Sergei Penzov
Severodvinsk

Sergei Penzov was born in Kalinin, Russia in April, 1950. His official sporting status is master of sports, international class, snow leopard. He has been climbing mountains since 1970; 14 times summited 7,000m peaks of former USSR and conquered Everest (1992). Penzov graduated from the Bauman Institute, Moscow, specializing in rocket fuel. Currently, he teaches information technologies in the secondary school system. Sergei Penzov is a Marathoner, he is ranked third in the world in a rapid 7,000m peak climbing.

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