"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from the Elbrus region:

News of the Elbrus region.  Today, our group made an ascent on the Western peak of Elbrus. Autumn has already come into its own, which means that you can't expect good weather. The wind along the summit exceeded 50 km per hour. Therefore, the photos at the top were mostly in a safe sitting position. Also, because of the wind, it was not possible to unfurl the flags. Now the whole group is at the refuge, packing their bags and preparing to descend into civilization.  Guides Berezin &Dorojukov.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from the Elbrus region:

News of the Elbrus region.  As planned, today we went to the Pastukhov Rocks. A cold westerly wind blew above 4200, so we had to warm up, up to large down jackets. The route to the Rocks was completely deprived of snow, so yesterday's classes of movement in crampons were very useful. Tomorrow we rest, prepare for the ascent. Guides Berezin&Dorojukov.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from the Elbrus region:

News of the Elbrus region. Today we went up to the National Park refuge, where we stayed in comfortable houses. After we had tea, we went to snow and ice training sessions.  On the slopes of Elbrus, we mastered the skills of self-arrest with an ice axe and moving in crampons on ice. Tomorrow we go to the Pastukhov Rocks. Guides Berezin&Dorojukov.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from the Elbrus region:

Yesterday the band members arrived at the hotel, and today we went to the slopes of Cheget, where we began to acclimatize. Our path today ran first through the forest, then the ascent took place in the area of the famous Alpine meadows.  After a short rest in the Ai cafe, we went down to the hotel, had lunch, and went to the rental point for the missing equipment.  Tomorrow we are going up to the shelter, where we will live for a few days and prepare for the ascent. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Three teams of the 7 Summits Club have climbed the Western Peak of Elbrus! The weather conditions were difficult, but the participants and guides went to the end and reached the top.  The guides of the 7 Summits Club were Andrey Berezin, Alexander Dorojukov and Nikita Slotin, worked with these groups.

This week, three groups of the 7 Summits Club are working on the Climbing Elbrus program at once. After acclimatization rotation to Mount Cheget, they moved to the slopes of Elbrus. Yesterday there was a day of training in climbing in the snow and self-arrest with the help of ice axes. Today there was the final acclimatization rotation to the Pastukhov Rocks at a height of about 4800 meters.  Guides Andrey Berezin, Alexander Dorojukov and Nikita Slotin work with groups. Tomorrow is everyone's day of rest and then the summit assault.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide, reports from the Elbrus region:

Greetings to all (already farewell) from the Elbrus region from our group! Today we had a departure day. We really didn't want to leave these wonderful places. Since the departure was already scheduled for noon, we decided to have time to do something else interesting. We took ATVs and rushed to the waterfall "Maiden Braids". We plunged into its cool streams and made a wish to come back here again - to go to the Eastern Peak from the North and go down to the South!

We hope to return here in a year, during which we need to have time to climb a couple more volcanoes under the Seven Volcanoes project!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov reports from the Elbrus region:

Hello everyone!  Our super fast group "Cheetahs of Raytek", climbed the Western peak of Elbrus. The ascent took place in good weather and in a good mood.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from the Elbrus region:

News of the Elbrus region from the group "Literary Circle". In difficult weather conditions, having made an attempt a day earlier, our group climbed on the top of Elbrus. A strong gusty wind at the summit could not prevent us from reaching our goal, namely the highest point in Europe, the Western peak of Elbrus.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide, reports from the Elbrus region:

Our group today successfully climbed the Western Peak of Elbrus! The weather conditions were extremely severe - a blizzard, strong wind. We had to crawl to the top almost on all fours - it was blowing away. We're already down there now and are preparing for the solemn receipt of well-deserved diplomas and medals for the ascent.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

Today, 20.08., at 7:00, the team "In search of the Baobab" stood at the highest point of Africa, Uhuru Peak in the Kilimanjaro massif. The group left the Kosovo camp at 1:00. Everyone is coming down now.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

We continue our high-altitude trekking along the Machame route to the summit  of Kilimanjaro. The group has acquired a name these days - "In search of the baobab". Day three. The move from the Shira camp 3800m through the Lava Tower (4600m) to the Baranko camp 3950m, is perhaps the most stressful in the whole trekking. But the group made it with dignity. The weather was favorable.

