"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news - Page 5

Hello everyone from the southern slopes of Elbrus! The Brazilian team "Grade 6" successfully completed acclimatization yesterday, reaching the Pastukhov Rocks. August Elbrus is harsh and beautiful in its own way. The team received many pleasant emotions and successfully descended to the village for a day of rest. Today, August 19, our team climbed to our base camp (refuge). And then, following a meeting of guides, it was decided not to postpone the assault. We decided to take advantage of the weather window, which fortunately falls on tonight. At 3 am, our exciting journey to the summit begins with guests from sunny Brazil!

The guides of the 7 Summits Club Olga Rumyantseva and Leuan Atabiev.

News from the Supergirls group! Today is the first day of our active acclimatization program. Our cheerful girl went out to the Terskol gorge! Alpine landscape, a turbulent river, snowy peaks around - all this inspires our girls for the main thing, Elbrus itself is ahead! The group climbed to the famous waterfall, where a photo shoot was arranged. The weather was great, and the day turned out to be great. Tomorrow - continuation of the program. Group guides Alexander Abramov and Natalia Marinkevich.

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

 Greetings from the Elbrus region! Today our new supergroup "People and Cats" in its first acclimatization rotation climbed the slopes of Mount Cheget to the famous cafe "Ai" at 2700m. The wonderful weather allowed us to admire the beauty of the surrounding mountains and the wonderful view of Elbrus. The group proved to be united and physically well prepared. Tomorrow we will continue on the slopes of Elbrus.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from the Elbrus region:

18.08. Hello everyone! The new group of the 7 Summits Club "El'Barso" today began acclimatization before climbing Elbrus on the slopes of Mount Cheget.

Through a fairy-tale forest and alpine meadows we climbed to the famous cafe "Ai" at an altitude of 2750 meters. There we drank local fragrant herbal tea and ate exotic chebureks with blueberries. After lunch we went to the rental point, where we rented the missing equipment. Then we rested, took a massage ... Tomorrow we will try to climb higher, we plan to conduct snow training at an altitude of 4100 meters.

Take care of yourself! See you in the mountains! Good weather and good luck to all!

Guide Evgeniy Fedyunin.

Hello to everyone from the southern slopes of Elbrus from the cheerful Brazilian group Grade 6!

Today we climbed to an altitude of 3900 meters to our refuge. But of course, we did not stop there. After we settled into cozy VIP houses, we went to training snow classes. For classes, we climbed to an altitude of 4100 meters, where we got acquainted with crampons and learned how to put them on, learned how to use an ice axe so as not to cut anyone with it, but to cut (arrest) yourself on a snow slope.

Everyone liked the part of the class when we slide down a snow slope, practicing self-arrest, the most. After lunch, we continued the classes. We learned how to put on harnesses and refasten ourselves on fixed ropes.

This concludes the technical part of the preparation. Tomorrow we will go to new heights to prepare our bodies for the summit of Elbrus.

Guides Olga Rumyantseva and Leuan Atabiev.

We welcome all mountain lovers! So, a new cheerful adventure is beginning for the super-guides of the 7 Summits Club, with an equally cheerful group of climbers from Brazil. It was brought once again by our regular partner, the company "Grade 6". The team consists of 14 people and two tour leaders, led by our old friend Carlos Eduardo Santalena. Today we went on the first acclimatization trip along an interesting route to Mount Cheget to the cafe "Ai", through the Caucasian "tropics" with picturesque views.

Guides Leuan Atabiev and Olya Rumyantseva.

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

 Greetings from Elbrus region from the "Berezki" team! Today we climbed Mount Elbrus in full force. We waited for good weather and reached the top at a good pace among the first that day.

The 7 Summits Club guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Elbrus region:

16.08. Hello everyone! The 7 Summits Club group "#Bezgornyashka" used the reserve day today and climbed on the summit of Western Elbrus 5642m! Six out of eight members of the group reached the highest point of the Caucasus and Europe! In the evening, a gala dinner with awards and plans for new Mountains!

Take care of yourself! See you in the mountains! Good weather and good luck to everyone!

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Georgy Bushuev sends from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings from the Elbrus region! The 7 Summits Club group "Greeks" successfully closed the issue with the postponed ascent. On the reserve day, we climbed to the summit, completing the group program by 87.5%. 7 out of 8 team members reached the Western summit of Elbrus. The weather window was justified one hundred percent. This is also evident from the photographs.

President of the 7 Summits Club company Alexander Abramov:

An incredible event in the History of Mountaineering has happened. For the first time in the History of mankind!  The 7 Summits Club project "Hungry Elbrus" ended with an amazing result. 14 participants and 3 guides spent 5 days of fasting in the Elbrus region and all 17 "hungry climbers" successfully ascended to the summit of the highest mountain in Europe - Elbrus. And they ascended at a very good pace.

This event can claim a World Record. All participants noted that both acclimatization and the ascent itself were easier than with a usual "well-fed" ascent. This is probably a new era in Mountaineering.

During the experiment, all participants drank only water and tea with honey or jam. But several participants drank only water. The process was observed by Doctor Myasnikov, who at 72 years old also climbed Elbrus hungry.

All the members lost at least 3.5 kg in 5 days. Alexander Abramov and Artem Gurshteyn lost the most. 7 kilograms each. The reason for this was that Artem drank only clean water.

And Abramov, probably because he led the expedition and spent nervous energy.

