- January 14, 2015
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Russian Duma MPs from the party “United Russia” Alexander and Oleg Savchenko Sidyakin for some time lost contact with the outside world while in Antarctica. This was announced by press secretary Paul Sidyakina Sklyanchuk.
According to Sklyanchuka deputies sent with a guide from training camp to Mount Vinson to set up on top of her flags of Russia, Tatarstan and Volgograd region.
“My name is Paul, a spokesman Alexander G.. He and the deputy Savchenko did not come to Us from Antarctica. I’m afraid trouble, “- said the representative of the deputies in the” Twitter “.
But then the tour operator, whose clients are members, told BBC Russian Service that the relationship with the guides restored.
“I hasten to say that the feedback received. The ascent continues in a normal manner,” – said the manager of the tourist club “Seven Summits” Olga Rumyantsev.
The deputies about a day ago had to get in touch via satellite phone.
Until January 8 Alexander Sidyakin post messages in social networks. Presumably, satellite phones deputies polar batteries run down.
Frost polar summer
According to Sklyanchuka, climbing to the peak should occur in stages, so that members of the expedition could easily get used to the thin air. On the eve of parliamentarians was scheduled halt before the last stage of reaching the top, although the connection they did not come out.
Despite the initial meteorological reports about -10 degrees Celsius on Tuesday-Wednesday, at the height of the Antarctic summer and the polar day temperature on the array Vinson dropped below -40 degrees.
Mount Vinson is the largest peak of the Antarctic continent: its height is 4892 meters.
At the South Pole now established windy weather at -27 degrees Celsius.
According to polar specialists, January and February – is the best time to visit Antarctica.
“It’s the height of summer. This is the most favorable season. Better [to travel] only in February,” – said the BBC Russian Service Head of External Relations of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg Sergey Pryamikov.
Passing RosHydromet
Interestingly, the deputies themselves in 2012, voted for the law Visit Antarctica order: According to the document, the Russians travel to the continent should be carried out through a notification operator.
State operator is Roshydromet, but private companies, according to the same law, can also carry out their activities in the Antarctic when they have contract civil liability insurance policy or bank guarantees.
“I do not understand how the State Duma deputies were in Antarctica. I absolutely know for sure that there is no legal or natural person does not request permission to work in the Antarctic in 2015, related to mountain climbing. To us they are not addressed, “- said RIA Novosti head of the Russian Antarctic expedition Valery Lukin.
According to Lukin, RAE will not have the opportunity to begin a rescue operation if it is needed.
According to the “Seven Summits”, the contradictions between the position of the RAE and private trips to Antarctica parliamentarians not, because they went on the international route, not pursuing scientific objectives.
After arriving in Punta Arenas privately deputies contacted with Adventure Network International – a US-based operator guide international groups to Antarctica.
“In the event of an emergency would pass the usual rescue operation by US aircraft and insurance with local guides,” – said Olga Rumyantsev, describing the adverse scenario.
Participants hike were insured by American company Travelex Insurance in an amount not less than 150 thousand. dollars.
Spending holidays
“Seven Summits” estimates only climbing in almost 43 thousand. dollars (2.9 million rubles). In this case, price does not include flight from Russia to Chile Punta Arenas, who manages the tourists about 2.5 thousand. Dollars.
Other specializing in Antarctic tours companies also have rates of 40 thousand. dollars for a rise in the Vinson Massif.
Meanwhile, the declared annual income Savchenko for 2013 only about 600 thousand rubles more than the 2.9 million who asks you for visiting Antarctica “Seven Summits”.
According to the declaration Sidyakina for 2013, the parliamentarian earned about 12 million rubles per year, that is a trip could cost him up to a third of its annual income.
“I hope the deputy Sidyakin there safe and sound to tell us where he got the money for the trip to Antarctica,” – noted in the “Twitter” Alexei Navalny.
# JesuisSidiakine
In the social networks on the loss of deputies responded to the so-called fotozhabu and black humor, although some of the users are sincerely worried about the fate of parliamentarians.
Some jokingly offered to put into circulation hashtag #JesuisSidiakine (“I – Sidyakin”) by analogy with JesuisCharlie (“I – Charly”), a symbol of solidarity with the French edition killed by Charlie Hebdo.
Some asked not blown if the deputies in the crevice and whether they met on the way of aggressive animals, as reported by some media outlets.
Finally, a number of users drew parallels between the temporary disappearance of United Russia and capture LifeNews reporters in the Donets Basin in May last year: Journalists named Oleg Sidyakin and Marat Saychenko.
(So grotesque parody summarize the story in “Twitter” -akkaunte “all bad”)
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