The name of the outstanding traveler Fedor Filippovich Konyukhov is known to every person in our country. His travels are of genuine interest to both adults and adolescents, his work is diverse and diverse.
Fedor Konyukhov - an outstanding Russian traveler, writer, artist. The life of this wonderful person is full of dangerous adventures and interesting meetings. Climbing Mount Everest, solo circumnavigations around the world, ballooning - this is not a complete list of all the expeditions of a brave traveler.
Biography
Fedor Filippovich Konyukhov was born on December 12, 1951 in a large peasant family. Philip Mikhailovich and Maria Efremovna Konyukhovs had five children. The family lived in the village of Chkalovo, Zaporizhzhya region.
The head of the family, a hereditary fisherman, worked in a fishing artel on the Sea of Azov. Maria Efremovna was a housewife. The woman devoted her whole life to the family.
From an early age, Fedor loved the sea, and his father often took him fishing.
The boy was very fond of reading. He read books about great travelers, naval commanders and dreamed someday to go out to the open sea, open new shores, and visit distant lands. In school, Fedor went in for sports, believing that these skills would be useful to him on long-distance expeditions. He had no doubt that he would fulfill his dream and become a great traveler. After school, Konyukhov entered the Odessa Naval College. This was followed by studies at the Leningrad Arctic School. Fedor received a navigator navigator diploma. He was sure that the knowledge and skills acquired at the school would certainly bring him closer to the fulfillment of his cherished goal, to become a navigator.
Travels
Fyodor made his first voyage at the age of fifteen. He swam across the Sea of Azov on his father’s boat.
The story of all the expeditions of Fyodor Fillipovich Konyukhov, the discoveries made by him during his travels, would take more than one day.
In 1977, Fedor Konyukhov took part in a yacht trip in the Pacific Ocean. Fyodor Fillipovich was not only a participant, but also the organizer of this campaign, the route of which went there, where Vitus Bering had once plowed the northern part of the ocean.
In 1979, Konyukhov participated in the second stage of a research expedition on a yacht along the route Vladivostok - Sakhalin - Kamchatka - Commander Islands.
In 1980, the traveler takes part in the international regatta “Baltic Cup” as part of the DVIMU crew.
In general, over the next decades from 1980 to 2000, Fedor Fillipovich Konyukhov annually participates in the most diverse expeditions, both alone and as part of teams and groups of Russian athletes and researchers, as well as in international projects.
1981 - crossing of Chukotka on a dog sled.
1983 - scientific and sports ski expedition to the Laptev Sea. The first polar expedition as part of a group of Dmitry Shparo.
1984 - an international regatta for the Baltic Cup as part of the DVVIMU crew, as well as rafting on the Lena River on a raft.
In 1985, Konyukhov participated in an expedition through the Ussuri taiga in the wake of Vladimir Arsenyev and Dersu Uzal.
1986 - ski trip on a polar night to the Pole of relative inaccessibility in the Arctic Ocean as part of an expedition.
1987 - ski trip to Baffin Island as part of the Soviet-Canadian expedition.
1988 - Transarctic ski expedition along the route of the USSR - North Pole - Canada as part of an international group.
In 1989, the Konyukhov brothers Fedor and Pavel took part in the Soviet-American transcontinental bike ride Nakhodka - Moscow-Leningrad. In the same year, Konyukhov went to the North Pole as part of the first Russian autonomous expedition "Arctic" under the leadership of Vladimir Chukov.
In 1990, the traveler made the first in the history of Russia single-handed ski trip to the North Pole in 72 days.
1991 - participation in the Soviet-Australian motor rally Nakhodka - Brest.
1992 - ascent to Elbrus and Everest.
In 1995, Fyodor Fillipovich went alone to the South Pole. The transition lasts 64 days. Konyukhov not only moves along the frozen continent, breaking the icy silence, but also works. So, on behalf of the Ministry of Atomic Energy, he measures the natural radiation field of Antarctica on the way to the pole, and also assesses his physical and psychological condition, writes notes in the journal, fulfilling the request of doctors. Konyukhov reaches the point of the South Pole on the 59th day of the journey and sets up the Russian tricolor there, for the first time in history.
1996-1997 can be called "Grooms and mountains".
In two years he makes 5 ascents in different parts of the world:
· January 19, 1996: climbing the Vinson Massif (Antarctica);
March 9, 1996: climbing Aconcagua (South America);
· February 18, 1997: climbing Kilimanjaro (Africa);
· April 17: ascent to Kosciuszko Peak (Australia);
· May 26: Climbing McKinley Peak (North America).
In 2000, a researcher descends from the mountains to take part in the longest Iditarod dog sled race in the world through Alaska along the Anchorage-Nome route.
The traveler is tireless, he has time everywhere. Climbing the most difficult mountain ranges, archaeological research, dog sledding trips is far from a complete list of expeditions in which Konyukhov participates.
2002 is the first camel caravan expedition “Following the Great Silk Road” in the history of modern Russia. In the same year, the first in the history of Russia crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a rowing boat along the Canary Islands - Barbados route. Konyukhov set a world record - he went this way in 46 days 4 hours.
2003 - 2004 are famous for sea crossings and world records, established both by one navigator and as part of multinational crews:
2003 year:
· Russian-British transatlantic record crossing with crew on the Canary Islands - Barbados route (world record for multihulls - 9 days);
· Russian-British transatlantic record crossing with crew on the route Jamaica - England (world record for multi-hull vessels -16 days);
2004 year:
· A single transatlantic record transition from east to west on a maxi-yacht along the Canary Islands - Barbados route (world record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean - 14 days and 7 hours).
