"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

Alex Abramov sent some pictures from Punta Arenas

A group of the Paganel Club climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in November 2014. Pictures made by its leader Andrey Andreev from Crimea:

The whole team of the 7 Summits Club Antarctic expedition gathered at last. Everybody is happy and joyful. It is obvious that everything will continue to be well and good!

Tomorrow it will be a busy day, we have to pack up all things and go to the Island Magdalena to communicate with the penguins.

Today we walked to Punta Arenas:

Alex Abramov,
Dmitriev Sergey,

Kharazova Irena,
Belkovich Vladimir,
Merkulov Ivan,
Merkulov Evgeny,
Tommas Pelland,
Utvenko Alexander,
Janczarski Pawel,
Zimin Youri,
Kravt Evgeniy...

This year's final events of the year was decided to be held in St. Petersburg. As is customary in recent years, in two days there will be several events. Main among them will be the annual conference of the FAR and the solemn evening devoted to the presentation of the national award "Golden axe Russia 2014" and honoring the winners of other competitions and contests.

The 7 Summits club is a collective member of the FAR and we believes as our duty to support all of the activities of the Federation. So we all (who can) go to St.Peter! In addition, we call all new Everest summiters to join us to get your badge.

Alex start of a new season in Antarctica. He is flying to Punta Arenas for its preparation. It will be three groups of the 7 Summits Club...

Yesterday at our club a meeting of participants and guides future Everest expedition took place. The tasks of the expedition will include not only the climbing itself and the preparation for it, but part (help) in the filming of a documentary about this mountain. Command of the 1st Russian TV channel under the leadership of Valdis Pelsh will shoot this film. Valdis told us about the idea of the film and how it will look. Meeting as usual was held in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. All participants continue to train hard, but now knowing more about his role in the expedition...

link to the Everest program 

http://7summits-club.com/programs/all/region_4/country_248/program_30/

The 7 Summits Club expedition to the peak of Carstensz Pyramid under the leadership of Sergei Larin guide the club ended successfully. Even more, super successfully: with the establishment of a new world age record.

Dmitry Tertychny became the world's youngest climber to Carstensz. That is If you take those who made approach through the jungle from Sugapa. His age is 13 years 6 months. Jordan Romero was on top at the age of 13 years 4 months. However, he flew with the team to the base camp by helicopter.

Carstensz Pyramid - view from the beginning of the route ...

Summit photo. Our Indonesian friends procured posters for all occasions.

Father and son ...

The youngest climber to Carstensz Dmitry Tertychny

Sergey Larin: Hello Seven Summits! Information from Irian Jaya. The active part of our program is over. Today we went to Sugapa. Tomorrow on a small single-engine aircraft we fly to Timika and then to Bali ... We all good, everything goes according to plan ....

Hello! Today, November 3, 10 hours and 30 minutes of local time of the Seven Summits team stood a top of Ngugi Ngugi, as the locals call Carstensz Pyramid. Now we are at the base camp and have a lunch. I remind our composition: Father Alexander, his son Dmitri, Konstantin and yours truly - Sergei. As for Dmitri, his birthday is April 11, 2001. Our guide Poxy says he had led a 12-year-old American in August of 2009 *. But they did not go a trek and reached base camp by helicopter. So there is cause for reflection. Finally congratulations we will take when we were in Timika. This is approximately a Saturday. The return trip will also not fast. But we have already formed a new goal - is Bali. By! Sergej Larin.

* Jordan Romero climbed to the top of the Pyramid Carstensz September 1, 2009 at the age of 13 years and 40 days.

A guide of 7 Summits Club Sergei Larin head a new expedition to the Pyramid Carstensz. Three members, one of which is a boy of thirteen, will try to climb the highest peak of the Australian continent. Now they came to Sugapa village...

Hello, Seven Summits! It is Sergei Larin from the slopes of Mount Elbrus, from the most luxurious mountain refuge of the North Caucasus Mountain Club. Today, at 9 hours and 20 minutes a.m. Andrei Mikhaylenko and Sergei Larin stood on the western peak of Elbrus. The weather was good, but windy. Windmill, windmill was the weather. Now we are down and we are at the bottom. Getting ready for the new turn. All the details about the blitz - later. So long!

This morning, a guide of 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin and Andrei Mikhaylenko flew to Mineralny Vody to make the next adventure - climbing Elbrus with style blitz (4 partial days).

At lunch they were in the Elbrus area and immediately went to the "Italian" shelter Leaprus (4000m), which was opened especially for them.

And there - gorgeous views and high speed internet access, thanks to which Sergey was able to send a few photos...

This ascent is an acclimation and test of strength before the Aconcagua.

Sergey Larin: Winter begins on Elbrus. On the cable car to the Gara-Bashi it has been chilly. But the weather is clear today. We sit in the Italian refuge, enjoy views of the Main Caucasus Range. Already dined. We are in excellent mood, as it had not "cover" us yet. About future plans so far, we will look at the weather and conditions.