Participant Pavel Persidsky climbed on the 8th day of fasting, since before the project he had not eaten for 3 days.

Before the assault, I was very worried about the result. Suddenly someone would lose consciousness, but everyone was very cheerful and all 100% of the project participants climbed to the top of Elbrus hungry!!!

During the expedition, four cameramen and a director filmed its progress. Expect the release of the film "Hungry Elbrus" in about 2 months!

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Avtomonov reports from the Elbrus region:

 Hello to everyone from the Elbrus region! Yesterday, the 7 Summits Club group "Mountain Ladies" took advantage of the clear sky and successfully climbed the highest point in Russia, Mount Elbrus. We were very lucky with the weather, although there was, of course, wind in the area of the summit.

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

  Greetings from Elbrus from the "Berezki" team! Today we have a free day, because the day of the assault was postponed due to weather conditions. To make sure this day was not wasted, we went to Mount Cheget 3470m.

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Elbrus:

Greetings from the slopes of Elbrus from the super team "Beryozki"! Today our group made the final acclimatization climb, climbed to the lower border of Pastukhov Rocks. The weather is excellent, the condition of the group is also excellent. Now we have a day of rest and we will be ready to storm the summit of Elbrus.

The 7 Summits Club guide Georgy Bushuev reports from Elbrus:

Greeks group and the Southern Elbrus region greet everyone! Today, 13.08.25, the general conditions of the group members allowed us to successfully climb from the refuge to an altitude of 4950 m in 5 hours 40 minutes. A fresh breeze was blowing. Now we are restoring our strength in the refuge at 3850 and waiting for a weather window to climb Mount Elbrus!

August 12. Greetings to everyone from the Elbrus region from the participants of the project "Hungry Elbrus"! The third (the hardest) day without food. And we decided to complicate it even more by climbing to the Pastukhov Rocks. Surprisingly, we reached the rocks quite quickly and simultaneously. And also simultaneously ran down. For better recovery before the assault, we decided to go down for one night. Here near the hotel, an evening of revelations was held by the fire. It turned out that almost everyone discovered a new source of strength and energy thanks to hunger. And Dr. Myasnikov even supported our conclusions with scientific data. But without spoilers - the details will be in the film!!!

And tomorrow morning, exercise, weighing and climbing up. At night - for the assault.

Super guides of the project "Hungry Elbrus" Alex Abramov, Denis Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

And also Dr. Myasnikov, cameraman Ilya Gladkikh and the Zavety film crew.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Avtomonov sends from Elbrus:

Hello to everyone from Elbrus! The 7 Summits Club group "Mountain Ladies" made the main acclimatization rotation today before storming Elbrus. We climbed Pastukhov Rocks. Today the weather was great, magnificent views of the Main Caucasian Ridge opened up. The group members feel good and after a rest they will be ready to storm the summit of Elbrus.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from the Elbrus region:

 12.08. Hello everyone! The 7 Summits Club group "#Bezgornyashka" today made the first high-altitude acclimatization exit to Refuge 11, at an altitude of 4100 m. There we conducted training snow and ice sessions, worked out the technique of climbing and self-arrest on snowy terrain.

After a delicious lunch, we adjusted the crampons to our boots. Everything is going according to plan.

Take care of yourself! See you in the mountains! Good weather and good luck to everyone!

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

Good day to all! The 7 Summits Club "Greeks" group moved to the "National Park" refuge. Today we continued to acclimatize - we walked to an altitude of 4050 m, to the area of the Refuge of the Eleven. There we held training snow and ice sessions. From the first day we have been in a good mood and appetite!

Group guide: Georgy Bushuev.

Hello to everyone from the "Akuna Matata" team! Today we slept very soundly. After an invigorating workout, aromatic coffee and a delicious breakfast, we sang and danced with our team of local guys. And then we hit the road again. The lower we went, the easier it became to breathe, since today we lost more than 3,000 meters of altitude.

The landscape in front of us changed every hour, and the riot of colors and flowers caused incredible delight. Returning to the hotel, we washed off the volcanic dust of sleeping Kilimanjaro and gathered for dinner. We awarded our climbers with medals and certificates so that they could be proud of their achievements!

Soon, we will fly off to different countries, and the memory of climbing the highest point of Africa will remain in our hearts ...

Your super-guide Kristina Putintseva from the slopes of Kilimanjaro.

August 11. Greetings to everyone from Elbrus region from the participants of the "Hungry Elbrus" project!

And today we already had the second day without food. We climbed to the National Park refuge at 3900, settled in, "had lunch" (that is, drank tea) and went to the former Refuge of 11, where we conducted snow and ice training at an altitude of 4100 m. For several participants, this was a new altitude (they had not climbed to 4000 before). Everyone successfully learned how to hack themselves and their comrades with ice axes and cheerfully ran down to evening tea. And Dmitry Demchuk flew off on a snowboard (which he plans to drag to Summit).

In the evening, Dr. Myasnikov measured everyone's pulse and saturation. He found the health of the entire group to be quite satisfactory.

Tomorrow we are going to the Pastukhov Rocks. They say that the third day of fasting is the hardest. We will see...

Super guides of the "Hungry Elbrus" project Alex Abramov, Denis Abramov, Lyudmila Korobeshko.

And also Dr. Myasnikov, cameraman Ilya Gladkikh and the "Zavety" film crew.