TV presenter admitted that he spent on vacation 55 thousand dollars.

Valdis Pelsh with her sister Sabine, children Einer and Ilawa and his wife Svetlana (left)

Photo: Yury Feklistov

TV presenter Valdis Pelsh very unusual celebrated its 50th anniversary. He gathered his friends and showed them the film, which captures, as a group of friends climbed Everest.

New PEL’she was climbing the highest peak in the world. It took the presenter a lot of time and money. As told at the premiere of Valdis, a license only on the ascent of Everest worth 55 thousand dollars. Direct training is 4 months and a month before the ascension begins a special high-altitude adaptation.

Pelsh has twice been ready to conquer Everest, whose height is more than 8 kilometers. But in the year 2015, the expedition had to be interrupted because of a strong earthquake in Nepal. And the second time Pelsh was able to reach the height of 6400 meters.

Ksenia Alferova and Egor Beroev

Photo: Yury Feklistov

However, Valdis believes that his main goal is to tell about the incredible courage of the climbers, he complied, removing the film “the Gene for height, or how to conquer the Everest.”

Pelsh has never been afraid of extreme sports. Valdis enjoys scuba diving, skydiving (he is a member of records of Russia, Europe and the world in the class
“Large formations”, the fourfold champion of Russia and candidate masters
sports skydiving). By the way, the eldest daughter of E. also got into the Guinness book of records as the most
young diver who was scuba diving off the coast
Antarctica. At that time the girl was 14 and a half years.

Valdis Pelsh with a gift for the new ascension – special mountain tent

Photo: Yury Feklistov

Valdis Pelsh and the General producer of the First channel Alexander Faifman

Photo: Yury Feklistov

The screening, the audience greeted with applause. And the loudest Pelsh applauded his wife Svetlana and their sons and daughter Einer Ilva (two-year-old son of Valdis and Lights — Ivar stayed home).