"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Nepal: Everest Expedition 2021. The whole team is finally here. Permits are received, PCR tests are passed, bags are packed and sent. Yesterday there was the grand opening party of our expedition. The Russian Ambassador to Nepal and his wife were present, and parting words were spoken to the participants of the expedition. And now we are about to move to the airport.

Alexander Abramov, leader of the Everest expedition from Nepal: Today we obtained permit for Everest from the Ministry of Tourism of Nepal. And in the evening we celebrated the birthday of Volodya Grigoriev. The whole team wished him not only a good ascent to Mount Everest, but also a successful descent.

 Earlier today:

The Lhotse summit guides of the Everest-Lhotse 2021 expedition flew to Kathmandu today. These are Lyudmila Korobeshko, Vladimir Kotlyar and Alexey Lonchinsky.

They congratulate everyone on the Cosmonautics Day!

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Nepal:

The main part of the Everest team arrived in Kathmandu. They arrived a day ahead of schedule, and the program starts tomorrow. But Nepal and the guides are happy to see everyone! Along the way, no one was lost in the flights, and even the backpack that was left on the plane was returned to the owner after a few hours. To make it even more fun to spend time in Kathmandu, two groups of the 7 Summits Club partially arrived today. One team goes trekking to Everest base camp, the second team goes to Mera Peak. There are more tourists in Kathmandu, thanks to us. And tomorrow we are waiting for the arrival of the Lhotse group.

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Nepal:

The Everest-Lhotse 2021 expedition is gaining momentum. Sherpas work at the foot of Mount Everest, preparing the base camp. The guides, meanwhile, are completing the procurement, inspection, and preparation of the remaining cargo for shipment to the expedition camps. Tomorrow, the first members of the expedition will arrive in Kathmandu, and we are looking forward to meeting them.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, head of the Everest expedition, from Nepal: The guides of the “Everest-Lhotse 21” expedition, multiple Everest climbers, Alexander Abramov, Sergey Larin and Artem Rostovtsev arrived in Kathmandu. Here we were met by our friend and partner Mingma Sherpa. He was presented with another award from the Government of Nepal today. The President of the country himself handed it over. Congratulations!

The leaders of the 7 Summits Club, Alexander Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko, fly to Nepal. There they will prepare for the arrival of the main part of our large expedition "Everest - Lhotse 2021". The staff of the 7 Summits Club wished good luck by preparing an amazing cake.

 The guides of the 7 Summits Club expedition on Mount Everest were photographed at the airport before flying to Nepal. Everything is going according to plan. On the photo: Alexander Abramov - Sergey Larin -Artem Rostovtsev.

We offer you another selection of photos taken during "Everest Pre-Party 2021". The meeting of friends was dedicated to the departure of our big expedition " Everest+Lhotse 2021 " to Nepal. The author is a professional photographer Nikolai Nersesov.

 We thank everyone who came to wish the climbers good luck, listen to the performances of our guides and participants of the expeditions and get to know them personally!

Thanks to each of you, the evening turned out to be very emotional!

About a week remains before the official start of the big expedition of the 7 Summits Club to Mount Everest and Lhotse. For the second time in history, we will storm the highest peak in the World from the south and for the first time the fourth-highest eight-thousand-meter peak. The first expedition of the 7 Summmits Club on Mount Everest from Nepal, along the Hillary – Tenzing route, took place in 2009. The team led by Alexander Abramov achieved great success - 12 people climbed to the top: 8 participants and 4 guides. There was no organized, professional video shooting during the expedition. However, something was taken down.

Video clips from the 7 Summits Club's 2009 Everest expedition. Now it can already be considered as historical.

Everest 2009. Victory Day at Everest Base Camp. Shooting of Abdulkhalim Olmezov. The holiday is celebrated together by the expedition of the 7 Summits Club, the team of Kazakhstan, Abdulkhalim Olmezov, who was a member of another team, and our Sherpas.

Everest-2009. Film by mountaineer from Moldova Andrey Karpenko

Yesterday, the 7 Summits Club hosted friends at our traditional party in the Sports Marathon Lecture Hall. The meeting was dedicated to the departure of our large expedition on Mount Everest and Lhotse. The hosts of the evening, the leaders of the company, and they are also the leaders of the expeditions, Alexander Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko warmly welcomed the audience. First of all, they told about the expedition and presented the participants of future ascents. Virtually, that is, on the screen, and live of those who were able to attend. The participants, in turn, very briefly shared what they wanted to convey to the public.

During the evening, the performances of famous climbers and participants of the 7 Summits Club expeditions were held in parallel with the communication in an informal atmosphere. The audience was addressed by: Viktor Volodin (with a story about the Russian eight-thousandth Lhotse Middle), Alexey Lonchinsky (about the Tamserku peak, for which he received the "The Golden Ice Axe"), Vladimir Kotlyar (who wandered a lot in the mountains of Nepal), Natalia Smirnova (about an unforgettable trip to Colombia). We should also note the parting words of cosmonaut and mountaineer Mikhail Kornienko. The Hero of Space handed Alexander Abramov the flag of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center for lifting it to the Himalayan peaks.