An well-known Russian-Ingush woman alpinist has gone missing on the country's highest mountain, authorities in the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria said last Wednesday.

Leila Albogachiyeva, the first Russian woman to have ascended Mount Everest from two sides, has been missing since Monday after she failed to return to the Terskol valley during her descent from Mount Elbrus, the regional Interior Ministry said in an online statement.

A team has been organized to scour Mount Elbrus — also the highest peak in Europe — in search of Albogachiyeva, but strong winds and heavy snow had hindered rescue efforts over the past two days, the ministry said.

The Leila's belongings (backpack, camera, poles, combi suit) were discovered by alpinists from the city of Nizhny Novgorod on the Eastern slopes of Mount Elbrus. Probably she left it to go to the toilet and slipped.

She had not provided her itinerary to Mount Elbrus' search and rescue team ahead of her climb, which also complicates their efforts to locate her, according to authorities.

The 7 Summits-Club: First in her nobody believed. In the team “Ingushetia on top of the world", it seemed, she was included for the statistics. There must be at least one person is a female! As she just went to the end, each time she was going to end, not giving a chance to her weaknesses. Iron will... Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, finally, Everest. It seemed that was her limit. But it was followed by a second Everest, the plans were for third time. And much more... Climbing skill of her, of course, was not enough, as a knowledge, understanding. But it is unlikely to have played a role in the tragic incident. It's really a coincidence...

The last shooting Leila was made in the vicinity of the summit of Elbrus

According to the video camera it was recorded the 17th of September, at about 4 p.m.. Most likely on the same day, disaster struck.

Message to the rulers of the world are against the war. This is the story of a climb Leila on the summits of Elbrus

The bad weather on Elbrus and lack of acclimatization do not allowed Valdis to make a successful ascent to the summit of Elbrus.

However, Valdis plans to train and prepare for the future climbing in the mountains. We hope that he will make a great project.

Valdis Pelsh is a famous Russian TV showman

With a guide of the 7 Summits Club Vladimir Kotlyr

Hello! This is Vladimir Kotlyar, climb Elbrus from the South. Today we have an acclimatization hike to the Shelter Eleven. At the moment we are just here. The altitude of 4100 meters above sea level. The weather is wonderful, however, we could not see anything. But in general, it is quiet, warm, pleasant weather... We continue to prepare, to work for the result. I hope we will succeed. All the best!

Valdis Pelsh – is a famous Russian showman and TV program and film producer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdis_Pel%C5%A1s

He want to climb Mount Elbrus preparing for next year Everest expedition. It must be some TV project to fixed now. Just a plan.

Dear friends! You listen to the guide 7 Summits Club Provalov Denis.... Now I will briefly try to explain where we are. With my friend Charles Nuzum (from USA) we plan to climb the highest peak in Australia and Oceania, the peak of Carstenzs. Its height 4884 meters, nearly five thousand meters. For this purpose, we met up with Charlie, who specially arrived from the States, in the famous resort of Bali. There is sun, sea, swimming... But we were busy buying the necessary equipment, and products. And yesterday....

So, today we start from the village Sugapa further into the jungle, will break.....

Official information: Carstensz Pyramid Expedition September 2014

Morning 01.50 team flew on the route Denpasar - Timika airline Garuda Indonesia. Arrived in Timika in 06.15. From Timika flew at 10.15 in the village of Sugapa. Reached it at 11.10. Then continued the journey by motorcycle and stopped for the night in the village Suanggama. Next, the path goes walking...

The guides of group:

- Raymond from Manado

- Hatta from Manado

www.carstensz-expedition.com

And now is the time to say Thank you to all the representatives of the 7 Summits Club. Anna Dymova, which quickly solved any issues. Andrew in the Location for your patience and tact. Three guides Albert, Alex and Sveta, which is more than all of us and patiently nursed hundred times explained everything. They are in the conditions of the weather had the right to deploy us, but they believed in us and we did not disappoint! And even the driver, by the way, who took us to the airport and back. Well done, went very quickly, but carefully. And, of course - personally to Alex Abramov, who are under the ridiculous pretext that time had not seen me, was on Elbrus at this time as it was by the time!

All this, despite the bad weather, led to the result: 8 of the 11 were standing on the top. Three women in the condition of strong wind and bad weather we barely persuaded to turn back from around 5400. Very they wanted to walk. I think this result is beautiful! But this is not all, maybe not most important - after all, 10 people have discovered a New World, a new dimension of relaxation, happiness achieved from.. Remembered tears of joy, finally...

Guide 7 Summits Club Vladimir Kotlyar:

... Yes, we are going down, descending from the top. This is Vladimir Kotlyar. The weather is perfect, the views stunning. The main Caucasian ridge is visible in all its glory. Everything was wonderful. We went perfectly. There left a little bit and we will be in the camp. All the best! Thank you, see you soon!