their courage is to be envied, for they have hardened like steel. three stories about bravery , courage and hardening. three stories about the male character works here.

come on, come on. i would like to say a few words about our national pride about the belarusian antarctic station, in fact, the presence of a station in the antarctic. this is not only a certain geopolitical indicator, i will give such statistics in the antarctic treaty system 54 countries today , only 28 of them have their stations in antars, seasonal or year-round, including including the republic of belarus and small countries that have stations in antarctica. these are literally a few. czech republic bulgaria republic

of belarus well, perhaps everything. therefore, we have something to be proud of. research began in 2006 . we first landed on enderbe land. in east antarctica, the new coast of the cosmonauts sea, there was a dilapidated infrastructure organized back in soviet times, such a field airfield base, consisting of several. eh, the change houses of the volkovs , so-called by that time, of course, in the seventies - this base was being built. e k 2006. this infrastructure has already fallen into disrepair, but nevertheless the first few years. the first 7-8 years. we were based. eh, they didn't leave plans there. and hopes that, uh , a belarusian antarctic station will appear in this region, the fundamental decision to build it was made in 2013 , the initiator was the national academy

of sciences. this initiative was supported. ah, the government and the ministry of natural resources agreed on funding and in 2015 the construction of the station began on the very in fact, it was experience that i didn’t have, or rather, it was a construction procedure, of which experience that we didn’t have until now, this was the construction of a station, ah, if you can talk from the wheels, the assembly of the ship was delivered by helicopter structures, but they had to be immediately mounted on rare in these places, rock ledges and so on, and uh did not believe the first object. uh of the belarusian antarctic station, a re-engineered communication control module. installed by four people. the composition of the belarusian antarctic expedition there were four people, and this is a serious one of

the main complexes that now make up, well, our infrastructure and we needed it as quickly as possible. uh pick up designs from the board. ships to install them so that the ship leaves faster, so that naturally the costs of the belarusian antarctic program are minimal or minimized in terms of transportation costs we managed in 36 hours over the years from 2015 to 2021. completed creation of the first stage of the belarusian antarctic station, designed for stay and work at the same time, and up to fourteen. e people of the staff of this research staff are medical workers. uh, technical workers in life support and so on, but the station was originally built with an eye on it. with an account for year-round operation, we put this in priority. that is, uh, i already

said this phrase. let it seem beaten to someone and not so rich as to buy or build cheap things or structures to do. uh, such objects once and for all and for a long time from seriously security personnel is a priority and we cannot risk the antarctic continent for 8 months a year is in complete isolation , neither air transport nor sea transport can get there, therefore, in fact, it is easier to evacuate astronauts from orbit than to evacuate a person within eight months, therefore everything has to be secure. questions why antarctica is called the white continent can be given several ambiguous answers? uh, the first is that the continent has not been explored, even

today, despite the sixty-year history its active study of development, that is, in the mid-fifties of the last century. ah, the most active phase of the study of this continent began with the international polar year, when 12 countries came to antarctica with their national expeditions, and in general, since then in 1955 , continent continent has been active. uh is being mastered and studied in the first place, but has remained a blank spot as before. this is one of the answer options or the second option is because the continent is 904% covered. eh, there is an ice cap. uh, scientific hypotheses and version that, in general, this is not even a continent. and this is an archipelago. that is, these islands are sheltered united. uh, ice cap and this hypothesis has a real confirmation, thanks to the modern possibilities

of satellite imagery from space of various, and spectra, uh, and so on. here, well, and the third option, probably, the answer is the white continent, and i would say untouched, that is, it is actually , uh, untouched today. e, zapovednaya e, the only remaining protected area on the globe natives come from belarus e-e research antarctica participated from the first years of its active development, that is, even as part of the first integrated soviet antarctic expedition, which was assembled in 1955. 11 specialists from the republic of belarus participated, mainly, they were construction workers. they were building the first soviet antarctic peace station, and in february 1956

mirny was raised above this station. uh, the soviet flag is the flag of the soviet union, that is. uh, the soviet union then announced that on the first soviet research station appeared on this continent, and the participation of belarusians in antarctic research continued throughout the entire period of the soviet antarctic expeditions.

and when a climber is more than 15 kg, they try not to take them with them, because something is easier, the faster you move, the faster you move, the less chance you have of getting into trouble and it is easier to determine the route, so 10 kg is the limit , probably 15 super cases. and what's more difficult there. this already now the big problems are food all with you. and this is a very meager amount of it , because it won’t carry much on itself. we take lard from belarus with us, because it’s impossible to find it there in these muslim countries, it’s impossible, we dry crackers. this is a power base plus. well, anything that weighs very little. it's some simple porridge that takes 2-3 minutes to cook. first mountain, eighty-sixth year. i climbed in 1986. it was such a horaktour of the western caucasus - after a month of classes, it was already free.

uzun kol passed under the guidance of their coaches of that time and it was a very beautiful ascent, because then we rose above the clouds and under us there was an endless veil that i felt like, just like the gods on the decision, it was very cool and beautiful. i remember forever. it is very important that the climber has something to remember, because, uh, despite all the difficulties that you endure in the mountains, you can be held back. uh, good shape, only the surrounding beautiful views that exist there endlessly, uh, a lot of dead people, uh, there, you have to remember the tinted mary the first one who died there under the peaks of everest, of course, all this looks like. well well , something like that very peculiar.

