Chronicle of the winter expedition to the Communism peak

10. 02. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“Everyone descended, everything is good! The expedition is over. It’s so pity that it wasn’t without frostbites. Speedy recovery for Vitya, Max and Lesha ! Congratulations to the whole team! Thanks to everybody who supported us! The project was a success, we’ll prepare for the expedition to the K2!!!”

09. 02. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“Seliverstov’s group descended to the base camp. Danichkin’s group spends the night at 4800m.”

08. 02. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“Both groups descended to the storm camp. They planning to go down to the base camp tomorrow. Everything is good!”

07. 02. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“Seliverstov’s group – at 7000m. Danichkin’s group – at 6200m. Both groups are planning to storm tomorrow.”

Message №2 06. 02. 2020  from Seliverstov Sergey:

“Seliverstov’s group resting in a cave at 6200m. Danichkin’s group – at 5900m.”

06. 02. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“Seliverstov’s group (Usatyh, Moroz, Seliverstov) climbed to 6200m. of the Communism peak. Danichkin’s group (Usmanov, Krasovsky, Alipov, Danichkin) – at 5200m. of the Korzhenevskaya peak. All the rest is  in the base camp.”

04. 02. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“We decided to try again, but there is no weather and the forecasts are not encouraging.”

01. 02. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“Everyone descended to the BC. The expedition can be called successful already! I was ill after processing the route, left the BC with antibiotics. I’m happy for the guys who acsended to the top yesterday and congratulate the whole team who managed to lay a new line along the northern wall of the Communism peak!!!”

Message №2 31. 01. 2020 from Seliverstov Sergey:

“Everything is good, all the climbers descended to the storm camp. Usatyh, Alipov, Krasovsky went down to the base camp. Tomorrow the groups of Danichkin and Seliverstov will descend to the BC, too.”

31. 01. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“13.50 – Greetings for everybody from the top of the peak of Communism !!! Ascended: Danichkin, Erokhin, Usmanov, Filinov, Moroz, Cherkasov. Vorobyov, Seliverstov – at 7000m., they are waiting for climbers from the top. Usatyh, Alipov and Krasovsky descend to the BC.”

30. 01. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“Today Danichichkin’s group tried to storm the summit, but turned around because of strong wind. Now – in the storm camp. The Seliverstov’s group went up to 6920m. Alipov and Krasovsky climbed into the cave at 6200m. Akimov went down to the base camp.”

Message № 2 29. 01. 2020 from Seliverstov Sergey:

“Danichkin’s group – at 7000m., Seliverstov’s group – at 6500m., Akimov’s group – at 5900m.”

29. 01. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“Danichkin’s group (4 people) is in a cave (6200m.), Seliverstov’s group (5 people) goes up to the Camp2 (5900m.). Akimov’s group (3 people) is in the Camp1 (5000m.), Maltsev is in the base camp.”

27. 01. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“The first group under the leadership of Danichkin reached a plateau and setup a camp at 5900m. Seliverstov’s group is in the Camp1. Akimov’s group is in the base camp.”

26. 01. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“All groups went down to the base camp and rested. One group went up today. 27 ropes were hanged. There are 2 ropes left to the “roof “(plateau). Everything is fine!”

23. 01. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“We waited out for the bad weather in a cave yesterday. Today hung 5 ropes. Total: 25 ropes.”

21. 01. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“We hung 5 ropes also. The weather goes bad.”

20. 01. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“We dug a cave at the beginning of the route (4950 m.) and moved the Camp1 there, hung also 3 ropes.”

19. 01. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“At this moment we hung 12 ropes. The 11th and 12th ropes – ice, 85°- 90°. The main problem is that we can’t setup a tent – there are no areas. For processing we have to go out from the Camp1. In BC -25-, -27℃ in the mornings. Everything is OK!”

15. 01. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“In these days we setup work in the Base camp, setup the Camp1 on a glacier (4700 m.), threw the necessary equipment for work. Today we processed 6 ropes. Everything is ok!”

12. 01. 2020 Message from Seliverstov Sergey:

“We walk, acclimatize, make throws. Everything is good!”