Everest BC (Nepal)(5364) - Page 8

Viktor Volodin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Nepal: November is on the calendar, as usual, but the numbers change.  I congratulate everyone on the holiday, National Unity Day!  Everything is fine with us, today we made the transition to the village of Lobuche. It is already almost 5000 meters.  Everyone feels good!

Daria Sivova, guide of the 7 Summits Club: Hello everyone from Dengboche! We haven't been in touch for the last three days, but we're doing great! The day before yesterday, we finally reached Everest Base Camp through the small villages of Lobuche and Goraksherp. The scale of the Base Camp impressed the participants: the altitude was 5365m, the mood was great, the weather was great!

At the Everest Base Camp, we split into two groups: those who stayed overnight at the Base Camp, and those who went down to Goraksherp to climb Kalapatar in the morning. Those who remained at the Base Camp met with a team of climbers on Mount Everest and Lhotse, they celebrated the Victory Day May 9. The evening ended with a festive dinner.

Yesterday we spent a night in Dengboche, today a trekking group descends to Namche Bazaar, and a group of climbers on Island Peak stays, waiting for the weather to climb it.

Guides: Sergey Avtomonov and Darya Sivova.

Maxim Shakirov, guide of the 7 Summits Club: Today our group went up from Deboche to Dingboche. It seems that we have already begun to get used to moving in the clouds. The obvious plus is that it's not hot! But minus: limited visibility and dampness. But... For the second evening in a row, we have spectacular sunsets!!!

Daria Sivova, the 7 Summits Club guide: Today we went from Namche Bazar to Deboche from 3400m to 3800m. On the way, we visited the Tengboche Monastery at an altitude of 3867 meters above sea level. We were very lucky: we got into the service. In the evening, the main event of the day happened. We saw Everest and Lhotse for the first time! All these days there were very foggy, and we did not see the Himalayas. But this evening, while the whole group was waiting for dinner, one of our local guides came running to us and called us outside. To say that everyone was incredibly happy is to say nothing!

Tomorrow the whole group will go to Pheriche. Wish us good weather and good luck!

Maxim Shakirov, guide of the 7 Summits club: Namaste! On May 5, the group "Milk of the Yak's Wife" had a very tense and emotional day. From Namche Bazar we had to walk to Tengboche and a little lower to Deboche. We walked in the fog, under dense clouds, admiring only the still-blooming rhododendrons.  We reached the Tengboche Monastery just in time for the evening service.

Apparently, the desire of all participants to finally see the mountains, and the prayers of the monks did their job. In the rays of the setting sun, in all its glory, the beautiful Ama-Dablam was opened to our eyes!!!

The second large group of the 7 Summits Club spent this day in the Namche Bazaar area.

Dasha Sivova, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

We walked to Everest View Point 3800m. On the way, we met the incredible beauty of local birds. Acclimatization is going well: the participants also feel good. The mood is still fighting! In the evening, we walked around the city. We found a lot of interesting cafes, but one thing won everyone over: Sherpa Barista.

Tomorrow, according to the plan, we will go to Tengboche.

Greetings to all from Namche Bazaar from the participants and guides of the 7 Summits Club! Today, two of our groups spend the night in the Sherpa capital. A group with guides Sergey Avtomonov and Daria Sivova climbed from the bottom today.

Everyone is in a fighting mood. The journey from Phagding to Namche Bazaar took us about 6-7 hours. It was a very scenic route, especially the Hillary Bridge hung with Nepalese flags. Tomorrow we will spend the whole day in the Sherpa capital. We are waiting for good weather. To see Mount Everest!

Another group with guides Maxim Shakirov and Alexander Spirin will spend the second night in Namche Bazaar today.

Today we made a small climb for acclimatization. The weather changed as we climbed the mountains, from a clear sky to a fog and clouds . We went up to Sagarmatha National Park Visitor Center… The day turned out to be quite active, all the members of the group feel great, we are preparing for further climbing and trekking.

Hello everyone from Phakding from a group of trekkers, led by Sergey Avtomonov and Daria Sivova!  Today we successfully reached Lukla. We landed at the most picturesque and at the same time the most dangerous Airport in Tenzing-Hillary. It was an unforgettable adventure!

Then we went up to Phakding. We completed the route faster than usual. The whole team is in a great mood and looking forward to tomorrow. Tomorrow, according to the plan, there will be Hillary Bridge, Namche Bazaar and then - two days of rest. We are incredibly lucky with the weather!

In total, the 7 Summits Club now has seven groups going trekking routes in Nepal.

Maxim Shakirov, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Nepal:

Hi, this is Maxim Shakirov! Members of numerous groups of our club come to Kathmandu! The city, of course, is unrecognizable... From the airport to the Yak and Yeti hotel, we drove only 10 minutes, which is not typical, of course, for pre-war, pre-COVID times...

We hope that after the descent from the trek, we will see Kathmandu with the usual traffic jams and bustle! All participants of the programs feel normal after tiring flights. And everyone wishes the readers of this page peace and tranquility in their hearts!

On May 1, the route to the Everest base camp begins for two groups of the 7 Summits Club. The first of them is led by guides Ivan Dusharin and Lena Trishankova. In the second, the leaders are Maxim Shakirov and Alexander Spirin.

