"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

Sergey Semykin: September 11th members, courageous girls, from a group of Sergei Semykin climbed Elbrus.

Many thanks to Pavel who was the second guide!

Group of Andrey Berezin named "Seven climbers and a Girl" made a successful ascent to the highest peak of Russia Mount Elbrus. Everything went well, they were lucky with the weather too. Photos turned out great. Our congratulations!

It is Avtomonov Sergei. Today I and a group from China went up to the Western peak of Elbrus. The ascent took place in ideal weather conditions. Great, very warm, excellent visibility. We have made more than one hundred photographs. Our friends enjoyed it, all members of the group are satisfied, all reached the summit.

Now we all down to the hotel and rest, getting ready to leave ... .. That is all!

Andrey Berezin: I and  Kostya, we climbed Mount Elbrus, Western Peak. Kostya – Ironman, he need not moch time for acclimatization. The weather was nasty … Also some fumaroles opened, we inhale vapors of sulfur, all the time we wanted to sleep. At the top the wind was about 60 kilometers per hour. Therefore, the photo - just sitting!

 The second member of the group (climber from the USA) continued get acclimation according to the program. He must climb the summit, with Andrey a few days later ...

Hello, everyone! It says Vladimir Kotlyar with my closing the summer season group, Climb Elbrus program.  The Group named SHKID Republic in full successfully climbed Mount Elbrus. Some participants even climbed two peaks. And without the help of snowcat – it is Anna and Edgar. Thanks to them, and I also got to climb the two peaks. What I am very happy. And yet we dragged a watermelon on both summits and lowered it in Terskol. And today we will eat it together, as this watermelon charged with energy by as much as two peaks of Mount Elbrus

This is our finish of season. Cool!  In general, everything was great....

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Hello! Here  Vladimir Kotlyar and the group "Respublika SHKID". Yesterday we all went together to the Pastukhov Rocks. At night, two people: an American Tom Biksler and our Ecuadorian friend guide Edgar Parra made the ascent to the Western Peak of Mount Elbrus.  This was possible because they come to us already acclimatized, after a few climbs in Peru. Today we have a day of rest, we rest, roast barbecue, enjoy life ...

The 7 Summits Club  President  Alexander Abramov President and CEO Seven Summits Adventures (Nepal) Mingma Gelu arrived in Terskol on an official working visit. In the first days there were numerous friendly meetings and a walk to the waterfall “Girlish braid”...

Hello! Here is a guide  of the Seven Summits Club Andrey Berezin. Today our group climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus. The weather was beautiful, as pilots say, "a million to a million." At the summit we were at 8 am. On this day, a huge number of people have been here. We can say it was a pandemonium. In order to get to the top, it was necessary to stand in line. To make a photo...

Now our team went down, all cheerful and happy ...

Best regards! Andrey Berezin.

Our partner in Ecuador, the famous local guide Edgar Parra, who is also founder and director of his own company, brought to office a very interesting person. This is his client, his client from the United States, from California. His name is Tom Biсksler. 42-year-old American is living with a diagnosis of diabetes type 2 and besides suffered a serious operation for Crohn's disease.

Formally, he is twice the invalid. He is not just a living, he had come to climb Mount Elbrus. The highest peak of Europe should be a third of his planned collection "Seven summis". Tom is going to become the first diabetic to complete this program. While in his collection there are Kilimanjaro - 2012, and Aconcagua - 2013. Trying to climb Mount McKinley in 2015, ended in failure due to prolonged bad weather:

Tom Bixler at McKinley. 2015. Without top.

In Moscow

Hello, everyone! It is  Vladimir Kotlyar, climbing Elbrus program. Today we climbed to the top of the Eastern Elbrus, with the couple of Ignatievs. The weather was great, everything was great. There was a light frost. We did not took off our warm down jackets until  turned back down from the summit. But on the whole it was a clear sunny day, though frosty. In general, it was fun and great. Finally I went to the East summit, only the second time this season.

All, Adios! Today we will have an awarding certificates ceremony and a festive dinner.

 Hello, everyone! Here Vladimir Kotlyar, climbing Elbrus.  I am here with a couple of Ignatievs. We made two acclimatization outings:  on the Pastukhov Rocks and up to an altitude of five thousand. Now we are down to Terskol, to rest and wait for a weather window. Here we are sitting, waiting, looking up at the sky, we read tea leaves. Tomorrow we will climb up, I guess. That is all.  Bye!

Hello! It is Andrey Berezin, a guide of the Seven Summits Club, reports from Elbrus. Yesterday, our group got to the shelter Leaprus. We immediately went to the snow-classes, worked self-arresting,  using an ice ax. Then we went up a steep slope, traverse slopes - practiced working with a rope. Today we went to the Pastukhov Rocks. Weather was good. Now we went down. Bye! Andrey Berezin, Seven Summits.

A Guide of the  7 Summits Club Abu Zhurtabaev: a group from Kazakhstan – expedition of the  company Elektrokomplekt, in honor of the 20th anniversary of the company. August 13^th  they successfully climbed (9 out of 11 person)  on the Westernsummit  of Elbrus. The group is now going  down ..

Hello! This is  a of guide Seven Summits on Elbrus Andrey Berezin. Today we climbed the summit. Our whole team has climbed to the western peak of Elbrus, 5642 meters. The weather was beautiful today. The previous days were thunderous. Today, on the slopes of Elbrus there was about 350 people. Record? That's what we calculated  during the climb.

Hello! It speaks Andrey Berezin a guide of the  Seven Summits Club. Today our group climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus. Ascent time: at 6:30 am we were on the top. A team of 9 people (3 persons from South Africa) and three guides reached the summit. The weather was surprisingly good, we caught the window, which was just for 3-4 hours. We went at this time. Now the whole group came down, it is now in the valley .... Terskol. We celebrate our success and we congratulate all the participants.

Hello everyone! There is a  guide of the P.-Cult-Ura group Vladimir Kotlyar. Today we went to the top, the weather was excellent. All together went down later. And now we are in Terskol and will celebrate this thing ...

Hello! Here is a  guide of Seven Summits Andrei Berezin from Elbrus. Today our group climbed to the refuge. We went on a snowy training,  climbed to 4200.  It was sunny in the morning, clear. By the afternoon storm started and we are the last part of the way to the shelter fled because as already pinched and pricked. It was static electricity. It is now all the weather got much better, the weather calmed down. The group now:  part of the group rests, part of a group communicate with each other.

All in a good mood, all excited. Bye! Andrey Berezin, Seven Summits.

Today, the group has made acclimatization outing to shelter Eleven. But they decided to walk a little taller, approached the stele Airborne troops of Russia, which is set in 2010 in honor of its 80th anniversary. Yesterday, the group was on the acclimatization to the Observatory...

 Today two members of the group of Sergei Semykin  climbed Mount Elbrus. Everything was good, they had already descended. One participant refused to go climbing, that is, he showed wisdom. In the evening, the climbers were awarded certificates of climbing ... ..

Hello! Here is a guide the 7 Summits Andrey Berezin from Elbrus. Today,  all members of our group climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus. The weather was beautiful today, which made the ascent doubly enjoyable. We saw great views from the top of Mount Elbrus all around. We climbed to the top at 7:30 am. It is early enough for Elbrus climb, but our group was very strong. The group is now resting in Terskol. Tomorrow we have a day of sightseeing here. Everyone is happy and satisfied. All congratulations! Andrey Berezin ...