(Mt. Latok-3 West Face, Summer, 2001)

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This peak is located in the group of Latok in Karakorum, Pakistan, well known with grandiose West Face, 2000m length. One of the few walls in the world calling " Big Wall", till now left inaccessible. The main goal: First ascent of Latok-III West Face (6949m, Karakorum, Pakistan).

Within the framework of the project " World Walls - Russian Way) our pair Alexandere Klenov - Mikhail Davy will take part in this expedition. They are both had made more then 25 high quality routes including ascent of Thalay Sagar ( Himalayi, May, 1999 ) and ascent of peak Spantik ( Karacorum, June, 2000) These both ascents were nominated for most prestige mountaineering prize "Gold Ice Axe". Ascent of Spantik was awarded with national prize Gold Edelweiss as the best ascent of the year. During each expedition the team makes films which are shown by Russian and regional TV-chanells and which also take part succesfully in international extrem-filmfestivals.

The expedition runs within the framework of the project "World Walls - Russian Way". Sponsor -

The lider of the expedition is Alexander Odintsov (Sant-Peterburg)
Participants: Alexander Ruchkin (Omsk),
Alexander Klenov and Mikhail Davy take part in this project for the first time Hadjinov Sergei and Barihin Igor - both from Sant-Peterburg.
The doctor - Mikhail Bakin.

Sponsors:
Interregional Chimney Company (Yekaterinburg),
Manaraga (Yekaterinburg) ,
Ural-Alp-AlvoTitanium,
Supermarket " 220V" (Yekaterinburg),
Uzbek Airline,
The shop "Accumulator" (Yekaterinburg),
RISKonline.