 On May 2, the group will start under the leadership of Sergey Avtomonov and Daria Sivova. Some of members and Sergey are planning to climb Island Peak, and some of them will return home with Dasha after visiting Everest base camp.

A group of climbers on Lobuche of the 7 Summits Club arrived in Lukla yesterday and began their program with a walk to the village of Monjo. Today they are already in Namche Bazaar, where they will acclimatize for 2 days. Namche met the guys with a little rain, but now everyone is in the lodge, where it is dry and almost warm.

The second new group of the 7 Summits Club arrived in Lukla today. In the plans: trekking to the base camp of Mount Everest, followed by an ascent on Island Peak. Today, the team started moving along the route. Today, according to the plan, we will spend the night in Monjo, tomorrow they walk to Namche Bazaar.

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:  Greetings to all from the group "Danibat"!  Today we have reached the ultimate goal of our program -Everest Base Camp.  We visited the expedition camp of the 7 Summits Club, where we were warmly welcomed by the camp Sherpa team and the leader Alexander Abramov. On the way back, we met the members of the Everest expedition. And in Gorak Shep, we also met the participants of the Lhotse expedition.  Today was the most emotional day of the entire program.  The weather, after two days of snowfall, changed to sunny.  It was nice to visit the Everest base camp.  Tomorrow we will start our journey back to Lukla.

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

News from Namche Bazar, the Sherpa capital, from the Danibat group. Today we walked around the neighborhood, visited the memorial to the climbers, and then climbed to the Japanese hotel Everest. There we tried the local cuisine. By lunchtime, the sky was overcast and it was snowing. So we decided to go back down to Namche Bazar, where by this time it had started to rain. Tomorrow we leave the cozy Namche Bazaar and move towards the village of Dale, and then towards the Gokyo Lakes.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Nepal: Danibat Group (trek to the Everest base camp)  came to Phakding today. Admiring the beauty of the gorge, we quietly walked 7.5 kilometers in the first half of the day. After lunch, we visited the Pema Choling Monastery, where we met the group of Everest climbers from the 7 Summits Club expedition. Tomorrow we move to Namche Bazaar.

In fact, the Nepalese leadership has different opinions about quarantine measures, and it is possible that we will receive encouraging news from Kathmandu in the near future. There are already exceptions to the rules (the Qatari expedition on Manaslu) and we hope that our authority earned over the years will allow us to claim for the same as well. Now the 7 Summits Club is actively negotiating with the Embassy of Nepal in Russia to get permission to organize an expedition on Manaslu. We are also waiting for the borders to open in October and still recruiting groups for trekking programs. Stay with us and stay optimistic!

The 7 Summits Club  guide, Andrey Berezin from Nepal:

Greetings from our group!  We haven't been in touch for days because we've been climbing Island Peak. Yesterday, October 25th, we climbed Island Peak (6140). For the ascent we used a reserve day, as the cyclone came from the Indian Ocean.  And every day it snowed. As a result: we made the summit in uncomfortable conditions.

The group guide Andrey Berezin from Nepal:

 News of the group of the 7 Summits Club.  Today our team is divided: part of the group went to Namche Bazaar and tomorrow - on to Lukla.  The second part of the group continued on to Island Peak. Today we moved to Chukung. Tomorrow, the plan is to reach the base camp Island Peak.  Then climb it…

Group guide Andrey Berezin:

News from the group of 7 Summits Club from Nepal.   This morning we climbed Kalapatar (5643 meters). The ascent was not easy, as it snowed at night and early in the morning, and there was a wind. But this did not prevent us from achieving our goal. Now we have now descended to Dingboche. Tomorrow our group is divided, part goes towards Lukla, and ends there trekking, and the second part of the group continues its program:  we plan to climb Island peak.

The 7 Summits Club group guide Andrey Berezin from Nepal:

So, our group  reached the final goal of the trip, namely, the Everest Base camp. Today we came to Gorak Shep. And in the afternoon visited Everest Base camp. Tomorrow we have Kalapatar planned.

Group guide Andrey Berezin from Nepal:

 The group continues trek on to the Everest Base camp. Today we moved from Pheriche to Lobuche. The pictures changed from dense vegetation to an autumn-tundra landscape. It's not as hot as it used to be in lower valley. And the second day we do relatively small distance. No more than 10 km per day. Tomorrow we will be in Gorak Shep, where Everest base camp is only an hour's walk away.

Group guide Andrey Berezin from Nepal:

Meanwhile, the 7 Summits Club group continues on its way to the Everest Base camp. Today we came to Pheriche (4300). It gets cooler and cooler with the climb up the valley. We already wear extra layers of clothing and down jackets on overnight stays. Tomorrow we have to go to Lobuche.

Guide of the group Andrey Berezin:

 We continue to send you news of the group going to Everest Base camp. Today we left Namche Bazaar -the capital of the Sherpas, and moved to Dingboche, which is near the famous Tengboche monastery.  Tomorrow we plan to go up to Periche.

Guide of the group Andrey Berezin:

 Today we visited the vicinity of Namche Bazaar. We went to the famous hotel "Everest view", which offers stunning views of Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam. After that, we walked to the Green valley, visited the village of Kumjung, where the local monastery keeps the scalp of the Yeti. After that we returned to Namche Bazaar. Tomorrow the plan is to move to Pangboche.