Shackleton Antarctic bid makes landfall
An exhausted British-Australian expedition recreating Ernest Shackleton's 1916 crossing of the Southern Ocean in a small boat made landfall Monday after a perilous 12-day journey.
Movie about Kazakhstan expedition to South Pole presented in Almaty
The documentary called 108 hours shows the first Kazakhstan expedition’s journey to the Antarctic.
Chokan Valikhanov yacht crew plans to complete their circumnavigation before summer
The yacht has reached the Malaysian port city Dixon and is waiting on Langkawi island (Malaysia) for a technical check-up.
Kazakhstan mulling its own station in the Antarctic
Members of the first Kazakhstan expedition to the South Pole said that Kazakhstan's own polar station may appear in the Antarctic.
Hungarian horsemen to reach Astana in 4 months
Three Hungarians will start their equestrian expedition from Hungary to Kazakhstan on March 1, 2012.
Kazakhstan expedition reached the South Pole
Kazakhstan moto-expedition reached the South Pole for the first time.
Additional ship to protect Chokan Valikhanov yacht from cannibals in French Polynesia
Chokan Valikhanov yacht will be accompanied by an additional ship when passing French Polynesia for security reasons.
Discovery Channel to make a movie on round-the-world voyage of Kazakh yacht
Discovery Channel is interested in video records of participants of Kazakhstan round-the-world marine expedition Terra Vita onboard Chokan Valikhanov yacht.
1st Kazakhstan expedition to South Pole set world record during trials
A record for the Guinness Book of Record was set by participants of the test-drive during preparation for the 1st Kazkahstan moto-expedition to the South Pole.
Alpinists almost lost proof of the ascent during the trip back from K2
Kazakhstan alpinist Maksut Zhumayev told Tengrinews.kz the breath-taking details of the last days of the expedition to K2.
Kazakhstan alpinists back home after the expedition to K2
International team of alpinists who ascended the morthern face of K2 mount on August 23 arrived in Almaty.
International expedition to K2 to arrive in Almaty on September 2
International expedition that ascended K2 on August 23 will arrive in Almaty on September 2 at 8:30 p.m. local time.
International expedition to K2 successfully went down to 8,000 meters
Participants of the international expedition to K2 successfully went down to the fourth camp at 8,000 meters.
Massimov congratulated participants of expedition on ascending K2
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister congratulated participants of the international expedition on the successful ascent to K2 (Chogori) 8-thousander.
International expedition reached the top of K2
International expedition led by Kazakhstan alpinist Maksut Zhumayev reached the top of K2.
Expedition to K2 reached the fourth camp
Participants of the expedition to K2 reached the fourth camp at 8,000 meters. After ascending the K2 Gerlinda Kaltenbrunner will become the first women in the world to ascend all 14 8-thousanders without oxygen.
Four members of K2 expedition reached the third camp
Four participants of the international expedition to K2, also known as Chogori, have reached the third camp at the height of 7100 meters, in spite of the snow and strong wind.
Expedition to K2 reached the second camp
Only four out of six climbers are continueing their way to the top. They are expecting the good weather to hold on.
Expedition to K2 made it to intermediate camp
Despite of the snow four participants of the international expedition to K2 have got to the intermediate camp at 6,100 meters.
International expedition started the final ascent to K2
Today, August 16, the alpinists reached the first camp at 5,300 meters.