,
Xi’an, Tianshui, Lanzhou, Xining, Golmud, Nagchu, Lhasa, Sangzhuzi
STAGE 2
NORTHERN BASE CAMP
Climbing
STAGE 3
NORTHERN EVEREST BASE CAMP – ALMATY
Cities along the route: Saga, Osh, Suusamyr, Kochkor, Karakol, Almaty