In 2005-2006, the brave sailor took part in the project “Around the Atlantic Ocean” as part of the Russian crew, making the transition on a yacht along the route England - Canary Islands - Barbados - Antigua - England.
2007 - crossing of Greenland by dog sledding from the east to the west coast (record 15 days 22 hours);
2007-2008 - the Australian race around Antarctica along the route Albany - Cape Horn - Cape of Good Hope - Cape Luin - Albany (102 days; single yachtsman, non-stop);
2009 - the second stage of the international expedition "Following the Great Silk Road" (Mongolia - Kalmykia);
2011 - expedition "Nine highest peaks of Ethiopia";
On May 19, 2012, as part of the 7 Summit Russian team, Konyukhov made his second ascent to the summit of Everest.
2013 - the crossing of the Arctic Ocean on a dog sled along the route North Pole - Canada.
December 22, 2013 Konyukhov leaves for the Pacific crossing on a rowing boat without calling at the ports. The trip lasted 160 days and ended on May 31, 2014. This was the first crossing of the Pacific Ocean on a rowboat from continent to continent, in addition, Konyukhov showed the best result for going alone on a rowboat without calling at ports or outside help (the best of previous similar trips lasted 273 days).
2015 - the Russian record for the duration of a flight on an AX-9 class hot air balloon (19 hours 10 minutes);
On July 12, 2016, Fyodor Konyukhov, after a year of training with the support of the team, began his solo round-the-world flight in a MORTON balloon manufactured by Cameron Balloons (Bristol). On July 23, he landed safely in western Australia, setting a new world round-the-world record (11 days 4 hours and 20 minutes).
On February 9, 2017, together with the master of sports in aeronautics Ivan Menyaylo, he broke the world record for a non-stop flight on a fully-hot air balloon - the Binbank Premium balloon. The flight lasted 55 hours 15 minutes, a distance of more than 1000 km was covered.
Achievements and records
The contribution of this outstanding traveler, researcher, sailor to the study of our planet, human capabilities in extreme conditions is invaluable. Konyukhov is the first person in the world who has reached the five poles of our planet: the North geographical, the Southern geographical, the Pole of relative inaccessibility in the Arctic Ocean, Everest (height pole), Cape Horn (pole of yachtsmen). He is also the first Russian in the world who managed to complete the program "Seven World Peaks" - to climb the highest points of every continent.
Konyukhov participated in numerous campaigns as part of multinational international groups, traveled with compatriots, but his triumph as a traveler was around the world voyages, which he carried out alone:
1990-1991 The first in the history of Russia single round-the-world sailing on a yacht non-stop along the route Sydney - Cape Horn - Equator - Sydney in 224 days
1993 -1994 Round-the-world expedition on a two-masted keche along the route Taiwan - Hong Kong - Singapore - Weh Island (Indonesia) - Victoria Island (Seychelles) - Yemen (port of Aden) - Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) - Suez Canal - Alexandria (Egypt) - Gibraltar - Casablanca (Morocco) - Santa Lucia (Caribbean) - Panama Canal - Honolulu (Hawaiian Islands) - Mariana Islands - Taiwan. Konyukhov went to all continents, having been in swimming for 508 days.
1998-1999 The sailor made the third single round-the-world round, participating in the American single round-the-world race Around Alone on the yacht Open 60
2000-2001 French solo non-stop sailing race (non-stop) Vendee Globe on a yacht
2004-2005 The first ever single-handed sailing around the world on a maxi-class yacht through Cape Horn on the route Falmouth - Hobart - Falmouth
In December 2016, at the Shevlino aerodrome near Moscow, Konyukhov began to take his first steps in the field of gliding - he set himself a new task: to gain experience and knowledge for subsequent preparation for the establishment of a world altitude record on a glider.
Fedor Filippovich is a very gifted person. Achievements and records that Konyukhov achieved are an important part of his interests, but the traveler’s work is no less interesting and deserves a separate discussion.
Creation
Konyukhov made more than 50 unique expeditions and ascents. The knowledge gained over the years of traveling around the world, the thoughts and feelings of a man alone with the terrible forces of the planet found expression in the paintings and books of this amazing person.
Back in 1983, Konyukhov was admitted to the Union of Artists of the USSR. He is the author of more than three thousand paintings, a participant in Russian and international exhibitions. Since 2012, Fedor Filippovich is an academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, a member of the Union of Writers of Russia. The creative method of Fyodor Konyukhov-artist is based on creating a single image of nature and man. After living in Chukotka for five years, he created more than a hundred graphic sheets on the theme "Life and Life of the Peoples of the North". Konyukhov's creative workshop is located in Moscow on Sadovnicheskaya Street. In 2004, with her, Fyodor Konyukhov built the Chapel in memory of the dead sailors and travelers. The chapel was consecrated in the name of St. Nicholas of the Miracle Worker and assigned to the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery. In 2010, on the day of the Holy Trinity, Fedor Konyukhov was ordained a deacon. And in December of the same year, on the day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, to the priesthood in his little Motherland in St. Nicholas Church of Zaporozhye. The traveler was awarded the Order of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Great Martyr George the Victorious I degree for exemplary and hard work for the benefit of the Holy Divine Orthodox Church. The Russian Geographical Society announced its intention to open an art gallery of Fedor Konyukhov.
By 2008, nine of his books were published, including: “And I Saw a New Heaven and a New Earth, ” “Le Havre - Charleston, ” and “How Antarctica Was Discovered, ” the Russian Traveler almanac had previously been published. These are the author’s diary entries, but they are perceived as adventure stories.
