"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:  News of the Elbrus region. The group "Children of Yeti" climbed to the refuge National Park and conducted snow and ice training. We have mastered the skills of self-arrest with the help of an ice axe and movement on fixed ropes. Tomorrow we are going to the Pastukhov Rocks. Guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Avtomonov.

News of the Elbrus region. The group of the 7 Summits Club "Children of Yeti " has started acclimatization preparation for climbing Elbrus.  Today we went up to the first station of the Cheget cable car.  The weather was sunny and clear. Tomorrow we will go up to the refuge National Park. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Avtomonov.

Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Elbrus region:  Greetings to all from the slopes of Elbrus from the group "7 Cabbage rolls"! In the morning, the weather was pleasant, but by lunchtime it had slightly deteriorated.  This did not prevent us from implementing our plans! The group went on an acclimatization rotation to the Pastukhov Rocks. All happy and cheerfully went down to the refuge. Tomorrow will be a day of rest and preparation for the ascent.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from the Elbrus Area: The group of the 7 Summits Club "Wind of Change" in full force climbed the Western peak of MountElbrus. Today was a beautiful windless weather. At night, the lights of distant cities of Georgia and Turkey were even visible. The ascent for the participants was easy and even relaxed, everyone is happy!

American mountaineer, guide and organizer of Everest expeditions Garrett Madison came to Russia at the invitation of the 7 Summits Club. Today, he climbed to the top of the highest mountain in Europe, Elbrus, together with a client of his company Madison Mountaineering. Next, according to the plan, Garrett will go to Bezengi  region together with the guides of the 7 Summits Club Alexey Lonchinsky and Viktor Afanasyev. Goal: to make an ascent on our formidable five-thousand-meter DykhTau. Good luck!

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

The group of the 7 Summits Club "Wind of Change" went up  to the Pastukhov Rocks today.  We climbed at a good pace.  The weather was sunny, but cool. Tomorrow we plan to rest and prepare for the summit assault.

Alexandr Dorojukov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:  Hello to all from the BLITZ group! Today our small group climbed on the top of Elbrus. The weather forecast promised a strong wind, but it did not come true and we were very lucky with this. We were promised 60 km/h, it was no more than 40-50. We have already descended, everyone is in excellent condition.

Andrey Berezin, super-guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region:

 The group named "American boy" has started a program of preparation and acclimatization for climbing Elbrus. Today we went to the first station of the cable car on Cheget. It has been several days since the cyclone came to the region. Therefore, the weather was overcast, periodically drizzling rain. We were ready for this, and as necessary, we were insulated and protected from precipitation with the necessary clothing in this situation. For the recommendation on equipment, a special thank you to the 7 Summits Club from the grateful participants of the ascent. Tomorrow we will go up to the refuge  National Park, where we will continue preparing for the ascent.

The group "Juan tea" used the reserve day and reached the Western peak of Elbrus. The weather forecast was not the best and was confirmed in some places.  The wind reached 50 km/h. It was difficult to climb on the final leg of the way. The guides of the group Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov coped with the task and all the group members rose to the highest point.

The group with the guide Nikita Slotin also reached the summit of Elbrus on this day.

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:  Greetings from Elbrus!  Today in the morning we went up to our comfortable refuge National Park, settled in it. And later we started for the second day of acclimatization. We conducted snow and ice training, learned how to use an ice axe for self-arrest, walk on fixed ropes and in rope team. Now we have come down, had lunch and are resting.

The second group with Nikita Slotin as a guide had the same program.

Alexander Dorojukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club: Hello to everyone from the Elbrus area! Today we started to acclimatize on the slope of Mount Cheget. The weather for August is very gorgeous, sunny and very hot. The views are beautiful. Our teams are strong, the condition of all participants is excellent.

The guides of the biggest  group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov. Nikita Slotin works with another group as a guide.

