16:16, 21 января 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Ruslan KHARIZOV
Eduard Kubatov was elected a President of the Mountaineering and Climbing Federation of Kyrgyzstan. He himself told 24.kg news agency.
According to him, the corresponding decision was made on January 19, 2022 at a board meeting. Prior to that, on January 13, a congress of the Federation was held in Bishkek, where a new team of the sports organization was also chosen. «Later I will report on our strategy and in what direction we intend to work,» he said.
Kyrgyzstani Eduard Kubatov conquered the highest peak on the Earth — Mount Everest on May 23, 2021. He is 49 years old. Eduard is a retired lieutenant colonel of the special services. He is fond of mountaineering. On February 3, 2013, a mountaineering expedition, in which he was a member, planted the flag of Kyrgyzstan on Mount Aconcagua in South America.
Eduard Kubatov is the second Kyrgyzstani who managed to conquer Everest. The first was Dmitry Grekov in 1997.