I have a question for all you educated folks on Marat. I was watching the Sharapova/Henin match, and the commentator said that Maria was the first Russian woman or man to become #1. This is incorrect right? If my memory serves me right, Marat was #1 in 2000. I really dislike when commentators get their facts wrong.
EDIT BY THE PENGUIN: Well, odd to start the thread with a post about sharapova, but the posts before that were talking about pam perving so I thought this would be a safer place to start
I don't know, if he wants/needs some time for himself, then he should definitly do so. Some people do such trips and come back with a whole new life filosofy...who knows, 2008 might be a great tennis year I don't know if you should or could consider this as retirement... I doubt it is. Well, I hope not. We'll see...
if it ends on October 20th, i doubt he could play in st petersburg starting on the 22nd... but there's still hope for paris 29 Oct-4 Nov i mean he mised his chance last year, altough it was an even year, maybe he'll switch to odd years
:haha: I don't come online one day and Marat decides to climb a mountain. :retard:
Personally I'm not so shocked by this...in fact it's so him. I think Marat is some sort of spiritual person and going to Nepal for a few weeks may actually help him get his mind of certain issues and problems. I don't think we should speak of retirement. Maybe he wants to find the desire to play again and will come back strong next year.
I'm only surprised he's taking the trip in the middle of the season (but then again one should never be surprised at anything Marat does ) I just hope he's careful - with his luck you never know. :secret:
Sorry for everyone that won't get to see him now though
Ah, well.... This can be on top of my oh-so-good week too!!!
Still don't know if I should believe it or not ... Friend texted me that Sasha said that it's all a mistake! And that's written on the eurosport.ru also!
We'll see soon enough!!!!
If it is true, I really hope he thought of it very carefully! I mean, it's not like you do a 8000+ mountain just like that! It takes months of training and preparation for an expedition like that! In my work, I deal with people who're going on expeditions like that, a couple of times a week, and we have to get them the supplies for it... the stories they tell you from previous expeditions !!!!!
So, if it's true, i wish marat all the luck in the world for a safe return to the basecamp!
hi
i dont know if this is the place to put this link but any way http://polisea.net/blog/?p=621
there is a video of marat in the himalaya
its short
enjoy
hi
i dont know if this is the place to put this link but any way http://polisea.net/blog/?p=621
there is a video of marat in the himalaya
its short
enjoy
It's funny how at the end of the video, after so many girls have taken photos with Marat, you hear a woman's voice asking "What's his name?" in Spanish and someone telling her "Marat Safin."
OMG! i'm too lazy to read all the messages i've missed, but is marat really skipping the end of season to climb himalayas????? :haha::haha::haha: marat what do you smoke? in the last episode he was just shopping with friends and now he's going to meet the yeti???
anyways i hope he'll come back safe, i just want him to win the Olympics next year.
Marat, what the hell is up with you?! Climbing a freakin mountain in Nepal?! huh?! He seems lost. I guess he really needed it. But the timing is just bad...for now but hopefully, in the end, it works out to be a positive experience and it was indeed the right decision.
Just when I thought I've reached the height of frustration and disappointment....sigh...:tears:
I don't know if you guys are aware of it but there is a climbing season, just like there is a tennis season - the best time to go hiking in Nepal and Tibet is mid-September to late October since the weather is the most predictable in this period (not that that means very much...). So unless you want him to get stuck on a frigging mountain, give him credit for sensible planning at least.
I think the whole climbing business is really cool - completely, utterly, totally unprofessional tennis-wise but really cool nevertheless. I hope he has a blast, extends his personal limits, finds some inner Zen and showers before he steps back into civilization
I don't know if you guys are aware of it but there is a climbing season, just like there is a tennis season - the best time to go hiking in Nepal and Tibet is mid-September to late October since the weather is the most predictable in this period (not that that means very much...). So unless you want him to get stuck on a frigging mountain, give him credit for sensible planning at least.
I think the whole climbing business is really cool - completely, utterly, totally unprofessional tennis-wise but really cool nevertheless. I hope he has a blast, extends his personal limits, finds some inner Zen and showers before he steps back into civilization
I'm trying to be shocked or to be mad that he puts off his season...but all I can think is "GO BOY".... I mean for him the season is over....not much he could've do now...so why not trying to change smth or find smth... And is really cool to be a milionare tennis player you can take vacation whenever you want so why not doing it.....
So...all I can say is that I hope he comes back safely. and with pics from Himalaya...
It's much different in terms of cultural/historical significance. I don't know if Marat cares about that. But to me, the Himalayas are not just mountains, but it is a place of mythic proportion. I'm not saying that mountains in Canada are not nice or adventurous enough. But I guess the Himalayas are considered almost a sacred place, and going up there is equivalent to a pilgrimage. It's like going to on an expedition in a desert in Arizona and in the Sahara... not the same thing. Although both are deserts.
Of course Marat might just see it as the most challenging adventure. But I doubt that someone like him, with his extensive reading, wouldn't have on his mind at all the cultural significance of the Himalayas. That boy is probably a closeted romantic after all.
It's much different in terms of cultural/historical significance. I don't know if Marat cares about that. But to me, the Himalayas are not just mountains, but it is a place of mythic proportion. I'm not saying that mountains in Canada are not nice or adventurous enough. But I guess the Himalayas are considered almost a sacred place, and going up there is equivalent to a pilgrimage. It's like going to on an expedition in a desert in Arizona and in the Sahara... not the same thing. Although both are deserts.
Of course Marat might just see it as the most challenging adventure. But I doubt that someone like him, with his extensive reading, wouldn't have on his mind at all the cultural significance of the Himalayas. That boy is probably a closeted romantic after all.
Day 1 Arrival in Kathmandu and accommodation in hotel.
Day 2-3 Day in Kathmandu, getting group Tibet visa.
Day 4 Drive Kathmandu/Zangmu (2350 m)
Day 5 Drive to Nylam (3750 m)
Day 6 Rest day at Nylam for acclimatization
Day 7 Drive to Tingri (4200 m)
Day 8 Rest day at Tingri for acclimatization
Day 9 Drive to Cho-Oyu BaseCamp (5100 m)
Day 10 Rest day at Cho-Oyu BC
Day 11 Trek to interimediate camp (5400 m)
Day 12 Arrive at Advance base camp (5700 m)
Day 13-35 Preparation for climbing and climbing Mt. Cho-Oyu
Day 36 Trek back to Base Camp
Day 37 Drive back to Kathmandu
Day 38 Day in Kathmandu (reserve day)
Day 39 Departure from Kathmandu
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