"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

  Last night, almost simultaneously with the group, flying in the Himalayas, Anastasia Kuznetsova went on a long journey. In the morning she joined a large group of tourists who had gathered in the capital town of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, in anticipation of the start of flights to Barneo and the North Pole. For a week the vanguard of our polar beats with nature, trying to prepare the runway  for Barneo ice camp. Ice moves, cracks, it is necessary to start from the beginning.

Only in the evening we received from Irina Orlova "... encouraging news!"

Tomorrow morning we are planning first technical flight to Barneo. In case if inspector from Rosavia will approve the runway we'll start flights with passengers

So far, all the plans mixed up ... the first group of 7 Summits Club, flying to the North Pole, the team is waiting to take off from Moscow. According to the plan, they were supposed to fly for 5^th of April. Second, a large group of 16 people with a guide Nastya Kuznetsova, on the same plan at 13th of April should be on Borneo and the 14th on the Pole. There is no certainty yet. We look forward to tomorrow.

While it remains to admire the rugged beauty of Spitsbergen (Svalbard - in Norwegian)

Unfortunately, when everything seemed ready for the beginning of the charter chains from Svalbard to Barneo,  ice shifts came there. And the ice platform, on which runway was built, was spited

Here's how it looked:

Our workers had to find quickly a new ice platform and invent all sorts deals for replacement. They found a new ice platform and now in an emergency order they started for a construction of a new airport. All this caused a delay in the beginning of the expeditions to the North Pole.

 Expeditions, with participants from different countries, all remain in the capital of Spitsbergen, Longyearbyen - waiting for news about the opening of the Barneo ice camp. The 7 Summits Club Team is also fully ready to fly to Svalbard and further flight to the North Pole. But due to flight delays the captain of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov decided to postpone his participation in the expedition to the North Pole for the next year. He has to fly to Kathmandu to prepare for the annual meeting of the participants of the expedition on Everest.

March 31th, the 7 Summits Club held a gala evening dedicated to the beginning of the Everest expedition. Vice-president of the Federation of Mountaineering of Russia (FAR) Ivan Dusharin said parting word to members of the 1st Russian expedition on Everest. He reminded that the expedition is officially supported by the federation and included in the calendar of events of FAR.  He  gave  members of expedition little flags for hoisting to the summit.

President of the Moscow Federation of Mountaineering Alexei Slotyuk gave them one, but a big flag for the entry to the top.

The next day, the famous traveler and the priest Fedor Konyukhov blessed the team in his chapel in the center of Moscow.

Press release of the "1st Russian Women's Everest Expedition"

Dates: from April 12^th  to May 31th, 2016.

Organizer: 7 Summits Club.

The film crew of Channel One studio RD Valdis Pelsh will take part in the expedition and to continue filming that started last year.

The expedition is supported by the Russian Mountaineering Federation, the Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing in Moscow and Red Fox company.

Information about the project and participating:

Seven women from Russia are taking part in the 7 Summits Club Everest expedition in 2016. This has never been and probably never will. The project turns out unique.

Members:

1. Liana Chabdarova - made 6 of 7 summits of the World and all the 7 volcanoes. She pretend to be  the first Balkar (Elbrus region)  woman climbed Mount Everest.

2. Irena Kharazova - climber on 5 of the 7 summits.

3. Marina Gevorkyan - media manager, general director of "Snob" project and an experienced climber, will attempt to climb the North Col (7000 m).

4. Nadezhda Voskresenskaya - more than 10 years in mountais, will attempt to climb the North Col of Everest (7000m).

5. Christina Kozlova - Director and producer of the film crew.

       Director-producer, executive producer at RD Studio.

6. Elena Abramova - the daughter of Alexander Abramov will attempt to climb the North Col of Everest (7000m)

7. Ludmila Korobeshko - two-times Everest summiter, two-times Seven Summits

Alex Abramov - expedition leader

Sherpas Team

The ice airdrome Barneo is open. April 3th in the morning , the first group from Barneo ice camp reported on the readiness of the ice runway for the reception a plane from Longyearbyen. On the morning the An-74 with the expedition team on board flew to Barneo. The plane succefully landed on the ice airfield. On the ice camp  a team that will build the camp was left. Construction of the camp has already begun. The next flight is scheduled for tomorrow, when Barneo said that already established residential modules where possible place people.

The temperature at -27 * Barneo. Solar, wind, 2 m / s. Coordinates: N 89 * 16 '673' and 075 * 48 E '979'.

On Friday, 1th April, a large group of members of the expedition 7 Summits Club Everest-2016 and their sympathizers came to visit our friend, great traveler and a great man Fyodor Konyukhov. They came for a blessing. And they got it. The action takes place in the Church of St. Nicholas in the Lower Sadovniki, the so-called house-museum of Konyukhov. Or, in other words, "a chapel in memory of the dead sailors and travelers" at the art workshop of Konyukhov. All participants are very impressed with what happened, from visiting unique places, to communicate with a tireless worker, an artist and a good man Father Fyodor.

