18-22,March, 2001.
Paper's work and preparation for the expedition. Reception in the Ministry of Tourism of Nepal. Drowing up the latest formalities.
24,March, Katmandu-Lukla.
15 men left having 15 tons of load with them for Lukla.
31,March, Base Camp (5300), glacier Khumbu.
Everybody gathered together at BC. Next day was devoted by establishing BC.
5,April, Base Camp (5300m), glacier Khumbu.
Lama has had a visit BC, prayer flags were hanged, ritual fights were lit.
6,April, Camp I (6100m).
The team set up the Camp I just behind the glacier Khumbu. Coaches (N. Cherny, S.Timofeev, E.Vinogradski) chose next groups for making route:
1.Cherny, Elagin, Ianochkin, Volodin,
2.Timofeev, Vinogradski, Bolotov, Kuznetsov,
3.Zhilin, Ermachek, Sokolov, Koshelenko.
10,April, Camp II (6300m).
15,April.
They made 1/3 of route up to the camp III, fixed ropes about up to 6900m.
17,April.
Under bad weather conditions pair Bolotov-Kuznetsov make section between camp II and camp III.
19,April.
The camp III was set up at the heigh 7400m.
22-26,April.
Because of unsettled conditions the plans were changed. All the members of the team have a rest in BC during 3 days.
29,April.
Establishing of the camp IV on the southeast col (7986m). Nasty weather and heavy mood after death of sherpa Babu forced to give up. Nepal went into national mourning.
11,May.
The team led by Zhilin made near about 300m of snow slope. There was a heavy fall of snow in the night on 11,May, about 1 meters of snow.
15,May.
The rest participants of the expedition couldn't come up even to Southeast col because of a lot of snow. Everybody descended to BC for having a rest.
16,May.
Nepal vice minister of tourism gave permit № 1 for the ascent of Lhodse Middle to the Russian team.
20,May.
Bolotov and Kuznetsov reached the southeast col.
21,May.
Timofeev and Vinogradski came up to the southeast col. Bolotov and Kuznetsov made half of the slope.
22,May.
They set up last camp at 8250m Timofeev and Kuznetsov finished to make snow slope. All of them had a sleep at camp V.
23,May.
Quartet ( Timofeev, Kuznetsov, Bolotov, Vinogradski ) started for their final push near about 8am. At 3pm all of them summited and went back to the camp V (8250m) at 8pm, it was getting dark Zhilin,Sokolov and Koshelenko had a sleep at campIV on the southeast col.
24,May.
In the morning all of that trio reached the summit and descended to the Camp IV.
27,May.
Ermachek decided to descend but Volodin and Yanochkin started ascent and summited. Next day everybody gathered at BC.
30,May.
They left BC.
9,June.
In the morning the team came back to Moscow.
13,June.
At last five of ural mountaineers arrived at Yekaterinburg.

Photo (Base Camp).

Upper line, from left to right: Elagin, Ermachek, Kuznetsov, Bolotov, Vinogradski, Cherny, Sokolov.

Lower line: on the left three sherpas ( Nwang Tenjing, Ang Karma, Nima Tshering), Yanochkin, Koshelenko, Timofeev, Zhilin, Volodin.