Sergey Kofanov , graduated Ural State Technical University, PhD of Physical Science. 7 years experience in climbing, Master of sports, Bronze, Silver and Gold medalist of Russian National Mountaineering Championships, Climbing and guiding experience on Caucasus, Tien-Shan, Pamir, Sayan and Ural mountains. Also McKinley and Kilimanjaro. Language: English Most technical climb: Eridag, Caucasus. ED/6C/A3/1300m. Altitude climbs: Mt. Everest, Mt. Aconcagua, Mt. Kongur till 7000m., Peak Lenin, Peak Kojenevskaya, McKinley. E-mail: mountainguides@mail.ru
Valeriy Shamalo , graduated Saint-Petersburg State University. Snow Leopard (visited all 7000 meters peaks of the former Soviet Union), Master of sports, many times awarded in Russian National Mountaineering Championships. Climbing and guiding experience on Caucasus, Tien-Shan, Pamir. Lead new routes on Khan-Tengri, Ushba, Marble Wall and others. Most technical climbs: # Asan, SW face, Pleskachevsky route, 6A; # Asan, NW face, Pogorelov route, 6A (2nd prize in St. Petersburg Championship); # “Dzhigit”, centre of the North face, Vakurin route, bypass of the upper bastion from the left, 6B (4th prize in Russian Championship) # Peak 5013 («Miner»), centre of the NNE face, a variation of Sidorov route, 6B in a duo (2nd prize in Russian Championship); # Shkhara the Principal, the North face of the West ridge (a “bottle”), 6B in a duo, first ascent; # Khan-Tengri, centre of the SW face bastion and SW ridge, 6B in a duo, first ascent; Altitude climbs: «Snow Leopard» (all former Soviet Union 7000 meters peaks), Kongur Peak 7719m., Muztagh Ata 7546m., Koskulak Peak 7028m. Language: English E-mail: mountainguides@mail.ru
Kirill Korabelnikov . Master of sports, awards of Russian National Mountaineering Championships. Climbing and guiding experience on Caucasus, Tien-Shan, Pamir. Lead new routes on Khan-Tengri, Ushba, Marble Wall and others with Valeriy Shamalo. Most technical climbs: # Peak 5013 («Miner»), centre of the NNE face, a variation of Sidorov route, 6B in a duo (2nd prize in Russian Championship); # Khan-Tengri, centre of the SW face bastion and SW ridge, 6B in a duo, first ascent; # Marble Wall, new route, 6A # Peak Sablia, Ural mountains, North Face, first ascend, new route in winter. ED/6C/A3/950m, 2nd prize in Russian National Championship. Altitude climbs: Mt. Kongur 7719m., Khan-Tengri Peak 7005m. Language: English E-mail: mountainguides@mail.ru
Andrey Nikiforov , guide on Kamchatka since 1992. Specialization: Exploration of volcanoes the most active at the period planned for visiting; Exploration of volcanoes which are going to errupt (for volcanologists); Rafting rivers rarely visited; Exploration of volcanoes on Kourils islands. All in all about 90 far away trips. Language: English, French E-mail: mountainguides@mail.ru
