Fedor Filippovich Konyukhov. Curriculum Vitae

• Name: Fedor
• Surname: Filippovich
• Surname: Konyukhov
• Date of Birth: 12.12.1951
• Place of Birth: village Chkalovo, Ukraine
• Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
• Eastern horoscope: Rabbit
• Occupation: traveler
• Height: 180 cm

Fedor Konyukhov is a unique person who has made travel his profession. He conquered the most inaccessible peaks, the most inaccessible corners of the planet, he swam across the oceans and each time proved his incredible capabilities. Millions of people know him as a traveler. In fact, he is a multifaceted person, a good artist, an amazing author, and he also holds the rank of clergyman.

Photo by Fedor Konyukhov

Childhood, youth, education

Fyodor Konyukhov spent his childhood on the coast Sea of ​​Azov. His parents were ordinary people, my father constantly went to sea and was engaged in fishing, my mother had responsibilities around the house. All five children were busy helping their parents with housework. Father often took Fedor with him to the sea. The boy loved to look at seascapes and pull out fishing nets. Then dreams of big travels arose in him. Inspired by his dream, at the age of 15 he committed an act unprecedented for a teenager. Several years of preparation, intensive swimming and rowing training allowed Fedor to embark on a boat trip along the Sea of ​​Azov and cross it.

Fedor Konyukhov received several educations. He has a technical school in the city of Bobruisk, the profession of a navigator (nautical school in Odessa), and Konyukhov became a graduate of the Arctic school in Leningrad. The traveler did not neglect his military service. Due to a conflict with colleagues from the Baltic Fleet, he had to leave and serve as a sailor on a boat in the waters of Southeast Asia.

All life is a journey

It is difficult to even imagine how much time Fyodor Konyukhov spent on expeditions. He began his extensive travel career in 1977. The first thing he did was follow the route of Vitus Bering. Conquering the Pacific Ocean, he sailed to the shores of Kamchatka, Sakhalin, and then Chukotka. The fearless Konyukhov sailed alone and, moreover, imitated on his ship conditions similar to those in which travelers performed their exploits several centuries ago.

Two Poles

To the task of carrying out an expedition to North Pole The groom approached thoroughly. The tireless traveler took years of training, research, participation in expeditions of Canadian scientists, and in a ski expedition of the USSR. And in 1990, the first person reached the North Pole alone. The hike was difficult and dangerous; Konyukhov carried heavy equipment and almost died. But after 72 days the pole was conquered, and the traveler himself was already making new plans.

Research South Pole Konyukhov left in 1995. During the Antarctic expedition, he very carefully studied the state of the body, the influence on it external factors. Two months after the launch, the Russian tricolor was hoisted at the most southern point of the world. The data, discoveries and research collected as a result of the expedition made a great contribution to science.

On the tops

After completing the trip to the South Pole, the “Grand Slam” program added to the traveler’s assets: North Pole – South Pole – Everest (climbed Everest in 1992).

In his field, Fedor Konyukhov repeatedly became the first. This is what happened with the conquest of the “seven peaks”, the seven highest points of the continents (became the first in the CIS):

• 1992 – Elbrus, Europe;
• 1992 – Everest, Asia;
• 1996 – Wilson Massif, Antarctica;
• 1996 – Aconcagua, South America;
• 1997 – Kosciuszko Peak, Australia;
• 1997 – Kilimanjaro, Africa;
• 1997 – McKinley, North America.

By land

Land expeditions have become an indispensable part of a traveler's life. There were a lot of them and each of them contributed to the study natural phenomena and human abilities. The largest campaigns of Konyukhov were:

• ski expedition in Chukotka in 1981;
• Hiking trip through the Ussuri taiga, 1985;
• Soviet-American bicycle ride Nakhodka - Moscow - Leningrad, 1989;
• travel by SUV Nakhodka - Moscow, 1991 (Russian-Australian project);
• The Great Silk Road, 2002;
• The Great Silk Road, stage 2, 2009;

By sea and air

Fyodor Konyukhov has been realizing his childhood dream of sea adventures throughout his life. It is travel by sea that takes significant part his activities. Dozens of swims, five circumnavigations of the world, seventeen crossings of the Atlantic, crossing the Pacific Ocean on a boat with oars. At the same time, a number of expeditions set records. In the summer of 2016, Konyukhov circumnavigated the world on hot-air balloon and landed with a new world record.

A lot has happened on his way: illness, ship hijacking, and unforeseen situations, but nothing stops Konyukhov. He continues his adventures, and only moves forward, towards new discoveries. His life is a journey, a search for something new, and only the desire to achieve his goal fills his path with meaning.

Social activities, creativity, family

Fyodor Konyukhov has no less talent in the artistic genre. He paints pictures, and during his travels. His works are shown at exhibitions and arouse genuine interest. Back in 1983, he joined the Union of Artists Soviet Union. In 1996 he was accepted into the Moscow Union of Artists, and in 2012 he took the place of academician at the Russian Academy of Arts.

From the pen of Konyukhov the author, extraordinary Scientific research and discoveries, as well as works about personal experiences and impressions during expeditions. He is a talented author, for which he was accepted into the Union of Writers of Russia.

Another interesting fact in the biography of this unique person is his church activities. Since 2010, he has been ordained as a priest (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate).

It’s interesting, but in pursuit of amazing discoveries, Fyodor Konyukhov did not forget about simple family happiness. His second wife is a doctor legal sciences. Fyodor Filippovich and Irina Anatolyevna have common son, and the traveler also has two children from his first marriage. Now he already bears the proud title of grandfather of five grandchildren.

• Konyukhov was the first to conquer the five poles of the world;
• winner of UNESCO awards, UNEP;
• honorary resident of several cities (Nakhodka, Miass, Italian Terni);
• in Tobolsk the prize is awarded to them. F. Konyukhova.

Name: Fedor Konyukhov

Age: 65 years old

Place of Birth: With. Chkalovo, Ukraine

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 71 kg

Activity: traveler, explorer

Family status: married

Fedor Konyukhov - biography

“I have lived for three hundred years,” the traveler likes to repeat jokingly. Having studied Konyukhov’s biography, you understand how right he is.

