Anatoli Boukreev
Anatoli Boukreev
Anatoli Nikolaevich Boukreevwas a Russian Kazakhstani mountaineer who made ascents of 10 of the 14 eight-thousander peaks, i.e., peaks above 8,000 m, without supplemental oxygen. From 1989 through 1997, he made 18 successful ascents of peaks above 8000 m...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth16 January 1958
CountryRussian Federation
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I said to Scott that the ascent seemed to be going slowly and that I was concerned descending climbers could possibly run out of oxygen before their return to camp IV.
russian-athlete
There are many questions, but I cannot answer because I'm not a businessman, I am a climber.
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What we can do now is contribute to a clearer understanding of what happened that day on Everest in the hope that the lessons to be learned will reduce the risk for others who, like us, take on the challenge of the mountains.
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I explained I wanted to descend as quickly as possible to camp IV in order to warm myself and gather a supply of hot drink and oxygen in the event I might need to go back up the mountain to assist descending climbers.
russian-athlete
I want this book to be facts, to be important, to be history.
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Concerned that others were not coming onto the summit and because I had no radio link to those below me, I began to wonder if there were difficulties down the mountain. I made the decision to descend.
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I told them, you can succeed - it's not likely the first time, maybe 25 per cent, but you CAN succeed. You can also die. By April 16 they had already been to camp III, well ahead of most teams.
everest
I respect Everest very much.
years roles clear
This year my role is clear: I am a coach, a coach to sportsmen.
teamwork people pay
People respected my experience, they hire me, they pay me what I am worth to coach their team.
athlete thinking oxygen
I think that people ran out of oxygen and don't really know what happened up there, maybe some of them just made things up because they weren't sure what had happened.
climbing
Climbing is what I do.