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Information from our friends from Vento company: Alexey Lonchinsky called today at 12 o'clock. They are doing well, according to plan. In three days, Yuri and Alexey reached the base camp, acclimatized to a height of more than 6000 - went to the nearest mountain (as far as the connection allows – Furayma). We have completed all the tasks of acclimatization and equipment testing. Today they are resting. Tomorrow, if the weather permits, they go out under the route, set up a camp. The day after tomorrow for the assault. The weather forecast is "not very good", perhaps the ascent will be shifted by a day.

 We remind you that the climbers plans to make the first ascent along the Southeastern buttress to the top of Rolwaling Kang (6645 m). Alexey Lonchinsky and Yuri Koshelenko are among the best climbers in the World, repeatedly awarded with various "Golden Ice axes", champions of Russia. Alexey is a leading methodist coach at the 7 Summits Club. He manages all the training mountaineering camps that our company conducts. Yuri Koshelenko also worked as a guide in the 7 Summits Club company, although for a long time.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! From the group "Chronic climbers". Yesterday we returned to Kathmandu after our fun expedition. We flew away in time. An award ceremony was held in the evening. The program has come to a good conclusion.

We spent the night from October 13 to October 14 at the Khvaltish Hotel at an altitude of 1613 meters. It is located on the shore of the Gergebil reservoir. So far, only the first steps have been taken here to improve this promising place. We had dinner and breakfast in glamping dome tents near the hotel. There's nothing wrong with the food here. In the evening we were pleased with dancing by our friends! And in the morning there was exercise, breakfast with coffee and a long journey... Dagestan is bigger than you think. This picturesque, hospitable republic largely consists of objects of interest to tourists. You can spend a month here, but you won't see everything. This is true. But we simply did not consider it possible to ignore the oldest city of the Russian Federation, the millennial Derbent. Of course, the walls erected in the sixth century are impressive. Yes, indeed. We had a wonderful guide who courageously coped with a large group surrounded by hundreds of other tourists. At the end we had a very hearty meat lunch with fragrant local wine. And back to the buses – to the airport…

There we said goodbye to our Dagestani friends. I really want to see them again and visit Dagestan again.

The highest point of the Gunib district is the Mayak (Lighthouse) Mountain with a height of 2,352 meters. Today our team passed the traverse of the massif, visiting the famous Gunib tunnel on the descent. It was punched specifically for the passage of Emperor Alexander II in the 60s of the XIX century.  As a result, we got about 20 kilometers with a height difference of up to 1 kilometer. The weather was great, everyone in the group walked at a different pace, but steadily. We admired the grandiose views of mountainous Dagestan, saw soaring eagles under us. Many thanks to the local guys who accompanied us and showed us the right way! All the participants of this climb were just happy with how they spent that day!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal from the group "Chronic climbers"! We conclude our program with a successful ascent of all participants on the top of Island Peak. The weather was gorgeous. Everything went perfectly. We climbed to the top without any problems and went down to the village of Chukung.

Natalia Marinkevich, Head of the Crimean programs of the 7 Summits Club:

Fyodor Kuprichenkov completes the program of the Mountaneering School of the Crimea. Perfect weather for rock climbing and the most beautiful Summits of the Crimean Mountains! Crimean Via Ferrata is an ideal place to explore the sheer cliffs and manage your own fears.

Andrey Berezin, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal!  The group "Kumari of October", after visiting the Everest Base Camp and Khala Patar, set off on the way back to Lukla.  And successfully got to her.

On this day, we were accompanied by beautiful weather.  After high-quality morning exercises (thanks to the guide Evgeny Fedyunin) and breakfast, we went on an excursion to the abandoned village of Gamsutl. A wonderful path led us to the ruins of a once large settlement. For lunch we moved to the modern village of Choh. Then we visited the observation point, from which the artist Aivazovsky painted the famous panorama. And a visit to the Saltinsky Waterfall. Local canyoning was quite a worthy end of the day. Thanks to our Dagestan partners, the organizers of the tour! Thanks to all the participants!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal from the group "Chronic climbers", which goes to Island Peak! Today we moved to the village of Chukung. We are gradually getting closer to our one more goal. We came, settled in, and after lunch we conducted classes on ascent and descent with the help of jumars and abseil devices. In general, the day went great.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

 Namaste from Nepal! Two of our groups, the climbing "Chronic climbers" (going to Island Peak) and the trekking "Kumari October" (Everest Base Camp) admired Everest in all its glory.  Today we climbed to the top of Kala Patar, in full force. The weather was gorgeous, the group was cheerful, well done!  We were rewarded with gorgeous views of Mount Everest and the surrounding mountains.  Now we have already gone down to Dengboche, we are resting. Everything is OK!

Group guides: Alexander Dorojukov and Andrey Berezin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! Two of our groups, the climbing "Chronic climbers" (going to Island Peak) and the trekking "Kumari of October" (Everest Base Camp), reached the first goal. Today, in full force, we went to the Everest Base Camp! We walked well, the weather accompanies us in recent days is excellent, the condition of the team is stable. The landscapes are beautiful! In general, everything is fine.  Tomorrow we will get up early and go to Khala Pattar!

Group guides: Alexander Dorojukov and Andrey Berezin.

