"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news - Page 105

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…

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summit Club from Elbrus:

We were on the summit yesterday. The Weather was great,  with awful storm. But eight representatives of the Abramov family reached the top of Elbrus. A new Guinness world record!

About half of the group of "20 Abramovs" (8 people) reached the Western summit of Elbrus today! The weather was not relaxing. The first time people went to the mountains, and here was a real test! Special congratulations to 14-year-old Liza Abramova!  The second group of the 7 Summits Club named "Kosciuszko", with a guide Andrey Berezin, also climbed the Western summit of Elbrus. Weather conditions contributed to the strengthening of the spirit and of will. All members of the group have reached the goal…

Lyudmila Korobeshko, guide and Director of the 7 Summits Club:

 July 11th. Greetings from the group "20 Abramovs and Co" from a height of almost 4000m on the slopes of Elbrus! Today we went up to the refuge and walked in a day just above the Diesel Hut. Snow-ice training was a great success! We liked to ride on the back, especially to children and youth, of which we have half a group.  Tomorrow according to the plan we go to Pastukhov Rocks. But today we have to survive the first night at an altitude of 3900. It's a new experience for all the band members. We hope to live till morning;)

Today as guides worked Lyudmila Korobeshko and Dmitry Ermakov.

 Today, July 12th rows of the group "20 Abramovs" is slightly thinned. Only “the true” Abramovs are left. The reduced team went to the top of the rocks of Pastukhov.  A 14-year-old  girl Eugenia Abramova was the best of all. Tomorrow we will rest. Weather's bad. We wait and hope for the best conditions…

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

 Group Kosciuszko today made acclimatization roration to the rocks of Pastukhov, clear weather gave us the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful views of the Caucasus mountains.

On the way we met malamute Best, who was ready to take part in a photo shoot for a delicious sandwich…

Karina Mezova, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

 Yesterday our team made an acclimatization rotation to the rocks of Lenz. Today we are resting until lunch.  And in the afternoon we plan to get up with a tent and spend the night on the lower rocks of Lenz. Exit to the summit assault will be at 4 o'clock in the morning.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

After a few days of bad weather it came a day favorable for climbing. Taking advantage of the reserve day, a group of Shamans reached the top of Elbrus…

 Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, main guide of a group “Chicago”:

 Today, July 7, the whole team of Chicago and all guides climbed to the top of Elbrus. The weather was very strange. There are a strong wind and snow, then the sun. The team proved to be excellent.

Alexander Abramov, a guide and President of the company 7 Summits Club from Elbrus:

July 3rd. Today, the Chicago team went up to the shelter. We had a great snow training. Everyone was writhing in the snow and rejoicing like children.

Tonight we had a screening of our Everest film “Gen of Altitude” 1 series. Tomorrow we will watch the second part.

 Now it's raining. The exit to the summit is postponed.

The 4th of July.

In the morning: storm and snow with rain. After a very warm week, during which snow was actively melting on Elbrus, there was a stormy wind and heavy rain tonight. The Baksan river came out of the banks. The disaster washed away several bridges in the gorge and several sections of the road, which were restored only last autumn after the mudflow, damaged the power support. Now the valley is cut off from electricity and probably transport does not go. We're sitting at a shelter at 3800. We can't go down. We hope that over the next 2 days the infrastructure of the valley will be restored.

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Elbrus:

A group of Shamans made a rotation exit to the Pastukhov Rocks today. As we climbed the weather did not change for the better.  At Pastukhov Rocks we were already up in down suits. It's the month of July, and somewhere there is  +40!

 On the rocks of Pastukhov we took a joint photo with a group led by Alexander Abramov. This group is named "Chicago". And on the way back we had a mini ecological action to collect waste, which melting on Elbrus.

Today, 17 Eksmo team members, 7 guides, an operator and a photographer climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus. All participants are happy. For all this  17 members it was the first experience in the mountains. The team was very different in physical characteristics. However, everyone managed to get summit in at the same time. The weather was changeable and as soon as the team left the summit, it deteriorated sharply. We were forced to count all over by  heads in the fog. But in the end everyone is alive and happy.

Guides: Alexander Abramov and Sergey Larin. Operator: Maxim Shakirov.

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

 The group named Vinaigrette climbed to the Pastukhov Rocks.  Today there was a warm sunny day and we enjoyed  views of the Main Caucasus Mountain Range. Even on the rocks of Pastukhov we were waiting for a pleasant surprise, in the form of a couple of bottles of Coca-Cola…

Sergey Avtomonov, guide of the 7 Summits Club: Women's national team of Saudi Arabia has expelled from its ranks all men (except the guides) and got a only women's team to the top of Elbrus!!! Now all the participants are resting and tomorrow we go down to the hotel.

Dmitry Ermakov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: Team of the Qimmam-2 or "a Group of cheerful Arabs", all participants, climbed to the Western summit of Elbrus. Now the group is on descent, everything goes perfectly!

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Hello, friends! We are continuing our expedition to Denali. It came already in the final stage. Today we worked hard and moved to the assault camp. On the way we took the depot. We had to walk for a long time, because backpacks were too heavy - 25 pounds plus. But now we can safely live here for a few days. But the plan is not to delay. Tomorrow we will have a little rest and the day after tomorrow we plan to climb to the summit.

  The weather is still promised to be good. If we hadn't promised for long – we would have gone tomorrow. And so there is a chance to rest a little more, to accumulate strength and already with new forces to reach the highest point.

 Best regards!

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Sergey Larin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: Today, June 22, a group of the Qimmam-1, at 9: 00 am, all participants, 7 people, climbed the Western summit of Elbrus.

 For now the team is on the way to the hotel…

The second group of Arab climbers from the company Qimmam adventure club arrived in Elbrus and climbed today for acclimatization to the slopes of mount Cheget, under the guidance of guide Dmitry Ermakov. And the first group together with the guide Sergey Larin climbed the Pastukhov Rocks today and thus completed the acclimatization rotation.

Sergey Larin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Elbrus region: A Group of Qimmam adventure club from Egypt the beginning of the acclimatization before climbing Elbrus.  In fact, there are only two people from Egypt, but three from Saudi Arabia, one from Yemen and one from Canada. Total: 7 people. As a Guide  - Sergey Larin.

Catherine Tabula climbed to the top of Kilimanjaro on 11 June 2018. She traveled the 7 Summits Club program, the so-called" short version", that is, on the route of Marangu. And she was the only member

The weather during the assault was great! Not a cloud! The top of Kilimanjaro and the panorama around it opened in all its beauty! Catherine rose above the clouds!  The rain caught her below, on the descent to the gate of the national Park after Horombo. 

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club on Elbrus Region:

Today at two o'clock in the morning the group "Three parts of the world" started on ascent. We reached the Western summit of Elbrus in the early morning, in fine weather and in a good mood…