March 31th  the 7 Summits Club held a traditional evening dedicated to the traditional spring event - the departure of the expedition to Everest. Traditionally, there were many people with different ages, experience and wealth. Traditionally, half of them listened to, and the other half talking to each other "in couloirs" (not in the mountain!). Traditionally, almost all left with regret,  and traditionally we did not have enough time to make the scheduled. In short, this is what we call a success of the evening!

At first (unplanned) audience watched film "Messner". Then Alex Abramov, the head of all, including the Everest 2016 expedition opened the festive evening.

Alexander Abramov. Opening the evening. Few words.

History.  Everest 2003-2005. Difficult experience and triumph of Sergei Larin (alone on the summit 50 years after Hillary and Tenzing)

Drama of 2006, and the success of 2007 - Lyudmila Korobeshko.

Abramov - Presentation of the Women's Team Everest. And the male part of.

Delivery of symbols. Ivan Dusharin from the Russian Mountaineering Federation

Delivery of symbols. Alexey  Slotyuk from Federation of mountaineering and rock-climbing of Moscow.

Alexander Yelkov: women on Everest (historical review)

Greetings veterans:

Nicholay Cherny

Vladimir Shataev

Yuri Tinin

Songs. Oleg Banar

Everest in 2012 and the program Alpari on top of the world. Ivan Dusharin

Everest 2014 Natalia Matusow. On a perfect team.

You could buy paintings of climbers Oleg Fedorov and Bogdan Sadowski

Our soponsor: Thule

Gala evening of the 7 Summits Club, dedicated to the departure of the expedition "Everest - 2016"

 The 7 Summits Club invites all March 31 (Thursday), beginning at 20.00

 Since 2003, we have organized 12 expeditions to Everest, and this year it will be a 14th expedition. All were led by Alex Abramov. This year we have 26 members.

On this evening:

- We remember all our Everest expedition, from 2003 to 2015;

- Participants of those expeditions themselves will talk about;

- We present the team of Everest in 2016;

- We present the 1st Russian women's expedition to Mount Everest;

- We listen songs, play a lottery, chat with friends etc...

Address: Moscow, Bolshaya Pereyaslavskaya, 7

Metro Prospekt Mira

A group of the  7 Summits Club: Alexander Samsonov, Mikhail and Marina Mendoza-Blandons - successfully climbed the highest point in Africa, Uhuru Peak on the Mount Kilimanjaro. Everything is fine! Now they are down to the Millennium intermediate camp for the overnight, tomorrow they have to go back from the route. Our congratulations!

The 7 Summits Club this year will send two groups of the North Pole (Last degree). Alexander Abramov will lead  the first group, the second - Anastasia Kuznetsova.

 ATTENTION! Important news. Our explorers have determined the ice floe on which the Barneo camp to be built. That's it, "address": N 89 * 15'353 "E and 87 * 00'417

 IL-76 cargo plane dropped, everything went well. The team started to prepare the runway.

Tractors working well, despite the cold (as well as humans). A lot of work - something has to shoot down and file down that, on the contrary, to fill. Therefore, there is now hot work. They say they will clear the runway  is not earlier than after 3-4 days. On Sergey Panteleev photographs show how  they  have to work...

In early April our next Everest expedition will  start, as usual led by Alexander Abramov. We return to the highest mountain in the world, the most desired climbing object after the terrible disaster, earthquake, 2015. In some ways, this season will be unusual, something familiar. Our team will be the largest on the northern slopes, we traditionally put most comfortable, beautiful camp, we will do everything to succeed.

  You will learn details of the expedition from the head, six-time climber on Everest Alexander Abramov. He will present the team, tell about the features of the current season. That, for the first time as part of our big event will be run purely female team led by Lyudmila Korobeshko. And also we will be able to communicate with the crew RD studio of Valdis Pelsh, which will continue its work on the filming of the movie for the First Russian TV Channel.

Address: Bol Pereyaslavskaya d. 7 Shop "Active Life".

March 31 ... Beginning at 20.00

And also you will be able to listen to reports on the climbing season 2015-2016 in the Southern Hemisphere. Our guides will talk about climbing in Antarctica, South America, Australia and Africa. We will introduce you to new projects, new programs coming summer season in the northern hemisphere. Come, you will find the atmosphere of companionship and a small treat from the 7 Summits Club.

March 16th, 2016  the board of Russian Mountaineering Federation formally endorsed the first women expedition to Everest from Russia.

This year's 7 women from Russia take part in the Everest expedition, and first time in the history. And probably  it never will be later. So the project turns out unique.

Dates of the expedition:  from April 12^th  to May 31th, 2016.