Fedor Konyukhov was born in 1951 on the Azov coast in the family of a fisherman. As soon as he took his first steps, he went to sea with his father, learned to read, and became interested in the books of Jules Verne. All year round slept in the hayloft, swam in the sea, ran 54 kilometers every day. I even drank salt water - it is so rich in minerals!

Fedor Konyukhov - education

When Fedor realized that he was ready for real tests, he crossed the Sea of ​​Azov on a rowing boat. Alone, at less than 16 years old! The father shed tears of pride, and the grandfather gave his grandson the cross of Georgy Sedov, the legendary polar explorer. Years will pass, and Konyukhov will fulfill his dream - he will reach the North Pole alone.

After school, Fedor graduated from the Odessa Naval School with a degree in navigation, then went to Leningrad, where he studied to become a ship mechanic. Later he received his education at the Leningrad Seminary - “so as not to get lost in the spiritual world.”

To repay his debt to the Motherland, Konyukhov ended up in the Baltic Fleet. From there - to the war in distant Vietnam, then to Nicaragua and El Salvador. In total, he spent two and a half years under bullets. For many, such “adventures” would last a lifetime...

It is not surprising that the legendary explorer for a long time he had no home of his own: after all, his home was the entire globe. Konyukhov conquered the five poles and all the peaks of the world. On a rowing boat he crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean, without a single stop he made a round-the-world voyage on a yacht... The number of unique expeditions of Konyukhov has long exceeded four dozen.

For many years now, journalists have been asking the traveler one question: why does he risk his life again and again? He has many answers, each more interesting than the other. “Civilization is a lie,” reflects Fyodor Filippovich. “People live in such a bustle that they don’t even have time to think about their essence! For some, it’s madness to cross the ocean in a small boat, but for me it’s madness to work every day in an office with 9 am to 6 pm."

And yet you shouldn’t think that for Konyukhov, traveling is just a way to escape from everyday problems. For him, this is an attempt to expand human capabilities. “When traveling, you tame your own fears, the strongest of which is the horror of death,” says Konyukhov. - If you knew how many corpses are on the top of Everest! Some of the climbers died from the cold, some from lack of oxygen, some fell asleep from fatigue and... did not wake up. And you’re going up against all odds!”

Only on expeditions did Konyukhov realize that loneliness is synonymous with spiritual purity. It is as necessary for a person as water or food. The traveler is sure: only alone with himself does a person begin to truly live, realizing how much time is allotted to him. Just think about it: during his solitary travels, Konyukhov wrote 17 books and created more than 3 thousand paintings!

Moreover, in his wanderings he realized that there was simply no loneliness as such, that everything around him was alive - the sky, the ocean, even the rocks. “On the open sea, I talked with dolphins, and they swam after my boat for hours,” admires Konyukhov. “He fell silent, finished, and they were gone, they went into the abyss.”

Dozens of times he was on the verge of death: when in the ocean he was waiting for rescuers in the hold of an overturned yacht, hanging over a bottomless abyss in the Himalayas, drifting on the ice floes of the Arctic, delirious from tropical fever in Somalia... What helped him survive? As Konyukhov himself states, unconditional faith in God. “All my travels are the path to the Almighty. I thought that I would become a priest at 50, but I was ordained at 58.” A completely logical step for a man who had five clergymen in his family on his father’s side...

Around the world in 11 days

Having conquered mountains, deserts and oceans, Konyukhov thought about the sky. If American Steve Fossett flew around the Earth in a hot air balloon in 13 days, then so can he.

The dream came true in July 2016. The flight was a record in two respects: it was successful on the first attempt (for the American only on the sixth) and lasted only 11 days.

Preparations for the flight lasted more than a year; an international team worked on the project - about 50 people from a dozen countries. The balloon was built in the UK, equipped with instruments in Belgium, burners were purchased in Italy, and the autopilot system was developed in Holland. Konyukhov’s second pilot, who controlled the flight from the ground, was his son Oscar. He dedicated his life to sailing.

In his seventh decade, Konyukhov again proved: human capabilities are limitless. He traveled most of the way at an altitude of more than 10 thousand meters. The temperature outside is -50°, you can only breathe in an oxygen mask, sleep no more than half an hour and only 3-4 times a day: the balloon requires manual control. Konyukhov prepared for forced insomnia according to the old monastic system: for many months he slept standing with a spoon in his hand. You fall asleep deeper than you should - the spoon falls on the floor and wakes you up. A sad story happened with food during the flight. Because of the cold, all the provisions froze, and Konyukhov threw them overboard as unnecessary ballast.

In 11 days he ate only one cookie...

What seems incomprehensible to many, Konyukhov explains simply: it was God’s will. “I took a cross with the relics of 46 saints on the flight,” the aeronaut said at the first press conference. - How could I break with such a shrine? Here we are!”

True, Konyukhov still returned from the flight saddened. If you can circle the globe in 11 days, how small and fragile it is. “But humanity continues to fight,” the record holder sighed.

IN work book Konyukhov has only one entry: “professional traveler,” and even that without dates. Despite the lack of Moscow registration, he receives a pension - about six thousand rubles. “And I don’t need any more! - he smiles. - Money is eternal unfreedom. And why do I need them? I visit Moscow once every couple of years.”

In the capital of Russia, near the Paveletsky railway station, Konyukhov has his own creative workshop. In 2004, with her, Fyodor Filippovich built a chapel in honor of the dead sailors and travelers. One of the memorial plaques shows researchers of the 20th century, many of whom Konyukhov knew personally and always remembers them during church service. At the same time, he doesn’t like talking about the past: what’s the point of living in the past if there are so many accomplishments in the future?

Archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate.

Was born December 12, 1951 on the shore of the Azov Sea, the village of Chkalovo (Troitskoye), Priazovsky district, Zaporozhye region, Ukraine. Father - Konyukhov Philip Mikhailovich, a descendant of Pomor fishermen from the Arkhangelsk province, mother - Stratova Maria Efremovna, a native of Bessarabia.

Graduate of the Odessa Maritime School with a degree in navigator. Graduate of Bobruisk Art School (Belarus). Graduate of the Leningrad Arctic School with a degree in ship mechanics.

From 1974 to 1995 lived in the city of Nakhodka, Primorsky Territory. Honorary resident of the city of Nakhodka (Primorsky Territory). Since 1995 to this day lives in Moscow.

