"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

In mid-June, the highest peak of North America Mount McKinley (Denali) was conquered by the Russians group composed of: Sergei Dmitriev, Irena Kharazova, Eugene Kravt and Alexander Utvenko. Today, Eugene sent us a selection of photos from the expedition. Mt.McKinley - it's really very, very beautiful place.

Thanks!

We once again congratulate the climbers!

Well done, definitely!

This is a guide of the Seven Summits Club Andrei Berezin. Today we climbed the western summit of Elbrus. The weather today was very bad. But two members of the whole group coped with this difficult task, and climbed to the top. They are: Tertychnyi Alexander and Tertychnyi Sergey. The rest of the group ... a part came to the saddle, a part .... After that we all went down together. ... And now they will think about new climbs.

Today - the day of departure of the Elbrus group of our guide Vladimir Kotlyar. The impressions they leave on the social networks.

"All day we went on the nearby trails - from Narzan Meadow to Terskol. According to conservative estimates, we went 12 km.
In the evening, our guide Volodya gave us certificates and T-shirts of the 7 Summits Club "for participation in the ascent" ...
The evening was ended in the distinctive restaurant "Captain Pitt", as it should be - fiery dances ....
In the morning we did a walking to the waterfall "Maiden's braids" in the hills above Terskol.
The weather was quite cool, we decided not to take fresh ice bath.
Distance traveled: 14 km, gained altitude from 2100 m to 2785 m.
And now ... to home!

Summit bid

After Summit

Hello! There is Ludmila Korobeshko from the expedition to McKinley. Today we had a day of adventure, so to speak. And the Mount showed to some extent, a difficult character. It all started as usual on the plan, as we planned. At 4 am we went out and walked through Windy Corner, we went to the place of getting a depot. And as we walked quickly and vigorously, we decided to bring our depot even to the Camp Ranger. We dug in it and on the way back, near Windy Corner, a strong wind started ... and also started a blizzard, snow. And all this went on until the camp. With difficulty we have found in this blizzard our camp. We were happy that we managed to do. The weather turned bad and our plans may change, but we have time to spare. Bye!

Have a Good day! It says Ludmila Korobeshko from the expedition on Denali (McKinley). ... Today we went to a camp at altitude of 3300 ... we were faster than yesterday. Now we set up a camp. I boil water. All people are in a good mood, they joke, having fun, it is great weather. Basically, according the plan for tomorrow, we have a day of rest. Half-rest, because in the morning we have to go pick up our depot. And the next day we will have to do depot above - to the camp of rangers. In general, everybody feels great. We are fine, do not worry about us.

That is a guide of the 7 Summits Club Vladimir Kotlyar, from the program “Climb Elbrus”. Today we had quite a tough day. Today we had a day of summit attempt. Yet only two of the six members of the group have reached the top. Almost all the group is in the Terskol now. I have stayed at the refuge with Sergey Bombusov and tomorrow we will make a second attempt to climb. Today, the top was climbed by Anton and Nadia. All the best, wish us luck for tomorrow!

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Sergei Bombusov on his page on Facebook

Hallo! This is Ludmila Korobeshko from the Kahiltna glacier. Today, June 21th, as planned, we took off from Talkeetna to the Kahiltna Glacier. We were lucky with the weather. Although the forecast was bad with rain or snow, in fact it was much better.

We flew in general, without any troubles, on the glacier. We set up a camp here. Today we will have a little crevasses exercise, then we rest a bit. And by going to night mode of walking, somewhere at 2 am we plan to go to the next camp.

All people feel fine. Bye!

Ludmila Korobeshko from Talkeetna, Alaska.

Today, June 20th we are finally altogether, joined by Sigmund Berdychowsky and Andrey Kartushin.
In the morning we were completed our shopping and arrived in Talkeetna to the dinner time. On the way we passed large areas of burnt and even steaming forest. A few days ago there were blazing fires.
In Talkeetna we acquainted with the main sights - Main Street – it is 200 meters long, waterfront Susitna, airfields and TAT office, from where we plan to depart tomorrow Kahiltna Glacier.

Tomorrow we will have a very busy day: at 7 am we go to the office "Alpine Asсents International" (company partner), packing, check the equipment, go to the Rangers for registration and then to the airport for departure. I keep my fingers crossed that the weather allowed to implement his plan.
All participants are cheerful and full of energy to perform feats :)

Hello! It is Vladimir Kotlyar from Elbrus region, North Caucasus. Today, a new group of seven arrived in Terskol (Elbrus climbing program). Now we are settled in a nice hotel Povorot in the village of Terskol. We checked the equipment, have dinner, and, in principle, be ready tomorrow to start our program. All Goodbye!

PHOTOS WITH BLITZ PROGRAMME (June 13-15)

Today, June 19, almost all members of the expedition on Mac-Kinley gathered in Anchorage:

Alexander Logatchev, Konstantin Lavrentyev, Vlad Lachkarev, Igor Smirnov, Igor Cherkashin, Igor Demyanenko, Jamila Murtazin.

And me, Ludmila Korobeshko.

At night we are waiting for arrival of Sigmund Berdychowski and Andrey Kartushin.

And while all members were presented with team t-shorts and jackets, but hid them until better times. We went to the best brewery Anchorage to know each other better.

Yesterday, the team of Sergey Dmitriev, successfully climbed Mount McKinley gave us conditional relay baton.

We washed this baton in the Karaoke club yesterday and today brought to the brewery.

And this morning, the guys saw a live moose and even filmed it on video ...