when i saw all this, i was impressed, a strong impression remains, because you are healthy and alive, and then a person took this place and suddenly for some reason, for some reason, for some reason, there are very strong people, because i have a lot of their. by the way, they lie at the top, they cannot be removed from there, in general, life there is quite harsh. that's why i told you that the beginning of any climber. uh, lies ways. well, so that he learns how to survive here already, because for me it’s been like this for more than an hour, especially young people, they can’t set up a problem not by a fire, but by kindling and cooking basic food for themselves, even on the stove in the house. not to mention the fact that somewhere in the forest, therefore, if you dream of traveling, you need to become an independent person, have to ensure your simple being in nature in the forest on the river for fishing, after all.

yes , there are superstitions full of all kinds of superstitions, because, well, i've already seen enough. i have a lot there were accidents near me, so there is a feeling that something will happen soon. this applied to many of my several of my comrades, who in fact. it seemed to me that i was already foreseeing the accidents that might happen to them, because the risk is still great, and over the years, of course, there are more of them, and the jews, because once you are completely young and you only begin the path of lipidism. it's getting more and more optimistic. and over the years

, when you look at the number of all these deaths of friends, then, of course, more philosophical such a person, all diseases that occur and all chronic diseases , any cut on the finger , any poisoning, minimal eye burn or slight frostbite at an altitude above 5-6.000 m . uh, everything , on the one hand, healing is slow, and exacerbation occurs instantly within a few trials, so few doctors among doctors can understand something in this matter, therefore, in a universal way is always e faster. take it down a sick person, or give them more oxygen, or some kind of chamber. they do it there. it's quite complex and related. it's easiest with the fact that mountaineering you asked for more, but rather complexities.

it's one thing when you are within a large base camp, this is when there is a large rescue squad, there is a huge number of climbers that we observe with you, then you, if there is radio communication and you have hope for help that rises high, these are single helicopters. it's all in the movies ordinary helicopter. uh, standard helicopter. can you go up somewhere? yes, they fly up to 5.000. m can even rise up to six, well, a helicopter cannot sit down, it always needs a platform, maybe only below what is shown in the films, that helicopters run up there with rods, they shoot someone from some wall. but this , most likely, looks like just hollywood, but a helicopter cannot fly in bad weather, and all accidents happen, as a rule, or all sorts of troubles occur in a storm in a thunderstorm in a snowstorm. there in the rain. there's a wind strong. it's all impossible man. maybe there are two cables. here such nothing is exceeded in such weather, as a rule, all rescue work takes place, climbers release the injured person. she is a level playing

field. it's like le helicopters fly up to him from below and, if possible, they take him down to the hospital. if he has any injuries there, but often we did the climbing completely in lonely forgotten lands where there was no connection. they could only be hoped for by three or four people, who doing the ascension is a completely different level. yes, and there can not be a doctor , there can be no help for any runny nose, any slightest injury, especially if it is already performed on the wall on the climbing high, when it has already taken off from the ground. it can lead to fatal results. for me , diving in cold water, and this is a kind of test. this exercise is overcoming oneself. and as a result. this is a reward in the form of a good mood, health vivacity. the term

winter swimming, well, rather, this is such a colloquial concept is the term hardening. yes us called margins. i think that we are even proud of this title, because the walrus is quite such. e is an animal that inspires respect in fact. eh, that's why i think everyone who is engaged in winter swimming and hardening. i think it takes it very positively. in fact. this is a very large circle of people, absolutely different ages. uh, there are, uh, kids that are 10-12 years old who took part in the competition. i remember. even such facts are the same, uh, well, maybe a little older of the same age guys who

come to our club and constantly swim. here we literally recently had a couple, and when a woman was eighty-six. years brought her friend 80 one year old, and they constantly attend our events are tempered, that is, completely different ages, as far as some kind of motivation is concerned. i think it is different for everyone, of course, there are people who are looking for health. someone is looking for, perhaps, someone is looking for some kind of energy for himself. uh, some athletes pursued some ambitions, for example, maybe it’s quite different for everyone in different ways, we all have one thing in common a common cause, one common hobby, of course, there may be certain restrictions on classes, so everyone who decides or wants to do this. i think it's not superfluous, of course, to consult with your doctor. i myself

am not a doctor, unfortunately, i cannot give such recommendations for visiting a doctor would not be superfluous, but i can say for sure, for example. himself encountered one of the reasons why? so i began to engage actively, namely hardening. eh, farint constantly tormented me. well, especially in this winter. that is, so i had to dress warmly all the time , i was constantly tormented by a cough. uh, as the doctor told me, the reasons for this are not clear, but the inhabitants of the city. and that's when i started hardening, really. it helped me a lot, because after dipping , in just a few days, all my symptoms disappeared. i felt much better and now this ailment practically does not bother me. although i have it there. it can be said that a chronic diagnosis was made. for me, for a long time, the justification is very clear. that's when hmm man, dives in

cold water. our body immediately turns on defense mechanisms. e, and he starts to raise the internal temperature of the body, so that t himself for our body immersion in cold water - this is a dangerous situation , the body begins to save itself, raising the internal temperature to 30 there , eight to thirty-nine degrees. naturally. this is the temperature at which, e . and everyone who is engaged in e-margining in the winter swimming. it clearly feels. well, i think that the fear of uh hardening before cold water, uh, is inherent in all people. this is correct. this is the protective function of our body. a, but if you approach this issue correctly, and gradually learn to overcome a. here is the fear