At the end, a traditional auction was held, which was fun and gave pleasure not only to the lucky winners.

 Thank you to everyone who attended our party! Thank you to those who wished success to our expedition!

In 10 days, the main part of the expedition will go to Nepal for very serious climbs. Follow our news!

The team of 38 Sherpas of the 7 Summits Club “Everest + Lhotse 2021” is working to establish a base camp on the Khumbu Glacier. On April 11, a team of 20 members and 7 guides will fly from Moscow to Nepal.

The Sherpa team of the 7 Summits Club expedition on Mount Everest and Lhotse continues to transfer equipment to the base camp. Cargo is transported to the upper part of the Khumbu Valley by the helicopter company Altitude Air. Then the caravan of porters will work.

Alexey Lonchinsky, coach, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region: Good afternoon! Our team successfully spent last night at the refuge, and Igor Kamynin spent that night in a comfortable snow cave made by us day before! In the morning, we continued training on snow, and mastered the skills of building wind protection snow walls. In the afternoon we went down to the Azau Glade. At this point, all the tasks of the preparation courses for climbing Mount Everest, Denali and Antarctica can be considered successfully completed!!!

Photos by Boris Fadeev, February 2021. Thank you for the photos! We invite all to join our groups!

Tanzania is open and wait…

The team of 38 Sherpas of the 7 Summits Club “Everest + Lhotse 2021” is leaving Kathmandu to establish the base camp on the Khumbu Glacier. On April 11, a team of 20 members and 7 guides will fly from Moscow to Nepal.

The new group arrived in the Elbrus region for training courses preparation for climbing Mount Everest, Denali and in Antarctica. Today we had an introductory and preparatory day. We learned how to set up tents, how to use burners, and also practiced climbing on fixed lines. In the afternoon, there was a lecture about the use of oxygen at eight-thousand meters peaks. After that, we started preparing equipment for the next day's trip to the glacier. The group guides Alexey Lonchinsky and Andrey Berezin.

Preparations for the spring expedition of the 7 Summits Club "EVEREST + LHOTSE 2021" continue. Just a few days later, our team of Sherpas is going to start  moving  to the base camp of Everest on the South side!

 The 18th expedition of the 7 Summits Club on Mount Everest will start on April 12. This year's expedition includes 12 participants and 3 guides on Mount Everest, 8 participants and 3 guides on Lhotse.

 According to the tradition that has existed since 2003, we gather on the eve of the departure of the main group for a friendly evening of Pre-Party Everest Lhotse 2021 and see off our heroes to Nepal!

 We invite you on April 1, 2021, starting at 19: 00 to the Club of travelers of the Sports Marathon.

Alexey Lonchinsky, coach, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region: The 7 Summits Club is completing the second group of training courses for climbing Mount Everest, Denali and  in Antarctica. All the days on Elbrus, the weather conditions were difficult. A lot of snow fell, avalanche danger appeared. However, the entire program was executed.

The course participants practiced on technical snow climbing skills and belay on snow slopes, basic skills of climbing on ice in crampons, organization of belay on ice screw, climbing with fixed lines. The participants learned how to set up a tent camp in the snow, build protective wind walls from firn blocks, tear off and equip snow caves.

Alexey Lonchinsky, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region: Yesterday, the second group of training  preparation courses for climbing Mount Everest, Denali and Antarctica arrived. Yesterday I checked the equipment, today we had a lecture on the use of public equipment (sledges, kitchen, tents). Then we went for a walk on snowshoes, set up a tent camp, and studied the operation of a gasoline burner. Then we repeated the movement on fixed lines and other techniques of working with the rope.

The first group of courses of the 7 Summits Club in preparation for climbing Mount Everest, Denali and in Antarctica has completed its work. On the final day, the team made an attempt to climb to the top of Elbrus. Due to the poor weather forecast, it was decided that it would be possible to limit the ascent to an altitude of about 5000 meters. The strong wind made reaching the summit too risky, and the conditions were quite harsh. See what the participants say about the course.

 The 7 Summits Club completes the first part of the preparation course for climbing Mount Everest, Denali and Antarctica. Under the guidance of the Club's President Alexander Abramov and our other experienced guides, the course participants completed a series of practical exercises in the conditions of almost winter Elbrus. In particular, classes were held on technical snow climbing skills and belay on snow slopes, basic skills of climbing on ice in crampons, organization of belay on ice screw, climbing with fixed lines. The participants learned how to set up a tent camp in the snow, build protective wind walls from firn blocks, tear off and equip snow caves. All participants of the training camp were delighted with the program.