A Russian Sports team of members of our Club has just returned to civilization after a successful ascent to the highest peak of North America Mount McKinley (Denali). That means, that happy climbers Sergey Dmitriev, Irena Kharazova, Eugene Kraft and Alexander Utvenko arrived by small plane in Talkeetna. And Sergey has sent us a picture from the summit.

We warmly congratulate the heroes!
And by this ascent Sergey Dmitriev successfully completed the program Seven Summits! So double hurray for him!

Today Ludmila Korobeshko flew to Alaska. And tomorrow they have to meet in Anchorage. Ludmila go to the Mount McKinley (Denali) with a group of nine climbers.

Sergey Dmitriev (city of Samara 45 years) has already worked as a guide 7 Summits Club. It was in Antarctica.

On Everest 2014

Matterhorn

With a son on running event in Poland (with 7 Summit Club)

The 7 Summits Club

Hello everyone! It is Vladimir Kotlyar, blitz climbing program on Elbrus. Actually, climbing is over, it was ended successfully. All three, and I, as a guide, we are all together and having fun, quickly went to the top of Mount Elbrus. We were able to make this ascent in just three days, from airport to airport. Such strong guys sometimes come to us in the Caucasus! We went down, and now are resting in a wonderful city of Kislovodsk. All the best!

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Yaroslav sent to Alexander Abramov video, photos and the short message from the highest mountain of North America of McKinley (Denali): "Sasha, hi. Solo McKinley. Admit to the club of sevensummiters :)…" It is wonderful news! We congratulate Yaroslav! The 7 Summit Club Tops wishes him health, excellent sport conditionsco and new summits! Welcome to ranks of sevensummiters!

Photos with McKinley

Everest 2013:

Yaroslav Sabyrbayev, 43, sales and marketing director of HeidelbergCement, Kazakhstan:

Project of 7 Summits + 2 Poles, 7+1 objects
Aconcagua, 17/01/2008
Vinson Massif, 12/12/2008
Carstensz, 18/11/2012
Kilimanjaro, 15/01/2007
Kosciusko, 06/01/2014
McKinley, 29/05/2015
Everest from Tibet, 19/05/2013
Elbrus, 05/10/2008
McKinley 2015!!!!

Yaroslav Sabyrbayev – the absolute world record-holder, the first winner of the most high mountain tournament on billiards

Marina Gevirkyan and Denis Provalov haму climbed Mount Elbrus just for two days. They came from Nepal and Tibet from our Everst expedition and used their acclimatization...

This is Viсtor Ershov. Today at 12-30 p.m. I, with my Indonesian group, stood on the top of Mount Elbrus. Hooray! Congratulations to us! Unfortunately, we could not go down the same day. Therefore, we will have a rest on the hut LeapRus. And tomorrow we will celebrate our victories already down at the hotel. All congratulations! Bye!

Hello everyone! This is Viktor Ershov, a guide 7 Summits Club. I'm here on the refuge LeapRus with a group of Indonesian climbers. Today we have been training on the snow, we walked with a rope and examined the correct movements in crampons. At night, we will try to climb the Mount of Elbrus. Exit from the LeapRus - at three o'clock. That all, have a good luck!

Pictures from the first part of the program:

HOTEL POVOROT

OUR RENTAL SHOP

In the morning in Delhi – a day already in a festive Moscow! So we have a double celebration. Our team came back, all intact and healthy. All  have unscheduled free time, it is - great! And the Chinese government has extended permits for Everest over the next three years. Long live the Sino-Russian friendship! It is rest to hope that Everest replaced an anger at the mercy to any innocent climbers.

Delhi: all free

Moscow!

May 6 was the day of the mass ascent on Elbrus. And that day had the most favorable weather conditions. Yes, there was a full visibility, but it was a terrible cold. Old-timers say so cold in May was never before. So the climb for our team was not sweet walk. The team reached the top at four, one of the members did not have the strength to a finish effort. We think there was not enough acclimatization. But it was impossible to postpone the climbing. In the following days, the weather forecast is much worse.

Photos taken this morning by Dima Yermakov:

Hello! This is Alex Abramov from Everest expedition. Our expedition is over. Today we flew from Lhasa to Kathmandu. Rumors that Kathmandu destroyed - completely exaggerated. Virtually nothing is noticeable, the city looks like a unbroken. Only a few old buildings collapsed. Everything else - completely unhurt. No external damage in town, roads or buildings. We are now at the hotel Yak and Yeti , everything is fine here. The only thing that the decorative stone, which was on the edge of the pool, got down to the pool. Everything else - completely intact. Today, some people from our team have already flies home, the second part flies tomorrow, the third part - the day after tomorrow ....

During the farewell party on May 2th suddenly heavy snow threw, the wind blew but we are in tent an had great drunk and overdance. It was great! And in the morning we saw a snow-covered sunny camp – as a nature has made us a gift for our departure:

The team of the "7 Summits Club", Valdis Pelsh with his videoteam, and the organizers and members of the remaining 13 expeditions from the Tibetan side were in a difficult situation: CTMA (Sino-Tibetan mountaineering association) closed Everest and all the other mountains of Tibet for the whole spring season 2015.

In the past it was in 2008, during the Olympic Games in Beijing - but that was the planned closure; China urgently closes the mountain for the first time. So we are all faced with unexpected insurmountable difficulty. Well, nothing special, we packed up and went home.

According to recent reports, the number of victims of the earthquake in Nepal has exceeded seven thousand men; our Nepalese partners believe that the government underestimates the numbers three times, therefore, it is about twenty thousand dead - an enormous figure. Tremors continue, in these conditions it is possible to say the same words as Alex Abramov: "You want to the mountain or you want stay alive?".