RMF Board Meeting

Project Organizer - 7 Summits Club, with the support of RMF, FAiS Moscow, Red Fox company.

The expedition will be filmed film by a crew of Channel One, namely by  RD studio of Valdis Pelsh

Project Manager - Lyudmila Korobeshko - 2-times Mount Everest summiter.

 Team's coach Alexander Abramov, the leader of expedition - 6-times Mount Everest summiter.

Alex and Luda:  the couple of recordsmen. The only family in the world, in which husband and wife twice fulfilled the program "Seven Summits". The only couple twice climbed to the top of Mount Everest together.

All Team members will be announced on March 31th  at the annual meeting (party) of the members of the  7 Summits Club.

Hi, Seven Summits! It is Artem Rostovtsev, now not from  Kilimanjaro, but simply from Tanzania, Tanzania flat. We have successfully come down from the mountain. Now we are enjoying the good weather at the bottom of mountains. There was no rain, all are surprised that we got wet every day. But climbing is now completed, all returned safe and sound. And full strength for further adventures. Greetings from Africa!

Hi, Seven Summits! It is Artem Rostovtsev to Kilimanjaro. Our group  goes according to the plan, to be exact - everything is on schedule. In the plan we had no rain, but, unfortunately, every day watering. And now ... the droplets of rain on umbrella. Well, according to the schedule, today we have reached the summit of Kilimanjaro. We have already gone down in the Barranco camp and then go down further. All are very happy. You could not believe it, but I had a very professional camera in the hands of the whole week. I promise great photos. Greetings from Tanzania, Kilimanjaro! Artem Rostovtsev.

Congratulations to all the women of our 7 Summits Club! And we congratulate all our friends and helpers, wives, lovers, mothers and daughters!

Flowers and rejoice!

We wish the most beautiful routes, new trips and hikes, vivid impressions and unforgettable emotions!

We congratulate all the women of the world! Peaceful sky, happiness, love for You!

Seven Summits, greetings from Africa! It is  Artem Rostovtsev, from slopes of Kilimanjaro. Yesterday we began the ascent via route Lemosho and reached the first camp. We met there a lot of black-and-white colabuses. Even today, they saw us off. Now we are moving in the direction of the Shira camp. We are staying at an altitude of about 3400, having a rest. Soon there will be a dinner, we will rest again. Arriving at the camp, there will be a total rest. Beat regards, from misty slopes of Kilimanjaro!

Marangг Route 22-29 FEBRUARY 2016. Valery Lavrus made an ascent to the summit of Kilimanjaro with Juliana Morozova. We thank him for the detailed photographic report!

"Kilimanjaro Marathon" took place on February 28 in the Tanzanian town of Moshi in the 14 th time. This time it was attended by about 10 thousand people. Of these, about one thousand were foreigners (from 44 countries). Probably for the first time among them there were representatives of Russia and Ukraine, and it was members of our group of 7 Summits Club. All the prizes was won by athletes from neighboring Kenya. In men, the first was 31-year-old Kiprotich Kirui with a time of 2: 16.43. For women won Alice Kibora - 2: 38.03. The  Guide  of the 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev was also as a kind of a winner - he was ahead of all runners with white skin (Mzungu). All of our  people finished and deserve congratulations! 7 Summits Club congratulates the heroes!

Our marathoners:  Jury Nemtsov, Vladimir Voronin and guide 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev

Alexander Abramov  just returned from Elbrus region and confirms that there snowed. And in this regard, we recall that the Elbrus office 7 Summits Club – it is a meeting place for all the cultured people of the valley, mandatory for visiting all the tourists, skiers, snowboarders and climbers. We help all those in need: give in rent the best equipment,  coffee and accompany of the good word. Come for the good humor and advice.

  And plan to spring-summer climbs of Elbrus only with us!

In addition, we have made a new signboard on the roof of the building. Life is beautiful!

Few days ago - with an old sign

Hi, Seven Summits Club! It is Artem Rostovtsev. We descended into the valley from Mount Kilimanjaro, we are in the town of Moshi. We went down a few hours ago, and all people brought himself up. And, in general, now you can congratulate us on the successful ascent! Tomorrow a part  of us goes on safari, another part remains in Moshi. And then we all will run two days later, the Kilimanjaro marathon, or half-marathon. Now the whole town is in the advertising of Marathon and its sponsors…

Hi, Seven Summits! It is Artem Rostovtsev from Kilimanjaro slopes. We have again a strong north wind from the equator today. We went out at night on the ascent to the "roof of Africa", and at 7-40 a.m. we were at the top. Unfortunately, one participant was forced to withdraw yesterday. We sent him down (he is already at the hotel in Moshi). Therefore, on top there were only three people and I  form the team of the Seven Summits Club….

 Sergey Dolya with his team walked parallel with  Artem’s one

 Here they are at the same table!

Previous days photos