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Elbrus news. The "Picvario" group climbed the Eastern and Western peaks of Elbrus. One team of 5 people climbed the Western summit. And two pairs climbed the Eastern summit, along different routes: on foot from the National Park Refuge along the "Motorcycle couloir" and along the "Classics" from the Saddle. Congratulations to the "Picvario" team on their ascent to the peaks of Elbrus! Group guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Avtomonov.

Elbrus Region News from June 11. The 7 Summits Club "Picvario" group went to Pastukhov Rocks today. It was a sunny day, there was no wind at all until the end of the ridges. We already felt the breath of the glacier under the rocks. We sat on the rocks, rested and went down to the National Park shelter. Tomorrow we have a rest day before the climb. The group's guides are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Avtomonov.

Elbrus news. Yesterday, the 7 Summits Club group called "Picvario" began the acclimatization program. We went to the "Ai" cafe along a picturesque forest path, where rhododendrons are now blooming. We drank delicious tea in the cafe and returned to the hotel. Today we move to the National Park refuge, where we will continue to prepare for the ascent of Elbrus. Group guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Avtomonov.

The 7 Summits Club guide Andrey Berezin reports from the Elbrus region:

News from the Elbrus region! The "Mnemosyne" group successfully climbed the summit of Elbrus. The weather was clear, a slight wind and a slight frost accompanied us throughout the entire climb. We were at the top on June 6 at 9:30.

The 7 Summits Club guide Andrey Berezin reports from Elbrus:

 Elbrus news. Yesterday, June 4, in accordance with the acclimatization plan, we went to the Pastukhov Rocks. The snow cover on the slope is dense, so the climb was quite comfortable. We climbed to the rocks quickly, in 4 hours, with rest stops. Today we have a rest day before climbing Elbrus.

Today, another wonderful team "Tuda - Suda" gathered in Nepal. We checked into the historic hotel "Yak and Yeti". We checked our equipment, walked along the shopping streets, bought what was missing. We discussed plans for tomorrow over a delicious dinner.

We have a short night ahead of us, because at five in the morning we leave for the airport to fly from the busy and densely populated Kathmandu to the stone Lukla. And from there we will walk to the Everest Base Camp. So, tomorrow we will delight you with breathtaking views of mountain landscapes.

The guides Andrey Berezina and Kristina Putintseva.

The group's guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The "Annapurchata" group has completed the active part of the trekking program to the Annapurna base camp. Today we arrived in Pokhara, tomorrow we are flying to Kathmandu - the final point of our route.

The group's guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club "Annapurchata" group, after spending the night at the Annapurna base camp, set off on the return trip to Pokhara. Today we walked more than 15 km, and lost almost 2 km vertically. The day was full of colors: from the majestic Himalayan peaks to the bamboo forest. Tomorrow is another transition through the subtropical forest.

The group's  guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:
Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club "Annapurchata" group is at the foot of Annapurna, in the base camp. Early in the morning we went for a photo shoot. The beauty and power of the Himalayan giants are impressive. Then our path goes back to Pokhara.

The group's guide Andrey Berezina reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club "Annapurchata" group is on the road again! Today we walked through a bamboo forest almost the entire day. And today was also the first sunny day of our trek. We are enjoying the sun.

The group's guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club "Annapurchata" group continues its journey to the Annapurna base camp. Today we went from Ghandruk to Chorang. We crossed two mountain ranges and one river. The area is very picturesque, rich vegetation, many flowers in the forest.

The group's super-guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club group, which dubbed itself "Annapurchata", began the active part of the trek. From Pokhara we drove by car to the beginning of the walking route, from where we headed towards the village of Ghandruk. At lunchtime, when we were sitting at the tables, a heavy rain began. We waited it out in the lodge. After that, we walked for a couple more hours to Ghandruk.

The group's guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! Our group flew from Kathmandu to Pokhara yesterday. From here we will set off tomorrow on a trek to the Annapurna base camp. In the afternoon we visited the Phewa lakes. We took a ride on a foot-powered boat. We looked at the embankment.

The 7 Summits Club guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The 7 Summits Club team "Our Mini Group" successfully climbed Lobuche East yesterday. We were already at the top point at 8:30 local time. It snowed the day before the climb, so we had to put on crampons right away. The weather was favorable for the climb, a little cloudiness did not prevent us from enjoying the views from the top.

With Kutang Sherpa

The 7 Summits Club  guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! Today "Our mini group" arrived in the village of Lobuche, which is located at the foot of Mount Lobuche. Tomorrow we will move to the assault camp and at night we will set out to storm the summit of Lobuche East.

The 7 Summits Club super guide Andrey Berezina reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! "Our mini group" is on the road again! We left the hospitable capital of the Sherpas Namche Bazaar and went to the next point of our trek - Deboche. The route is relatively difficult, since the altitude loss was 700 meters, and the gain was 900 meters, over 11 km of distance. The route passed through a picturesque forest. On the way we stopped at the Tengboche monastery, looked into the bakery, tried delicious cakes.

The 7 Summits Club  guide Andrey Berezina reports from Nepal:
Namaste from Nepal! The second day in Namche Bazaar was an excursion and familiarization day. We visited the monument to Norgay Tenzing and the ethnographic museum. After that, we went to Khumjung. This is a village next to Namche Bazaar, where there is a monastery in which the scalp of a yeti is kept.

We spent such a busy day in the vicinity of Namche Bazaar.

The 7 Summits Club  guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:
Namaste from Nepal! The "Our mini group" group continues to go further. And today we arrived in the Sherpa capital of Namche Bazaar. There were many flowering trees along the way, in a word - spring!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:
Namaste from Nepal! Spring! And this means that a new season in the Nepalese mountains begins. "Our mini-group" reached Lukla today. The plan was standard: from Kathmandu to Ramechap by car, then a small plane to Lukla. Now we are waiting for the luggage and going on foot to Phakding.

Hola! The "Health for" group in full force climbed the highest peak of the two Americas, Mount Aconcagua, the highest point of South America. It was sunny on the day of the ascent, but the wind at an altitude of over 6,000 meters reached a speed of 50 km/h. The entire group safely descended to the base camp. The group's guides were Andrey Berezin, Viktor Volodin and Valery Myasoedov.