In 1983 admitted to the Union of Artists of the USSR. Since 1996, member of the Moscow Union of Artists (USA), section “Graphics”, since 2001 of the year also belongs to the section of the Ministry of Agriculture "Sculpture". Awarded the Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts. Author of more than 3,000 paintings. Participant of Russian and international exhibitions.

Free balloon pilot. Sea captain. Yacht captain. He circumnavigated the world four times, crossed the Atlantic fifteen times on sailing yachts, and once on the Uralaz rowing boat. Honored Master of Sports.

Awarded the Order of Friendship of the Peoples of the USSR for the trans-Arctic ski expedition “USSR – North Pole – Canada” ( 1988).

Awarded the UNEP GLOBAL 500 Award for his contribution to protection environment. Included in the encyclopedia “CHRONICAL OF HUMANITY”.

Full member of the Russian Geographical Society.

Awarded the Order of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Great Martyr George the Victorious, 1st degree, for exemplary and diligent work for the benefit of the Holy Orthodox Church of God.

The first person in the world to reach the five poles of our planet: Northern Geographic (three times), Southern Geographic, Pole of Relative Inaccessibility in the Arctic Ocean, Everest (Pole of Height), Cape Horn (Pole of Yachtsmen).

The first Russian to complete the Grand Slam program (North Pole, South Pole, Everest). The first Russian who managed to complete the “7 Summits of the World” program - to climb the highest peak of each continent.

Since 1998 and to this day the head of the laboratory distance learning in extreme conditions (LDEU) at the Modern Humanitarian Academy, Moscow.

May, 23rd 2010, on the day of the Holy Trinity, in Svyato-Pokrovsky cathedral Zaporozhye was ordained deacon by Bishop of Zaporozhye and Melitopol Joseph (Maslennikov). The ordination to subdeacon was performed the day before by His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir.

December 19, 2010, on the day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, he was ordained to the priesthood in his small homeland in the St. Nicholas Church of Zaporozhye. He was ordained by Bishop Joseph (Maslennikov) of Zaporozhye and Melitopol.

2014(June) - Awarded “for activities promoting prosperity Chelyabinsk region, increasing its authority in Russian Federation and abroad" with the highest award - the insignia "For Services to the Chelyabinsk Region".

2017 Awarded the international prize of the St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation “Faith and Loyalty”.

2017 Awarded the Order of Honor for his services in the field of studying human capabilities in extreme conditions, dedication and determination shown in achieving new world records in solo travel.

EXPEDITIONS

1977 Research expedition on the yacht DVVIMU “Chukotka” (Alcor) along the route of Vitus Bering.

1978 Research expedition on the yacht DVVIMU “Chukotka” along the route of Vitus Bering; Archaeological expedition.

1979 The second stage of the research expedition on the FEVIMU yacht “Chukotka” along the route Vladivostok - Sakhalin - Kamchatka - Commander Islands; climbing the Klyuchevsky volcano; Author of memorial plaques to Vitus Bering and his team installed on the Commander Islands.

1980 Participation in the international regatta “Baltic Cup-80” as part of the crew of DVVIMU (Vladivostok).

1981 Crossing Chukotka on a dog sled.

1983 Ski scientific and sports expedition to the Laptev Sea. The first polar expedition as part of Dmitry Shparo's group.

1984 Rafting on the Lena River; Participation in the international regatta for the Baltic Cup-84 as part of the crew of DVVIMU (Vladivostok).

1985 Expedition through the Ussuri taiga in the footsteps of V.K. Arsenyev and Dersu Uzala.

1986 Ski crossing into the polar night to the Pole of relative inaccessibility in the Arctic Ocean as part of the expedition of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. The group reached the pole on January 27, 1986.

1987 Ski expedition on Baffin Island (Canada) as part of a Soviet-Canadian expedition (preparation for a trip to the North Pole).

1988 Participant of the trans-Arctic ski expedition of the USSR - North Pole - Canada as part of an international group with the support of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. Start: Severnaya Zemlya, Sredniy Island, Arctic Cape March 03, 1988 - the group reached the North Pole on April 24, 1988 and finished in Canada, Worth Hunt Island on June 01, 1988.

1989 (spring) Participant of the first Russian, autonomous expedition “Arctic”, led by Vladimir Chukov to the North Pole. Start March 4, 1989 from the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, Shmita Island. The expedition reached the North Pole on May 6, 1989.

1989 (summer-autumn) Joint Soviet-American transcontinental bicycle ride Nakhodka - Moscow - Leningrad; Head of the race from the Russian side; start June 18, 1989 – finish October 26, 1989.

1990 (spring) The first solo ski trip to the North Pole in Russian history. Started from Cape Lokot, Sredny Island on March 3. Reached the pole on May 8, 1990. Travel time: 72 days.

1990 (autumn) - 1991 (spring) The first, in the history of Russia, single circumnavigation non-stop on the yacht "Karaana" (36 feet/Swanson) along the route Sydney - Cape Horn - Equator - Sydney (Australia) in 224 days; start October 28, 1990 - finish June 8, 1991

1991 (summer-autumn) Organizer of the Russian-Australian off-road rally on the route Nakhodka - Moscow; Filming documentary film“Through the Red Unknown” by SBS (Australia); start 05 August 1991 finish September 15, 1991

February 26 1992 Climbing Elbrus (Europe) as part of the “Seven Summits of the World” program.

May 14 1992 Climbing Everest (Asia), together with Evgeny Vinogradsky (Ekaterinburg) as part of the “Seven Summits of the World” program.

1993 — 1994

1995 — 1996

January 19 1996 Climbing the Vinson Massif (Antarctica) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program.

March 09 1996 Climbing Aconcagua (South America) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program.

18th of Febuary 1997 Climbing Kilimanjaro (Africa) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program.

April 17 1997 Climbing Kosciuszko Peak (Australia) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program.

26 of May 1997 Climbing McKinley Peak (North America), together with Vladimir Yanochkin (Moscow) as part of the “Seven Summits of the World” program.

1997 Participation in the European regattas Sardinia Cup (Italy), Gotland Race (Sweden), Cowes week (England) as part of the crew of the maxi-yacht “Grand Mistral” (80 feet), skipper Sergey Borodinov.

