"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

Alex Abramov from BC:

Today, 11 members left in Old Tingri to lick their wounds. And remaining in the base camp 8 members staged bath.

Sergei Larin - aka Doc, senior in the group, departing down. Ру gives instructions on how to behave in a civilized society and how to protect yourself from bird flu ...

Hello! It is Alex Abramov from the Everest expedition, the camp ABC, at 6400 meters. There, of course, real fridge yet. Very cold, wind . Today we went here without acclimatization. Since in the South all the expedition were canceled, now we are the great common hope. Because in the north there are about 100 climbers, of which 19 people – from the team of 7 Summits Club. Now we are the biggest expedition on Everest .. .... Descend to the base camp, then we will see. Tomorrow our Sherpas start to set up a camp on the North Col, at 7000 meters ... Goodbye!

Today, our team made the first acclimatization outing to the Middle Camp, at 5800m. There was strong winds. It was very cold at night, but we survived. Everyone could feel like in the drama on Everest hero, 90 years before, attempts to climb Mallory and Irvine ...

Lake near Middle Camp

Alex: Because I had a bad cough and to prevent bronchitis, I went down for treatment at 1000 m below the base camp. To breathe "oxygen" and sleep in the warmth of the village of Old Tingri (altitude 4200m) .

There I suddenly met a team of Alpine Club of MAI (Moscow Aviation University), which just drives into the base camp Cho Oyu. They are 6 climbers led by Misha Volkov. The meeting was held at the high and even higher than the high level and ended warm parting. They went on their way, I stayed in my den.

Tomorrow I go up to the base camp . Hello everyone !

Reaching the North Pole by ski Vitaly Simonovich became the first person who made the collection: 7 Summits + 7 Volcanoes + 2 Poles

Photos from the base camp of the 7 Summits Club expedition...

Members of ski expedition to the North Pole (4-11 April 2014) returned home.

Members of the expedition - Eugene KRAVT, Tatiana and Pavel Rodionov, Vitaly Simonovic Dmitry Moskaliev, Tom Mclver and dr.

The group was led by an experienced guide polar - Mikhail Lomakin.

Group almost entirely passed "last degree" and reached the North Pole, where they have already met Paul and Kostrykin Aleftina Bocharov.

A bit windy....

Almost all team at once...

Farewell to Lhasa....

Good morning Xigar!

Our expedition flew to Lhasa. The trek to Mount Everest begins.

Alex mer his friend Nima Tsering, the Ministr of Sport of Tibet, Everest summiter.

 Entertement in Lhasa.

 Russian extreme BASE-jumper and wingsuit pilot Valery Rozov sets out to accomplish the highest BASE-jump and wingsuit flight in the history of mankind from the Everest mounain range. The adventure turns out to be a two year slog of test jumps, measurements and frantically searching the perfect wingsuit design for an altitude flight in thin air. A new record jump off Matterhorn (4.478 m) and the first wingsuit flight from Mount Shivling (6543 m) in India turn into precursors for the final leap...

Today - the official day of start of the 7 Summits Club expedition to Everest. The main part of members of expeditions arrived in Kathmandu today. Everything is going normally. Expedition is large, probably the second or third largest on both sides of Mount Everest, the biggest on the North side.

The expedition : 15 climbers and 4 guide.

And numerous group of Sherpas , led by Mingma Gelu.

Traditional reception at the Russian Embassy . With us Israfil Ashurly and Firuz Dadashov from Azerbaijan who go on Shishapangma.

On 9th April, in the cinema «35 mm» - a premiere of the film about the record of base-jumping.

In may 2013 Valery Rozov has made a record height of base jumping from 7,220 m above sea level. After 60 years since the first ascent to the highest peak of the world, a video with a man flying in a wingsuit over an array of Mount Everest, has opened a new Chapter in the history of conquer the summit.

By the documentary Flying High The Quest for Everest, the history of record base jump Valery Rozov will be understandable and interesting even for the uninitiated viewer. The picture reveals details of the project, telling about several years of preparation, all the difficulties of the ascent and the jump. Unique footage shows a man and a team who are willing to risk much, for the sake of the goal set and incredible feeling of flight.

April 9, everyone will be able to see the movie Flying High. The Quest for Everest at the premiere screening at the cinema «35 mm», and also to ask all questions of its main character - Valery Rozov.

