For the first time in the history of the University, Maksut Zhumaev will plant the AlmaU flag on the Jomolungma

In honor of the 30th anniversary of Almaty Management University, the climbing club of the AlmaU Mountain Club University organizes the conquest of 30 peaks! It is symbolic that the first of 30 ascents – and immediately to Mount Everest! – in honor of the 20th anniversary of Astana and the 30th anniversary of his alma mater AlmaU, the legend of Kazakhstani mountaineering, a student of the MBA AlmaU – Maksut Zhumaev, one of 12 people in the world who climbed all 14 eight-thousand meters without oxygen, will perform.

The background of the ascent

The very story of the birth of the idea to plant the University flag on Everest is interesting. AlmaU has been systematically and systematically supporting the healthy lifestyle of its employees, teachers and students for many years – the AlmaU team participates in the Almaty Marathon every year, our employees and students actively engage in sports, dancing, creativity and, of course, go to the mountains, thanks to our wonderful AlmaU mountain club – under the guidance of mountain instructor Gulmira Mukhanova. In 2016, one of our students Yeraidyn Tasbolat conquered Elbrus and even played dombra at the top.

Given our love for mountains, the proximity of mountains to our hometown – Almaty, we could not imagine celebrating the 30th anniversary without conquering new peaks. And the whole team started dreaming! But not just to dream, but to act! And as a result, an incredible idea was born at first glance to climb Mount Everest with the AlmaU flag!

The response to the signal launched into the Universe in the form of our thoughts and desires and actions came unexpectedly quickly – and in the person of the real legend of world mountaineering Maksut Zhumaev.