1998 — 1999 Participation in the American solo round-the-world race “Around Alone 1998/99” on the yacht Open 60 “Modern Humanitarian University” (design Nandor Fa), third solo circumnavigation.

2000 (March) Participant in the world's longest sled dog race, the Iditarod, across Alaska along the route Anchorage - Nome, 1800 km. Got a prize National Bank Alaska - "Red Lantern".

2000 – 2001 For the first time in the history of Russia, participation in the French single, non-stop round-the-world sailing race “Vendee Globe” on the yacht Open60 “Modern Humanitarian University.

2002 (spring) Organization of the first in history modern Russia caravan expedition on camels “In the footsteps of the Great Silk Road-2002”. The expedition passed through the territory of Kalmykia, Astrakhan, Dagestan, Stavropol Territory and Volgograd Region. 1050 km covered. The caravan consisted of 13 camels; start April 4, 2002 - finish in Elista June 12, 2002.

2002 The first crossing in Russian history Atlantic Ocean on the URALAZ rowing boat. A world record was set - 46 days 4 hours (in the single crossing category). Route: Canary Islands (La Gomera island) – o. Barbados 3,000 miles; start October 16, 2002 - finish December 1, 2002. The Uralaz boat is located in the museum, on the territory of the Golden Beach complex, on Lake Turgoyak.

2003 (March) Joint Russian-British transatlantic record crossing with a crew on a 100-foot maxi-catamaran " Commercial network « Scarlet Sails» along the route Canary Islands (La Gomera island) - o. Barbados. A world record was set for multihull vessels on this route - 9 days.

2003 (April) Joint Russian-British transatlantic record crossing with the crew of the 100-foot maxi-catamaran “Shopping Network “Scarlet Sails” on the route Jamaica (Montega Bay) - England (Lands End). The length of the route is 5,100 miles. The world record for multihull vessels on this route was set at 16 days.

2013 (April-May) Together with Viktor Simonov (Republic of Karelia, Petrozavodsk) crossed the Northern Arctic Ocean by dog ​​sled along the route: North Pole - Canada (Worth Hunt Island). Start April 6, finish May 20, 2013.

Awards and achievements

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Awarded the Order of Friendship of the Peoples of the USSR for the trans-Arctic ski expedition “USSR – North Pole – Canada” 1988

Awarded the UNEP "GLOBAL 500" Award for his contribution to environmental protection. Included in the encyclopedia "Chronicle of Humanity"

Awarded the Order of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Great Martyr George the Victorious, 1st degree, for exemplary and diligent work for the benefit of the Holy Orthodox Church of God

The first person in the world to reach the five poles of our planet: Northern Geographic (three times), Southern Geographic, Pole of relative inaccessibility in the Arctic Ocean, Everest (height pole), Cape Horn (yachtsman's pole)

The first Russian to complete the Grand Slam program (North Pole, South Pole, Everest). The first Russian who managed to complete the “7 Summits of the World” program - climb the highest peak of each continent link

World record The first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in Russian history on a URALAZ rowing boat. A world record was set - 46 days 4 hours (in the category of single crossing) 2002

Awarded “for activities that contribute to the prosperity of the Chelyabinsk region, increasing its authority in the Russian Federation and abroad” with the highest award - the insignia “For services to the Chelyabinsk region” 2014

Awarded the Gold Medal of the Russian Geographical Society named after Miklouho-Maclay for a solo crossing of the Pacific Ocean on a rowing boat. 160 days from Chile to Australia link 2014

World record Setting a Russian record for flight duration on a hot-air balloon "Binbank" class AX-9 with a volume of 3950 cubic meters- 19 hours 10 minutes 2015

Global Ambassadors for Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors 2015

World record Setting a world record for flight duration on the Binbank hot air balloon, with a volume of 3950 m3 - 32 hours 20 minutes 2016

Absolute world record Solo flight around the world in a hot air balloon "MORTON". The fastest flight around the world for any type of balloon: 11 days 4 hours and 20 minutes. Distance traveled 35,168 km link 2016

Absolute world record Setting an absolute world record for flight duration on a hot-air balloon "Binbank Premium" - 55 hours 10 minutes 2017

Awarded the Order of Honor for services to the study of human capabilities in extreme conditions, dedication and determination shown in achieving new world records in solo travel 2017

Travels of Fedor Konyukhov

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1977-1985

1986-1994

1995-2003

2004-2012

2013-2018

The first solo trip in Russian history to the South Pole followed by an ascent to the highest point of Antarctica - the Vinson Massif (5140 m). Launched from Hercules Bay on November 8, 1995. - reached the South Pole on January 5, 1996.

1995

Participation in the international regatta “Baltic Cup-80” as part of the crew of DVVIMU (Vladivostok)

1980

Climbing the highest mountain in Altai - Belukha (4,506 meters) with his youngest son Nikolai Konyukhov (13 years old)

2018

Together with Ivan Menyailo, setting a world record for flight duration on the Binbank Premium hot air balloon. The volume of the shell is 10,000 cubic meters (AX - 12). Flight duration 55 hours and 9 minutes

2017

Together with Ivan Menyailo, setting a world record for flight duration on the Binbank hot air balloon. The shell volume is 4,000 cubic meters (AX-9). Flight duration 32 hours 12 minutes

2016

An attempt to cross the Greenland glacier on a iceboat (trimaran on skis and sail). The project was not implemented

2006

Climbing the Vinson Massif (Antarctica) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program. January 19, 1996

1996

Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome. The length of the route is 1,600 kilometers. Received the National Bank of Alaska prize - “Red Lantern”

year 2000

Participation in the European regattas Sardinia Cup (Italy), Gotland Race (Sweden), Cowes week (England) as part of the crew of the maxi-yacht “Grand Mistral” (80 feet)

1997

Climbing McKinley Peak (North America), together with Vladimir Yanochkin (Moscow) as part of the “Seven Summits of the World” program. May 26, 1997

1997

Participant of the first Russian autonomous expedition "Arctic" led by Vladimir Chukov to the North Pole. Start March 4, 1989 from the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, Shmita Island. The expedition reached the North Pole on May 6, 1989.