Address: Moscow, M. Krasnye Vorota, Pokrovka street, 47/24.
Guests gather - 20.00
To start showing - 20.30

Free entrance

Trailer

Hello! In Longyear on Spitsbergen everything was okay. Every day, group after group fly to Barneo, we have two flights a day. This morning, a group of Russian scientists flew ice and evening flight was sent with a group of plane Artur Chilingarov. On Barneo they plan to hold a friendly football match between the local staff team and the team of Arthur Chilingarov.

Meanwhile ... our ski groups continue to move in the direction of the North Pole, along the programme Last degree (111 km ). Also, the group of Rick Schweitzer sled dog continues to move.

In the area of the camp Barneo was seen three polar bears. Borneo urgently requested to hand in these additional weapons, and that was done.

Alex with his tennis coach...

The new store Red Fox was opened recently in Kathmandu. And Luda Korobeshko represents a major showcase...

Alex joined his wife (шт fact, she is in Moscow) in the showcase window. Right on seen the royal palace...

Alex and Israfil Ashurly in the store Red Fox in Kathmandu...

Israfil with Firuz Dadashov (right) goes on Shisha Pangma. All purchases made, and nonsymbolic...

Sherpas expedition 7 Summits Club are preparing to travel to Everest...

Guides 7 Summits Club Sergei Larin and Dmitry Ermakov fly to Nepal...

Seven Summits, hello! This Tanzania, Horombo hut. Very tight-knit group we have today ... We all reached the top of Uhuru Peak, all are in excellent condition. Now we are almost down to Horombo hut. We stand 100 meters above. We've got a connection with our guiding company, therefore, we decided to call you now. Tomorrow our mountainous part is over, clients go through a day on safari. Once more - hello! Artem Rostovtsev.

A new Everest expedition on the 7 Summits Club is beginning. Alex came to Nepal with a guide of our Tent Peak expedition Vladimir Kotlyar. They were met by the 7 Summits Adventure director Mingma Gelu...

Our Everest Sherpas Team in the office of & Summits Adventure

Вчера в столицу Непала Катманду вылетели два гида Клуба 7 Вершин. Это Александр Абрамов - капитан Клуба и руководитель ежегодной экспедиции на Эверест. И Владимир Котляр - гид Клуба и руководитель двух предстоящих непальских экспедиций - на Тент Пик и на Айланд Пик.

Александр Абрамов и Эверест

Владимир Котляр и ....

Завтра уже прилетают первые участники программы на Тент Пик (это в районе Аннапурны) и экспедиция стартует!

Экспедиция на Эверест начнется чуть позже. Через пару дней в Катманду прилетают еще 3 гида эверестовской экспедиции - Сергей Ларин, Дмитрий Ермаков и Ноэль Ханна. Участники начнут прибывать 9 апреля.

Всем удачи!

Manager 7 Summits Club Anastasiya Kuznetsova is currently in the city of Longyear, on Spitsbergen. In the next month she will perform the duties of the coordinator of the work of the ice camp Barneo, preparation for the construction of which is in full swing.

Preparation for landing on an ice for the construction of a camp Barneo

Now, what is clear from the window

Polar evenings

Official site of the project Barneo from the Russian Geographical Society
http://barneo.ru/

It is an airstrip of about 1200 by 60 meters size, which is built at the end of March on the drifting floe in the area around 89 degrees North. This is a fully functional runway, capable of landing the Antonov An-74 cargo-passenger aircraft.

Ice Camp

Ice Camp is the main infrastructure component of dominantly tourist expeditions to the North Pole, a unique complex for hosting visitors and base personnel. An Ice Camp consists of specially designed tents with rigid frames. All the tents are heated, and the temperature inside is kept between 15 and 18 °С.

The largest ones are mess tents: one for staff and one for visitors. These tents are connected by a kitchen block. Mess tent for visitors is the main place for meetings and briefings, here travelers meet and get to know each other. Breakfasts, lunches and dinners are served here at specified times, and snacks, tea or coffee are available 24 hours a day. Living tents for visitors accommodate up to 12 persons. Camp staff lives in separate modules. An important part of the Camp is bio-toilets. There are also technical modules for storing and maintenance of equipment.

If necessary, the Camp doctor can provide medical first aid.

The Scientific Camp and the camp of helicopter crews are satellites of the main Camp.

Since it is impossible to keep the runway on drifting ice floe for more than one season, the Camp has to be constructed from scratch every year. This is the main difference between this project and that of the similar projects in the Antarctic. At the end of every season all the equipment is removed from the ice.