Saturday, October 7th. A message from Nepal: "Today the Nepalese have a day off, thanks to this, we were able to leave Kathmandu for the Rolwaling Valley at the 8th hour without traffic jams. 7.5 hours of traffic on roads of different quality (repairs are underway), and we reached the settlement of Chhyothkhyot at an altitude of 1410 m. We are staying here tonight for the night, then we will have a trek. Very comfortable in temperature (after KTM) place, with beautiful views. We met only one trekking peak expedition in this location."

  Alexey Lonchinsky (owner of Piolet D'Or) and Yuri Koshelenko (also owner of Piolet D'Or) today go to the high-altitude zone of the Himalayan Mountains to make a record ascent. The two are planning to make the first ascent to the top of the Rolwaling Kang along the technically complex Southeastern buttress.  At the moment, no one has been on this summit at all. In 2015, a Japanese expedition attempted to climb, but in the end the team ascended to the neighboring peak. The buttress is the most attractive in a technical sense, it is beautiful and logical. Alexey and Yuri received a permit and started trekking in the direction of the base camp on the Drolombao glacier.

This is the second joint ascent of Alexey and Yuri. In 2017, the two made an ascent to Fangi Peak (6538m), for which they were nominated for the Golden Ice Axe of Russia award.

The expedition is supported by the Vento Company.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov reports from Nepal:

 Namaste from Nepal! Two of our groups continue their way to the foot of Mount Everest: the climbing "Chronic climbers" (goes to Island Peak) and the trekking "Kumari October" (Everest Base Camp). Today our gang-team with jokes got to our next village - Periche. The gorgeous weather favored us, Everest, Lhotse, Ama-Dablam opened, we walk well.

Group guides: Alexander Dorojukov and Andrey Berezin.

The Guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste frome Nepal! Our two groups moved from Phakding to Namche Bazaar in a friendly composition today. Today was a colorful day: picturesque flora, many suspension bridges, and the reward: Namche Bazaar, the capital of the Sherpas. Group guides: Alexander Dorojukov and Andrey Berezin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste! The Himalayan season has begun! Two of our groups: the climbing group "Chronic climbers" (going to Island Peak) and the trekking group "Kumari of October" (Everest Base Camp) arrived in Lukla yesterday and went on the route.  The first night in Phakding, in a beautiful comfortable hotel. A cyclone came to the Himalayas, all afternoon and night it was pouring heavy rain. Today we hope to arrive in Namche Bazaar, the capital of the Sherpas, before the rain. Group guides: Alexander Dorojukov (trekking) and Andrey Berezin (mountaineering).

Starting in June, the expedition of the 7 Summits Club to K2 ended in early August.  The conditions for climbing corresponded to the image of the "most inaccessible" and dangerous mountain in the World. We did not wait for any stable weather window, but in general we successfully coped with our task.

On July 27, 2023, sisters Maria Oglobleva and Ekaterina Safronova, Dmitry Moskalev and high-altitude operator Vladimir Kotlyar climbed to the top of K2.

On July 28, Lyudmila Korobeshko, Daniil Briman, Valery Tebiev and Arno Ter-Saakov (Armenia – Latvia – Monaco), as well as cameraman Luis Lopez Soriano (Spain) reached the summit.

A total of 8 participants, 2 high-altitude operators and 10 Sherpas ascended the summit of K2 from the expedition of the 7 Summits Club and the 8000 Club. There are 20 people under the leadership of Lyudmila Korobeshko. The ascent took place in bad weather, with a poor condition of the route. The more honorable the victory!

During this expedition, a film was shot, which later became known as "The High Altitude Gene 2. The Mountain of all mountains".   We are waiting for the release of a new masterpiece from RD Studio. In the meantime, watch the trailer!

RD STYDIA team

K2 climbers in Moscow 28.09

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Ratmir Mukhametzyanov reports from Kazakhstan:

 We have run out of training camps in Tuyuk-Su, the members of the NP-2 group have completed their program!  We made 4 ascents from 1B to 3A of the difficulty category. The participants of the gathering studied and practiced, walked and climbed, jumared and dulfered. There were a lot of lectures, practical classes, evening gatherings, after climbing, they did an analysis of mistakes.

The cherry on the cake was climbing the route 3A of the difficulty category with an instructor as a leader, so that students could observe the work of a professional on the wall from the side. Although before that they climbed, collected stations, oriented themselves and interacted with each other independently.  We have learned a lot, but there is still a long way to improve.

I was very happy to work with such motivated students!

Our team is trying to grasp the last days of the training camp and absorb the maximum amount of experience from the instructors. Today, the NP-2 group went to the peak of Octebrenok on route 3A. The key sections were led by the coach, the guide of the group Ratmir Mukhametzyanov, and the students absorbed the experience and watched carefully. Such a scheme of training ascents allows junior dischargers to clearly see how professionals work.

The group "The Devil's Dozen" today successfully conducted classes on belay points and stations on the rocky terrain. We learned how to use friends, got acquainted with nuts, and tried to place pitons. There is no destruction - all the rocks remained intact. After lunch, we held lectures and debriefings. Tomorrow, according to the plan, climbing and working out what has already been studied. Guides Nikita Slotin and Alexey Lonchinsky.

Greetings from Tanzania from the 7 Summits Club group "Zvyaginstein's Adventures"! Today, the group successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Everyone is healthy, happy and has already gone down to the camp! Details tomorrow!