1989

Setting an absolute world record for flight duration on the Binbank Premium hot air balloon

2017

Solo flight around the world in a MORTON hot air balloon. Launch July 12, 2016 in Australia (Northam airfield). Set two FAI world records: 268 hours and 33,521 kilometers. Awarded the title of FAI Pilot of the Year 2016. Awarded the FAI Montgolfier diploma and the de La Vaulx medal

2016

Joint dog sled expedition with Viktor Simonov “Onega Pomorie 2016”

2016

Setting a world record for flight duration on the Binbank hot air balloon, with a volume of 3950 m3.

2016

Setting a Russian record for flight duration on a Binbank class AX-9 hot air balloon

2015

Pacific crossing by rowing boat from Chile (Con Con) - Australia (Moololuba)

year 2013

Together with Viktor Simonov, he crossed the Arctic Ocean on a dog sled along the route: North Pole - Canada (Worth Hunt Island). 46 days on the road

year 2013

Climbing to the top of Everest along the Northern Ridge (from the Tibet side) as part of the Russian “7 Summits” team

year 2012

Expedition “9 Highest Peaks of Ethiopia”

2011

II stage of the international expedition “In the footsteps of the Great Silk Road 2009” through Mongolia

year 2009

Solo voyage around Antarctica "Antarctica Cup" along the route Albany (Western Australia) - Cape Horn - Cape of Good Hope - Cape Luin - Albany (Western Australia). 102 days

2007

Crossing Greenland by dog ​​sled from the east coast (village of Isortok) through the ice dome to the west coast (village of Illulissat), along the Arctic Circle. 16 days

2007

Organization of testing of an experimental polar iceboat on the east coast of Greenland

2006

Transition with a Russian crew on the yacht “Scarlet Sails”, along the route England – Canary Islands – o. Barbados - o. Antigua – England

2005 year

Solo circumnavigation on the maxi-yacht “TS “Scarlet Sails” along the route Falmouth (England) – Hobart (Tasmania) – Falmouth (England)

2004

Single transatlantic passage from east to west on the maxi-yacht “TS “Scarlet Sails” along the route Canary Islands (La Gomera) - Barbados (Port St. Charles)

2004

Joint Russian-British transatlantic passage with a crew on the maxi-catamaran "TS "Scarlet Sails" on the route Jamaica (Montega Bay) - England (Lands End). Skipper Tony Bullimore

2003

Joint Russian-British transatlantic passage with a crew on the maxi-catamaran "TS "Scarlet Sails" along the route Canary Islands (La Gomera Island) - island. Barbados. . Skipper Tony Bullimore

2003

Crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a URALAZ rowing boat. Route: Canary Islands (La Gomera island) – o. Barbados. New world record - 46 days. Start October 16, 2002 - finish December 1, 2002 The Uralaz boat is located in the museum, on the territory of the Golden Beach complex, on Lake Turgoyak

2002

Camel expeditions “In the footsteps of the Great Silk Road-2002”. Route: Kalmykia, Astrakhan, Dagestan, Stavropol Territory, Volgograd Region, Kalmykia. 1050 km covered. The caravan consisted of 13 camels. Start April 4, 2002 - finish in Elista on June 12, 2002.

2002

Single round-the-world non-stop race “Vendee Globe”. Start in France. Due to technical reasons, he was forced to make a call in Sydney (Australia) and dropped out of the race

year 2000

Single round-the-world race “Around Alone” along the route: USA - South Africa - Cape Horn - New Zealand - Uruguay - USA. Third solo circumnavigation

1998

Climbing Kosciuszko Peak (Australia) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program. April 17, 1997

1997

Climbing Kilimanjaro (Africa) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program. February 18, 1997

1997

Climbing Aconcagua (South America) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program. March 09, 1996

1996

Around the world expedition on the two-masted ketch “Formosa” (56 feet) along the route: Taiwan – Hong Kong – Singapore – We Island (Indonesia) – Victoria Island (Seychelles) – Yemen (port of Aden) – Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) – Suez Canal – Alexandria (Egypt) – Gibraltar – Casablanca (Morocco) – Santa Lucia (Caribbean Islands) – Panama Canal – Honolulu (Hawaii Islands) – Mariana Islands – Taiwan. Start March 25, 1993 Taiwan Island, Kilun Bay - finish August 26, 1994 Taiwan island. The yacht Formosa was then delivered to Nakhodka, Russia. Currently it belongs to the Primorsky Territory Sailing Federation and is called “VESTA”.

1993

Climbing Everest (Asia) together with Evgeny Vinogradsky (Ekaterinburg) as part of the “Seven Summits of the World” program. May 14, 1992

1992

Climbing Elbrus (Europe) as part of the “Seven Summits of the World” program. February 26, 1992

1992

Organizer of the Russian-Australian SUV rally on the route Nakhodka - Moscow; Filming of the documentary “Through the Red Unknown” by SBS (Australia). Start August 05, 1991 - finish September 15, 1991

1991

The first, in the history of Russia, solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world on the yacht “Karaana” (36 feet/Swanson) along the route Sydney - Cape Horn - Equator - Sydney (Australia) in 224 days. Start October 28, 1990 - finish June 8, 1991

1991

The first solo ski trip to the North Pole in Russian history. Started from Cape Lokot, Sredny Island on March 3. Reached the pole on May 8, 1990. Travel time - 72 days

1990

Joint Soviet-American transcontinental bicycle ride Nakhodka - Moscow - Leningrad. The head of the race from the Russian side. Start June 18, 1989 – finish October 26, 1989

1989

Participant of the trans-Arctic ski expedition of the USSR - North Pole - Canada as part of an international group with the support of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. Start: Severnaya Zemlya, Sredniy Island, Arctic Cape March 3, 1988 The group reached the North Pole on April 24, 1988. and finished in Canada, Worth Hunt Island on June 1, 1988.