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club "Crystal" and "Zenbrus" climbed the Western peak of Elbrus. The forecast promised wind up to 40 km/h. And in some places it was so. But in the area of the summit it was almost completely calm and clear. This is how we celebrated the outgoing summer. The guides of the group were Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

News of the Elbrus region. The Cristall group climbed the Pastukhov Rocks today.  The weather is sunny and clear.  We were walking, enjoying the beautiful views of the mountain peaks that surround us. Summer is already leaving and it is getting cold above the rock ridges.  We put on our down jackets and went to the top of the rocks. Tomorrow we have a day of rest and we will prepare for the ascent on Elbrus.  The group's guide Andrey Berezin.

The director of the representative office of the 7 Summits Club in Nepal, a multiple summiter of Mount Everest, Mingma Gelu, received certificates from the Ministry of Tourism of Nepal documenting the fact of the ascent of the climbers of the 7 Summits Club on the highest peak in the World.  Accordingly, he immediately sent it to us in electronic form and sent the originals by mail. So the climbers will receive the document twice, there will be two reasons to remember the glorious events of this spring. When they overcame doubts, fears, anxieties, ailments, fatigue, cold and the dangers of an icefall, they survived and reached the top of Mount Everest. Let's envy them!

 Those who want to receive such certificates for climbing in 2022 should already declare their intentions. The composition of the expedition is already being formed. See the program for next year. The Everest-22 expedition is already beginning. As always, it is headed by Alexander Abramov. The worldfirst in the category of leaders of expeditions to Mount Everest. He has both the largest number of expedition leadership and the largest number of personal ascents on the top among the expedition leaders.

Alexandr Dorojukov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:  Greetings from Elbrus!  Today in the morning we went up to our comfortable refuge National Park, settled in it. And later we started the second day of acclimatization. We conducted snow and ice classes, learned how to use an ice axe, walk on fixed ropes. Now we have come down, had lunch and are resting.

 The second group with Andrey Berezin as a guide had the same program.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club:  A group called "Crystal" has started a training program for climbing Elbrus.  Today we spent the first day of acclimatization on the slopes of Cheget. We climbed to the first station of the cable car, the height is 2700, we gained 700 meters in height. To start acclimatization, we have enough.  Tomorrow we plan to climb the refuge National Park and continue preparing for the ascent there.  The second group under the leadership of Alexander Dorojukov also started acclimatization rotation today.

The group of the 7 Summits Club under the guidance of Alexander Avtomonov and Dmitry Semenov today made an ascent on the highest point of Europe, as well as Russia, on the Western peak of Mount Elbrus. The ascent was made by all team, despite the difficult weather conditions.

 Since the evening there was precipitation, it was snowing above 5000 meters. Part of the way our groups had to "trail".  After dawn, the weather improved, and they walked, admiring the views of the surrounding peaks. Everything was great, all the participants and guides reached the top. The groups were led by the guides of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Onufrienko, from the Elbrus region:

Today, on August 19, according to the weather, we decided to leave at 4 am, as there was a thunderstorm. At 5-00 we came out from the height of 5100, through the snow and fog, in the direction of the summit. Yulia and Artem soon did not want to go further, not seeing the point because of poor visibility. They turned back from the end of “the oblique shelf”, but we must pay tribute, 5300 is also not bad. I will say thank you to our guides Berezin and Semyonov for the often placed hangers!

The head of the family, Alexander, and the eldest son, Vladimir, decided to fight with nature and received a single sunny picture on the saddle as a reward. And, finally, in 10-15 the main peak was reached, however, in a fog, but what can you do! But in fact, due to the warm wind from Abkhazia, a cap was formed over the top. But still, everyone is happy, there will be something to tell at work.

Guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin from the Elbrus region:  The group of the 7 Summits Club  climbed the Pastukhov Rocks today.  It was sunny and clear all the way.  But on the Pastukhov Rocks, a snowdrift began and a slight frost was felt. Tomorrow we are resting and preparing for the ascent.

P.S. On the ascent we saw the flight of Nims on a paraglider (see the video)