"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

Continued testing Elbrus group "Drinking monkey's ". Today, according to the acclimatization program, we had rotation to the Pastukhov rocks. Still yesterday Elbrus we met hot sun and clear day, also calm. At night, the weather changed dramatically. All night there was a thunderstorm. In the morning the storm ended, but the wind continued, in some places the gusts were up to 40 km/h. But the wind is not a hindrance to acclimatization. We climbed the Pastukhov rocks at a good pace, the wind at times only cheered us on the way to the goal of the day. Tomorrow on the program we will have arest. We will prepare for the ascent in the night from Friday to Saturday.

Sergey Larin, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Kilimanjaro-2, day 3, July 30. Transfer from Shira camp to Baranko camp 3900m via Lava tower 4600m. We left at 8:20. Weather's bad. Strong wind, clouds. A week ago at 4000m we went in thermal underwear, now it was not hot in down jackets. The Lava tower had a nice lunch in the tent. We came to Baranko at 17:00. 4,600.  

Alexander Dorojukov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Hello! Today the group "Summit of Apollos" climbed Western summit of Elbrus. And half of the group climbed two peaks. That is, they climbed Eastern Summit of Elbrus. The weather in the morning was not too good, a strong gusty wind blew, sometimes just blown off our feet. But later the weather allowed us to climb two peaks. Everyone is happy, happy and cheerful. We go down to the hotel.   Guide Alexander Dorojukov.

25 members of our great expedition successfully climbed to the top of Kilimanjaro via the Umbwe route.  It was July 25th, and now the team has come down and is preparing to return home. We offer a large selection of photos sent by our guides Alexander Abramov, Sergey Larin and Anastasia Kuznetsova.

Andrey Berezin, Guide of the 7 Summits Club:

 The tale of how bad weather turned into good weather! Tonight a group "Snowcat = beltebil" was launched on the ascent. The forecast, after a week of thunderstorms and snowfalls, promised clarification. But the clarification was accompanied by a strong wind up to 50 km/h. The Forecast was justified.  There was a strong  wind, and grits ice, and frost. But these weather difficulties only strengthened us in achieving the goal. Summary: the summit!

Sergey Larin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Tanzania:

 Kilimanjaro. Day 7. 26 .07. Now you can congratulate us!  25 PAX were on the summit!  The EKSMO AST group descended to the exit of the Kilimanjaro National Park. We came down from the Millennium camp in 4 to 5 hours. Wait for more information and photos!

Bad weather reigns on Elbrus. For two weeks there is no good weather in the area.  The sun appears only for a short time. Acclimatization rotation of our groups takes place in difficult conditions. Real test. It has to end sometime!

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club from Tanzania:

Today our group climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. 25 people were at the highest point. The weather was perfect. Now we're going down to camp Millennium at 3600. And tomorrow we will celebrate at the hotel!

Super-Guides of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov and Dmitry Ermakov: 

Our group "SKOLKOVO – 5642" climbed to the top of Elbrus in very difficult weather. Everyone except us refused to try to go in this weather! So we found all our answers to the questions of life. We overcame ourselves and were able to reach the summit!!! Hurrah-Ah-Ah!! Everyone is alive, healthy and happy!!!

Meanwhile, a new group of climbers arrived in the area of Elbrus. According to the plan of our acclimatization, we made a rotation to the slope of mount Cheget, to a height of 2700 meters. The group chose the name "Snowcat = beltebil"- which translated from Norwegian means - "Snow cats". On the weather. Elbrus was shrouded in dense fog with light rain. Therefore, photos with the views we did not. We hope that we will make up for the photo report at the southern slope of Elbrus, where we move tomorrow. And where we will continue to prepare for the ascent to the top of Elbrus. A guide, Andrey Berezin.

Greetings from the group "Desperate Housewives"! Today we climbed Eastern peak of Elbrus.  The weather smiled at us the whole way, only on top there was  a slightly increased wind. Panoramic views are simply incomparable! Although what to tell - see photo report.  We are already at the shelter, everything is OK!

Guide Alexander Dorojukov.

The group "Men Only" during today's ascent has a test of strength of character on the severe weather conditions: there was snow and wind and frost, and fog. But nothing could move us on the way to the goal. Summary: all members of our team in this morning, stood on the Western peak of Elbrus.   A couple of hours later, Eugene Volsky photographed the beauty from  the Eastern peaks of Elbrus.  Congratulations! Keep it up!  Guide Andrey Berezin.

Sergey Larin from Tanzania: Hello! Alexander Abramov, Anastasia Kuznetsova and guide Sergey Larin arrived in Kilimanjaro to meet the team of the publishing group EKSMO-AST. As part of the ongoing partnership, the leaders of the largest Russian publishing holding consisting of 27 people plan to climb to the highest point of Africa - Kilimanjaro 5895m. In 2018, they have climbed on Elbrus the same big team.

This is guides of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov and Dmitry Ermakov from the slopes of Elbrus! We have  with a team of "SKOLKOVO-5642"  climbed up to high camp and spent the snow-ice training sessions. Moving to the height turned out to be successful, the whole group feels good. Everyone is ready for tomorrow's ascent to the Pastukhov rocks. During training with ice axes we didn't lose any member of team!! Now we are resting and waiting for a delicious dinner from our chef Zulia! Good luck!!

Group of the 7 Summits Club "Face the face" got "window" among the Elbrus bad weather and fulfilled his task, climbed Elbrus.  They reached the top in 8:15, the time back and forth was 12:21. And then, all together celebrated the success.

Guide Andrey Berezin: the group named "Only men" today climbed to the shelter "National Park ".  At 4000 meters we got into winter, yesterday it was snowing all day. Therefore, the slopes of Elbrus covered with fresh snow.  We conducted snow-ice classes, worked self-arrest with an ice ax and movement on fixed ropes. 

There are video fragments of the ascent on Denali of the team of the 7 Summits Club. June-July 2019. The author, who is also the expedition leader, Alexander Abramov. It was the successful completion of his project "Seven summits in seven months" with over-fulfillment of the plan. It turned out – for 6 months.

On 7 July, the team of the 7 Summits Club under the leadership of Alexander Abramov, 13 persons, climbed to the top of Mount Denali.  Among the climbers there was Vasily Shakhnovsky, who by this ascent "closed" the program "Seven summits". A great achievement for a great person!  Congratulations!

Three groups of the 7 Summits Club were successfully acclimatized and after a rest ready for the summit attempt of Elbrus. But nature has made its changes to our plans, in the form of a cyclone from the Atlantic. For a few days on Elbrus settled bad weather: hurricane wind, snow and thunderstorms - the source of our today's retreat. The result: the height of 5200 meters, the maximum where we were able to climb. But our members are not discouraged, they met with the real character of Elbrus. They promise to come back.

Project "Seven summits in seven months". President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov climbs on Elbrus, the sixth summit of the project. June 2019.