1988

1986 Ski crossing into the polar night to the Pole of relative inaccessibility in the Arctic Ocean as part of the expedition of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. The group reached the pole on January 27, 1986. 1987 Ski expedition to Baffin Island (Canada) as part of a Soviet-Canadian expedition (preparation for a trip to the North Pole) 1988 Participant of the trans-Arctic ski expedition of the USSR - North Pole - Canada as part of an international group with the support of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. Start: Severnaya Zemlya, Sredniy Island, Arctic Cape March 3, 1988 The group reached the North Pole on April 24, 1988. and finished in Canada, Worth Hunt Island on June 1, 1988. 1989 Joint Soviet-American transcontinental bicycle ride Nakhodka - Moscow - Leningrad. The head of the race from the Russian side. Start June 18, 1989 – finish October 26, 1989 1989 Participant of the first Russian autonomous expedition “Arctic” led by Vladimir Chukov to the North Pole. Start March 4, 1989 from the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, Shmita Island. The expedition reached the North Pole on May 6, 1989. 1990 First solo ski trip to the North Pole in Russian history. Started from Cape Lokot, Sredny Island on March 3. Reached the pole on May 8, 1990. Travel time - 72 days 1991 First, in the history of Russia, solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world on the yacht "Karaana" (36 feet / Swanson) along the route Sydney - Cape Horn - Equator - Sydney (Australia) in 224 days. Start October 28, 1990 - finish June 8, 1991 1991 Organizer of the Russian-Australian SUV rally on the route Nakhodka - Moscow; Filming of the documentary “Through the Red Unknown” by SBS (Australia). Start August 05, 1991 - finish September 15, 1991 1992 Climbing Elbrus (Europe) as part of the “Seven Summits of the World” program. February 26, 1992 1992 Climbing Everest (Asia) together with Evgeniy Vinogradsky (Ekaterinburg) as part of the “Seven Summits of the World” program. May 14, 1992 1993 Around the world expedition on the two-masted ketch “Formosa” (56 feet) along the route: Taiwan – Hong Kong – Singapore – We Island (Indonesia) – Victoria Island (Seychelles) – Yemen (port of Aden) – Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) – Suez Canal – Alexandria (Egypt) – Gibraltar – Casablanca (Morocco) – Santa Lucia (Caribbean Islands) – Panama Canal – Honolulu (Hawaii Islands) – Mariana Islands – Taiwan. Start March 25, 1993 Taiwan Island, Kilun Bay - finish August 26, 1994 Taiwan island. The yacht Formosa was then delivered to Nakhodka, Russia. Currently it belongs to the Primorsky Territory Sailing Federation and is called “VESTA”.

1995 The first solo trip in Russian history to the South Pole followed by an ascent to the highest point of Antarctica - the Vinson Massif (5140 m). Launched from Hercules Bay on November 8, 1995. - reached the South Pole on January 5, 1996. 1996 Climbing Aconcagua (South America) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program. March 09, 1996 1996 Climbing the Vinson Massif (Antarctica) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program. January 19, 1996 1997 Climbing Kilimanjaro (Africa) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program. February 18, 1997 1997 Climbing Kosciuszko Peak (Australia) as part of the Seven Summits of the World program. April 17, 1997 1997 Climbing McKinley Peak (North America), together with Vladimir Yanochkin (Moscow) as part of the “Seven Summits of the World” program. May 26, 1997 1997 Participation in the European regattas Sardinia Cup (Italy), Gotland Race (Sweden), Cowes week (England) as part of the crew of the maxi-yacht “Grand Mistral” (80 feet) 1998 Single round-the-world race “Around Alone” on the route: USA - South Africa - Cape Horn - New Zealand- Uruguay - USA. Third solo circumnavigation of the world 2000 Single non-stop round the world race “Vendee Globe”. Start in France. By technical reasons was forced to make a call in Sydney (Australia) and dropped out of the 2000 Iditarod sled dog race through Alaska along the route Anchorage - Nome. The length of the route is 1,600 kilometers. Received the prize of the National Bank of Alaska - “Red Lantern” 2002 Camel Expedition “In the Footsteps of the Great Silk Road-2002”. Route: Kalmykia, Astrakhan, Dagestan, Stavropol Territory, Volgograd Region, Kalmykia. 1050 km covered. The caravan consisted of 13 camels. Start April 4, 2002 - finish in Elista on June 12, 2002. 2002 Crossing the Atlantic Ocean on the URALAZ rowing boat. Route: Canary Islands (La Gomera island) – o. Barbados. New world record - 46 days. Start October 16, 2002 - finish December 1, 2002 The boat "Uralaz" is located in the museum, on the territory of the Golden Beach complex, on Lake Turgoyak 2003 Joint Russian-British transatlantic passage with a crew on the maxi-catamaran "TS "Scarlet Sails" along the route Canary Islands (La Gomera Island) - about. Barbados. . Skipper Tony Bullimore 2003 Joint Russian-British transatlantic passage with a crew on the maxi-catamaran "TS "Scarlet Sails" on the route Jamaica (Montega Bay) - England (Lands End). Skipper Tony Bullimore

2004 Single transatlantic passage from east to west on the maxi-yacht "TS "Scarlet Sails" along the route Canary Islands (La Gomera) - Barbados (Port St. Charles) 2004 Single circumnavigation on the maxi-yacht "TS "Scarlet Sails" on route Falmouth (England) – Hobart (Tasmania Island) – Falmouth (England) 2005 Transition with a Russian crew on the yacht “Scarlet Sails”, along the route England – Canary Islands – island. Barbados - o. Antigua - England 2006 Attempt to cross the Greenland glacier on a iceboat (trimaran on skis and sail). The project was not implemented 2006 Organization of tests of an experimental polar iceboat on the east coast of Greenland 2007 Crossing Greenland by dog ​​sled from east coast(village of Isortok) through the ice dome to the west coast (village of Illulissat), along the Arctic Circle. 16 days 2007 Solo voyage around Antarctica “Antarctica Cup” along the route Albany (Western Australia) - Cape Horn - Cape of Good Hope - Cape Luin - Albany (Western Australia). 102 days 2009 II stage of the international expedition “In the footsteps of the Great Silk Road 2009” through Mongolia 2011 Expedition “9 highest peaks of Ethiopia” 2012 Climbing to the top of Everest along the Northern Ridge (from Tibet) as part of the Russian team “7 Summits”

