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A message from the guide of the 7 Summits Club from France:

The Ukrainian group of the 7 Summits Club climbed to the summit of Mont Blanc. One of members was 13-year-old boy. The team successfully coped with all the difficulties. And the weather favored the ascent.

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Lenin Peak:

 Hello, friends! The team of guides Valery Myasoedov and Vladimir Kotlyar "Jolly Roger" began its active acclimatization. Today we went to a small nameless summit with a height of 4100. We enjoyed the beautiful views and lunch brought with us from Osh…

Sergei Semykin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Elbrus:

Group of Belgians welcomes you!

All the team members climbed the Western summit of Elbrus in excellent weather. Impressions and well-deserved fatigue we took down.

Today 01.08 at 6: 30 am KST group (corporate, from the company Karl Storz), all 8 people, climbed on the Western Peak of Elbrus. Later, at 9:30, 4 participants climbed on the Eastern summit. All this climb took place in conditions of poor visibility, strong wind and with reduced acclimatization. A worthy gift for the 20th anniversary of the company! Now we go down to the valley.

Long  bad weather did not allow the team of the 7 Summits Club reach the top of the Pamir seventhousander Lenin Peak. But members  got an experience of going into space. These were impressions of the days spent in the assault camp. High mountain showed its brutal power, but it remains the same attractive…

* Andrey Berezin, the main guide of the 7 Summits Club in Elbrus Region:

The group "World on a string" today has climbed to the refuge of the National Park and went on snow-ice sessions. Tomorrow according to the plan we will made a rotation to Pastukhov's rocks…

 * A group of Belgians today successfully climbed the Pastukhov rocks and also cheerfully descended to the refuge. All people feel great, and have a good appetite too!

The guide Sergei Semykin.

* The Korean group of  the 7 Summits Club moved to the refuge, the acclimatization continues.

 All participants feel well.  Tomorrow they go up to the Pastukhov rocks.

 *The 7 Summits Club on Elbrus takes corporate group the company's famous

 Sergey Larin, guide of 7 summits Club:

The corporate group of KST company (Karl Storz) stay in the National Park  refuge (3900m) to prepare for the ascent of Elbrus. There are 8 participants in the group. The ascent is timed to the 20th anniversary of the company. Everything's fine, except the weather. Guide Sergey Larin. Track leader-Evgeny Boyarsky.

Alexander Tishkov, the 7 Summits Club guide, expedition leader:

Hi!  The day before yesterday we passed the pass Gondogoro-La, 5700 meters high. The pass is difficult. The approach from the Ali camp to the foot took 3 hours.  The weather was not very good - there was light snow. 

By the time we reached the saddle, it was about 5 am. The descent was also steep. We went down on fixed ropes.

We spent the night in the camp Khuspang at an altitude of 4600 meters.

The next day we passed one of the most beautiful passages to the village of Saicho. And today we are in Skardu.

The message from a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

So, tomorrow we're going to Mont Blanc! Before that, we fruitfully climbed the rocks in the area of Brevent. And yesterday we moved to the glacier zone, to the Valley Blanche, where we went to Point Lachenal and Lawrence ridge. After spending the night in the refuge Cosmique, we went down to Chamonix. Today is a day of rest, and tomorrow night we start for climb Mont Blanc!

Alexander Tishkov, the 7 Summits Club guide, expedition leader:

The weather was good yesterday.  We were in the base camp K2 - visited the climbers memorial. We talked with the participants of the Japanese expedition, where 8 people reached the top of K2.  And as well we talked with members of the Ukrainian expedition to Gasherbrum. Then the weather got worse. Our group is now in the Concordia camp.  Everyone feels good, everyone is waiting for good weather to take more pictures.

Sergey Avtomonov, the 7 Summit Club guide from Elbrus: the Arabian group  named “Lost Luggage”, having lost part of the participants, climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus in perfect weather!

Andrey Berezin, the main guide of the 7 Summit Club in Elbrus region:

 Today the group "Fairy Dolores" climbed to the Western summit of Elbrus. Beautiful weather helped us. This day was one of the most popular of this Elbrus season.

Ludmila Korobeshko from the Italian Alps: 

 Hello from the group "Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin"! Yesterday, July 26, friends of the 7 Summits Club in the number of 9 (i.e. all) have made a friendly climb to the top of the Monte Rosa (Punta Gnifetti). With the weather and the company we were lucky. On the same day, after lunch, we went down to civilization and again left in different directions. For conspiracy. See you!

Greetings from the slopes of Mount Elbrus! Group J & J has successfully climbed the Western summit of Elbrus! From the rocks of Pastukhov we  reached the top in just 3 hours. Everyone is satisfied and happy!  Guide Alexander Dorojukov…

The group the 7 Summits Club under the leadership of Olga Rumyantseva and Vladimir Kotlyar resting in camp 1 (4100) before attempting to climb Lenin Peak. And we can admire a variety of photos sent from the Pamirs…

On the eve the group completed acclimatization rotation, spending a night in camp 3 at an altitude of 6100. 10 group members and two guides are now ready to storm the summit.

Natalya Kartashova, guide and head of Crimean 7 Summits Club programs:

Greetings from Crimea! At the same time three groups visited our rock massifs!

Charming girls Irina and Aleftina had climbing training with two our guides.

Alla and Dmitry  had a  special training for climbing Matterhorn…

And at last, Kyrill Semeshkin, an Everest climber. He is an incredibly ambitious and purposeful athlete, but even he opens a lot of new and difficult-interesting in the Crimea.  He climbed three hard routes in three days.   

Today, the J&J Group climbed 4000m for acclimatization. The weather allowed us to do that. The group is cheerful! Guide Alexander Dorozhkov.

Another group from the Arab country was called "Lost baggage", for obvious reasons. Today they gathered together, however, not with all things... We went for the acclimatization to Cheget, everyone feels great!

Guide the 7 Summits Club Sergei Avtomonov.

Father and son, Denis and Vasily Kozlenko, successfully climbed on the roof of Africa - Kilimanjaro volcano (5895 m). They are very happy. Now they say goodbye to a large team of porters and guides (their joined team was accompanied by about 47 people of the local team, see video).

Congratulations to Denis and Vasily with achievement!

They will be waiting for other peaks and other medals!

Andrey Berezin, the main guide of the 7 Summits Club in Elbrus region:

Today the group named “Prince Svyatoslav” climbed  Western summit of Elbrus in excellent weather . Everything's normal. Until the end of the day we went down to the hotel in Terskol.

Karina Mezova, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Today our group climbed the Eastern summit of Elbrus. Not all climbers were able to reach the top, only three persons and a guide.  The rest of the participants turned from 5200…

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Kyrgyzstan:

Salute, friends! Our group cheerfully climbed to the first camp to a height of 4400. Stunningly beautiful trek, great weather and the crossing on horseback across the river made for us a gorgeous day…

Photos of Ziabutin Gadjimirzaev

Members of a group of the 7 peaks Yuri Gavryushin and Alexey Razumihin climbed the mountain of Belukha, the highest peak of Siberia in Altai mountains. Congratulations!

Yury has shared his impressions and  sent  photos....