On June 28th team leader Alexander Odintsov returned to Russia due to the possibility of serious liver disease. The team remained in camp to continue the expedition under the leadership of Alexander Ruchkin.

Problems started when the team was on its way to base camp. Odintsov felt sick and weak, and with +40C weather not improving the situation, he felt worse with each day. However, the team leader managed to reach base camp at 4400m and only after establishing a camp was an evacuation helicopter called.

On Sunday, June 25th, Odintsov arrived in Skardu, and on the following Wednesday in Russia. Four people remained as part of the expedition: Alexander Ruchkin, Michel Michailov, Oleg Hvostenko and Evgeni Dmitrenko.
Ruchkin has decided to climb the mountain on the northern face instead of the north-eastern face.
Currently, the group is climbing a neighbouring mountain in order to acclimatize to the conditions.

Masherbrum Peak (7821m) is located in the Karakorum mountains, on the south-western side of the Baltoro Glacier. Its north-eastern face is almost identical to the northern face of Jannu Mountain. They are like twins, but one of them is famous and successful thanks to the French expeditions, and the other one lurks in the shadows waiting to be revealed to the world.

The team is working with Petzl equipment, Tendon ropes. Burners, tents and snowshoes are supplied by MSR.
Mountaineering equipment, warm coats and all other necessary equipment is provided by BASK, which has been equipping "Big walls, The Russian way" for the past six years.