2013 Pacific crossing on a rowing boat along the route Chile (Con Con) - Australia (Moololuba) 2013 Together with Viktor Simonov, he crossed the Arctic Ocean on a dog sled along the route: North Pole - Canada (Worth Hunt Island). 46 days on the road 2014 Fyodor Konyukhov rowing across the Pacific Ocean - Project completed 2015 Establishing a Russian record for flight duration on an AX-9 class hot-air balloon "Binbank" 2016 Establishing a world record for flight duration on a hot-air balloon "Binbank", with a volume of 3950 m3. 2016 Solo flight around the world in a “MORTON” hot air balloon. Launch July 12, 2016 in Australia (Northam airfield). Set two FAI world records: 268 hours and 33,521 kilometers. Awarded the title of FAI Pilot of the Year 2016. Awarded an FAI Montgolfier diploma and a medal de La Vaulx 2016 Joint dog sled expedition with Viktor Simonov “Onega Pomorie 2016” 2016 Together with Ivan Menyailo, setting a world record for flight duration on the Binbank hot air balloon. The shell volume is 4,000 cubic meters (AX-9). Flight duration 32 hours 12 minutes 2017 Setting an absolute world record for flight duration on the Binbank Premium hot air balloon. 2017 Together with Ivan Menyailo, setting a world record for flight duration on the Binbank Premium hot air balloon. The volume of the shell is 10,000 cubic meters (AX - 12). Flight duration 55 hours and 9 minutes 2018 Climbing the highest mountain in Altai - Belukha (4,506 meters) with his youngest son Nikolai Konyukhov (13 years old) 2018 Round-the-world passage on the AKROS rowing boat in the Southern Hemisphere

In 1951, a cultural figure was born in Ukraine, famous traveler Fedor Konyukhov. He has 5 voyages around the world, crossed the Atlantic 17 times in a rowing boat and many other achievements.

The thirst for knowledge prompted him to complete several educational institutions. He had the specialties of a carver - an inlay maker, a navigator, and a ship mechanic. He also graduated from theological seminary and received holy orders.

Since 1983 he became the youngest member of the Union of Artists, participates in several international and Russian exhibitions. Fedor Konyukhov is a member of the Russian Writers. He is the author of 18 books. He also painted more than 3,000 paintings during his life.
He began his journey on a rowing boat by crossing the Sea of ​​Azov. In 2012, in a group of the Russian team, he climbed Everest. IN next year there was an attempt to make an expedition along the longest route from Karelia to southern point Greenland Islands across the North Pole. But after traveling 900 kilometers, the journey was interrupted for certain weather reasons.

Independently and without stopping at ports, Konyukhov crossed the Pacific Ocean on a rowing boat in 273 days. And in 2016, he accomplished a world record trip in a hot air balloon around the earth. He did this in less than two weeks.

In 2010, he traveled to Ethiopia at the request of the government. The purpose of such a trip is to create a comfortable route for use by tourism organizations.

In one of the monasteries there is a Chapel built in memory of the fallen sailors and travelers. On this moment in one of the Russian cities there is a children's traveler school named after F. Konyukhov. And the 10th International Olympiad in Geography is held in his honor. Fyodor Konyukhov received 12 prizes and awards during his life.

Biography of Fedor Konyukhov about the main thing

On December 12, 1951, in the village of Chkalovo, in the Zaporozhye region, Fedor Filippovich Konyukhov was born. He lived with his family in a picturesque corner of the Azov Sea. WITH early years children were accustomed to hard rural labor. Fedor also often helped his father, with whom he often fished. The boy took great pleasure in sailing the boat and even pulling out the nets with the catch. Fyodor’s father often told his children stories from the times of the war, in which he himself participated. Being fearless and strong, he went far with the army. His grandfather knew the explorer Georgy Sedov, who strongly dreamed of going to the North Pole. Sedov left a cross to Fedor’s grandfather, with the condition that it would go to a brave child who would complete his feat. The cross went to Fedor, he was able to see the North Pole three times.

Even as a child, Fyodor Filippovich decided to connect his life with research and travel. Sailing with his father on a fishing boat, he studied the sea, dreaming of one day going to the other side. When Fedor turns 15, he crosses the Sea of ​​Azov by boat. Of course, he had been preparing himself for this trip for a long time. Fedor was specially involved in swimming, rowing and learned to sail a boat. Konyukhov loved to play many sports. He was fascinated by athletics and also loved to play football. Most of all, everything free time Fyodor simply disappeared reading various books. His favorite writers were Jules Verne, Goncharov and many others who described interesting travels.

After graduating from school, the young guy understood that in any case he would connect his life with the sea and travel. He enters the naval school in Odessa. Fedor decided not to stop there; after college he went to Leningrad, where he studied to become a navigator. After some time, Konyukhov was sent to military service. At this moment he ends up in Vietnam. For several years Fedor has been working as a sailor. When the young man’s service ends, he decides to study further and enters the Bobruisk vocational school to become an inlay carver.

In 1977, he went on a sailing trip on a yacht. This was the route Pacific Ocean. The traveler's courage knew no bounds. It was as if nothing frightened him. He was on an expedition to Kamchatka and visited Sakhalin. Once in Chukotka, the traveler decided to master dog sledding. Here he learned to live in difficult, icy conditions. It was at this moment that he decided to go to conquer the North Pole.

Having gained experience, Fedor sets off to pursue his dream. This path was difficult, the traveler advanced on skis, slept in a tent on the ice, and almost died when he almost got there. But still, on the 72nd day of his journey, he was able to look at the North Pole. Thus, he honored the memory of Sedov.

Of course, his wanderings did not end there. Fedor decided to conquer the South Pole. Again I went to Antarctica alone. He studied the area, measured radiation fields, and observed temperature changes. At the end of the trip, Konyukhov writes: scientific works. For his activities, Konyukhov was accepted into many organizations. He seems to be talented in everything, without ceasing to travel, Fedor manages to publish books and paint paintings. Previous exploits do not stop the traveler; he sets off to conquer Everest, Elbrus and even the Kilimanjaro volcano. It would seem that when such a person who most in his life he travels somewhere to start a family, but no. Fyodor Filippovich was able to find his soul mate. His wife was Irina Anatolyevna, who is also a doctor and professor of legal sciences. His son also followed in his father’s footsteps and became a traveler, receiving the position of director of sailing.