The fourth day. We moved from the Baranko Camp to the Barafu camp 4600m, through the Karangu Camp, where we had lunch. The weather continues to please us.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide, reports from the Elbrus region:

Greetings to all from our group from the Elbrus region!  Today we had an incredibly eventful day: In the morning we went for a jog, on the way we met the legendary climber for all 14 eight-thousand-meters without additional oxygen - Maksut Zhumaev. Then we did exercises, had breakfast and went to Azau. Half an hour later we were already at 3850 - we put on the crampons and ran to the Pastukhov Rocks. That is, of course, we went, but at a good fighting pace. They accelerated so much that they even climbed higher than the rocks!

On the descent, we managed to have lunch with Zuli (our dream) and returned to the hotel to rest before tomorrow's ascent to the assault. In the evening we decided to go fishing to calm our nerves before the upcoming ascent to the highest peak in Europe.

 Two groups with guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov climbed today to the Pastukhov Rocks.  The weather was clear and sunny. The route melted a lot, mountain streams were often encountered on the way. After sitting at 4650 m, all participants and guides descended to the refuge. Tomorrow, according to the plan, rest and preparation for the ascent.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide, reports from the Elbrus region:

Greetings to all from the slopes of Elbrus!  Today we learned self-arrest with ice axes, remembered walking in crampons and on the fixed ropes. Wet, but satisfied, the participants went down to the hotel on the Cheget glade. However, the main impression of the day was the green borscht from the cook Zulia. We want more and will go tomorrow for more (after the Pastukhov Rocks).

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide, reports from the Elbrus region:

Greetings to all from the new group on Elbrus! The group is actually old, even seasoned - almost this composition has already gone to Kilimanjaro, Demavend and Orizaba. Now we are going to Elbrus. Today we climbed to the top of Mount Cheget and unfurled the flag there!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

Group news on the Machame (Kilimanjaro) route. Day two, today we moved from 3000m to 3800m. We came out of the cloud cover that often hangs over the rain forest area. Everything is according to plan, everything is fine. The flow of tourists has recovered to the pre-pandemic level. From the interesting.  In parallel with us, a group from Ireland is climbing. The group consists of twenty-one women.

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club started their acclimatization program on the slopes of Mount Cheget today.   Guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.  The weather was great, it was a little hot.  Beauty, mountains, landscapes. The participants of the groups climbed first along the path in the forest, then went out into the zone of alpine meadows. They finished the climb near the Ai cafe. Tomorrow it is planned to go to the slopes of Elbrus.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Larin reports from Tanzania:

On August 14, the new group of the 7 Summits Club arrived at its historical homeland, as well as the homeland of all mankind.  We came in order to climb Mount Kilimanjaro along the Machame route. Tanzania met us with fogs and rain, but at the mountain, according to the forecast, everything is still good. Today, August 15, we will start. There are 8 people in the group, and the guide is Sergey Larin.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Spirin reports from Tanzania:

The morning started at night. A difficult rocky walk, as long as the night itself.  A glowing chain on the slope and pink, predawn, promising something kind, a thin strip anticipating the sunrise.  And we are at Stella point, hugging each other, and then another hour and a half of snuffling to the main peak, a bottle of champagne in honor of the summit and Misha's birthday. And then the descent, long, dusty, tired. And in the evening there was a celebration: climbing and birthday, cake, champagne and the Millennium camp at an altitude of 3700, conversations, stories and great mood. Tired and satisfied, we return home, in parallel we are planning a new travel with the 7 Summits Club!  Guides 2 Alex: Abramov and Spirin.