In 2010, Konyukhov decided to devote himself to the church. After graduating from theological seminary, Fedor goes to serve in the Zaporozhye diocese. Such a life forced the traveler to devote a little less time to his trips, but he did not completely abandon them.

Personal life

Interesting Facts and dates from life

Fyodor recalls our acquaintance twice in his diaries. We met in Moscow, in a very beautiful place. I was then writing the book “Man and Power” and interviewing the intelligentsia. There is such a very interesting person Anatoly Zabolotsky is the director of photography for Shukshin’s films. When we met, he was no longer filming films, but temples flooded in Siberia. I really wanted to talk to him about power and its closeness to a person. And so I came, took a lot good interview, and he was about to leave, when suddenly he received a call. After the bell rang, he ran into the room and exclaimed with delight: “Irina, stay, Fyodor Konyukhov will come now!” I answered: “Well, Anatoly Dmitrievich, I won’t embarrass you,” and I thought that now a taciturn, gloomy and withdrawn person would come, since he was a traveler. And Zabolotsky says: “No, Ira, you stay, God himself sends him to you.” And so it turned out.

That evening he accompanied me on the subway. He turned out to be very talkative, talked a lot about his travels, about his trip to the State Duma and to the South Pole. I recorded everything on audio and even wrote an article about him, which, however, the editor did not take. There I was indignant at the fact that the authorities do not support travelers well.

When we met and introduced ourselves to each other, Fyodor said that he was three hundred years old. Then he clarified: “I mean how many years have I been preparing my expeditions. Here, do the math: the South Pole - 20 years, Everest - 10...” We did the math together and it came out to three hundred.

The day after we met, we had our first date, on which he proposed his hand in marriage to me. We then talked for 24 hours - a whole day and did not notice how the time passed. He told everything about himself: where he came from, what he did, and, most importantly, what he wanted to do. He said that he puts his projects and expeditions first in his life, and warned that he would travel all his life. And on extreme expeditions too. He invited me to accept him as he is, and I accepted. Not right away, but I accepted it.

Loneliness is a conditional concept. Fedor and I, even during separation, are still together. The more we live, the more acutely we feel this. You need to live with a person for some time to understand this law. Yes, there seems to be no physical presence, but you still feel the person nearby. Years pass - and you begin to feel your loved one at a distance. You feel everything, you even see the picture of where he is at that moment. This is given if, of course, you are heartily close to this person and connected with him by prayer. Therefore, over the years, the problem of loneliness has disappeared. In order to get to know Fedor, I traveled with him. But this is not my calling.

Why should I ruin my life and the lives of my children? If I am a mother, then I should be with the children. They must have a family hearth, and someone is forced to become its keeper. If both parents travel, what about the family, the children’s education, their upbringing? There are, of course, traveling families; Fedor and I met them. Once we met a girl who has been on a yacht with her parents since birth. She crawled along the mast like a monkey. But this is an exceptional case. It is difficult for such children to be in society. It happens that parents ruin their destinies with their lifestyle. We followed the classic path: there should be a classic family with Orthodox traditions. Therefore, I am “on the shore”, as the keeper of the family hearth. I only travel when my children can come with us.

The problem was different: it was important that he prepared all expeditions consciously and did not take unnecessary risks. So that each expedition was worked out in such a way that he was confident, and we believed in him, so that there were no doubts. For the wife of a traveler, it is important to see him off with faith, wait with faith, and not doubt him - this helps him a lot. The problem is not separation, but whether we believe in this person and whether we understand that this is his calling. We want happiness for our loved ones, and happiness does not only come from the fact that we are nearby. You can be close, in the same room, but not be together and even interfere with each other, creating tension. This is what we tried to avoid.

I had a friend - the wife of a sea captain. The family celebrated every return from a flight, and my friend took a vacation for it. But when he retired, they separated because they did not learn to be together. They started having problems; everyone valued their space.

Although Fedor and I are breaking up now, we know that we have our own space for two. No matter how it is, no matter how everyone lives with their own tasks during the period of expeditions and separations, we understand that there is a place where we will always be together. He travels less now. Now I and ours are lucky youngest son is that he sees his father longer.

Fedor has big, big projects, but he prepares them for about a year (for example, like a hot air balloon flight). Of course, this is new for us - life when we are more together than apart. The lack of living together is now being compensated for, we have been waiting for this. But just because of the example of my girlfriend, I think that one day he will stop traveling, because he is not getting younger, but getting older. We must try to make this period become happiness, and not something unexpected, incomprehensible and alien.

We build our lives in such a way that we try not to get out of the habit of each other. Meeting after separation, we are looking for common field activities, a common space in which we are united. And it’s not like one is busy with his own business, the other with his own. This is what is important to build.

At the moment he is in Moscow, waiting for me at home. They tried to persuade me to stay in Yekaterinburg, but I shortened the trip by a day to see him. Now he is busy preparing for a new achievement - he wants to set a record: to stay in the air on a glider for 120 hours. Therefore, he often visits Kislovodsk on experimental flights.

Some wives are offended by their husbands because they don’t understand them - they don’t know their favorite color, favorite food, favorite flower... Tell us! Don't wait for your husband to find out about it himself. Tell him about yourself, who you are, and he will be happy to give you your favorite flowers if you explain to him which ones you like. I try not to wait, but to meet halfway.

We are trying to be together. This means that he is not indifferent to what is happening to me, and I am not indifferent to what happened to him. At the beginning of our family life We agreed that everyday life would not be the reason for our quarrels. Of course, everyday life arises: material problems, and uneven workload during his expeditions, but this is not the main topic of our communication. We take care of our relationships. When he arrives, I don’t say that a pipe has leaked in the apartment or that I don’t have money to repair the rooms. I try to tell him what he expects from me. I taught him the same thing. I didn’t succeed right away, because he is an independent person, constantly busy with projects. But gradually I told him who I am, what my needs are, what I love.

Fedor says that we have been together for thirty years, and I agree with him, although the actual dates do not correspond to this. The children and I calculated that two-thirds of this period was occupied by his expeditions. One third is time together. Now the situation is changing, he is with us more. Maybe later this ratio will become fifty to fifty, and by the end of our life it will be completely opposite to what it was at the beginning. Time is not of the essence - in thirty years we have been able to keep our family together and we want to be close.