"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

Lyudmila Korobeshko from Elbrus region: Neymar himself, the captain of the Brazilian national football team, and the whole team signed this shirt. Our friend Pepe came to Elbrus today with a Brazilian film crew to shoot a film about climbing Elbrus specifically for the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Russia. In support of national football team.  Sergey Avtomonov will work with the group as a guide. Brazilians have a lot of different equipment and drones. They promise to glorify the 7 Summit Club all over Brazil;)

Groups of our gudes Sergei Semykin and Dmitri Semenov caught on top a good view. And the group of Andrei Berezin, reached the summit later, was in a fog. But in General, the weather in Elbrus is very good: rather warm, the wind is weak.  The summit was reached by 25 clients and 5 guides.

Alexander Abramov, head of the Everest expedition of the 7 Summits Club:

Our 3 groups are resting in the Base Camp. The party for May 1, full massage, a wonderful meal from our Chilean chef. Shower and bar.

Tomorrow we again go up to the North Col. 7000 m, where we plan an overnight. All 3 groups must have time to make this acclimatization hike before May 8. After May 8, a storm wind...

Lyudmila Korobeshko from the area of Elbrus:

Hello everyone! Three of our group on Elbrus has successfully completed acclimatization. Today is a rest day. And in the night (early morning tomorrow) we all go to storm the summit. This is about 30 people with participants and guides! Wish us luck! By the way, the youngest our climber Sasha Rumyantseva, daughter of our guide Olga Rumyantseva, will climb with us. It looks like mom and daughter are going to storm the same day two different peaks. Mom – Orizaba  in Mexico,  and the daughter -  Mount Elbrus in Russia.

Having gone down to the base camp after the first acclimatization exit, the team of the  7 Summit Club solemnly celebrated the day of labor and spring, as well as the world day of solidarity of workers.

Watch live stream from Alex Abramov:

And a few photos:

Yesterday we came to ABC. At an altitude of 6400m. The snow fell. We slept the first night with oxygen. Magically. Today we went to the altitude of 6550m under the beginning of the ropes on the North Col. Snow, cold, but without wind. Tomorrow we go down, to the bath and massage. By the way tomorrow, May 1, we are organizing a Party in our super comfortable camp. We invite all the expeditions that will be in the Base Camp.

Andrei Berezin, a leading guide of the 7 Summits Club on Elbrus:

Today, a group called the Magnificent Seven visited AI cafe, a famous place on Cheget. Reak spring weather pleased us. We saw such famous peaks as Donguzorun and Nakra, and of course, Mount Elbrus.

Dmitry Semenov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club on Elbrus:

Today our group made the first acclimatization rotation on slopes of Cheget, to cafe AI.  We well walked, I and members are happy with the day.

Sergei Semykin, guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Hello, from Sunny Elbrus region! The first day of acclimatization is over. The path to the waterfall of Maiden Braids was very picturesque. Excellent weather and mood accompanied us!  What we wish all! Sergei Semykin's Group.

 Alexander Abramov, head of the Everest expedition:

Our teams take turns climbing to the advanced base camp at 64000m. We breathe oxygen the first night.

 Weather is good. It snows every afternoon. There are already 3 groups of Sergey Kovalev, Volodya Kotlyar, Alexander Abramov and Andrey Mariev. The fourth group will be here tomorrow. It's snowing, it's cold, but we have a great dining room tent with heaters. Now it comfortably accommodates 24 people.

Alexander Abramov, head of the expedition on Everest:

  Today in the Base Camp of Mount Everest there was a Puja, a ceremony of consecration of the camp. All participants got dirty by local flour tsampa and was very pleased.

The first group today went to the Middle camp at 5800m for overnight. And tomorrow they plan to go up to the camp ABC 6400m and spend 2 nights there. 

Tomorrow and the second group goes up, and the day after tomorrow-the – third group. Each group has 10 members with guides.

Alexander Abramov held another "live" from the base camp.

Watch it on Facebook (in Russian):

From the diary of Dmitry Ermakov, a guide of 7 Summits Club:

... yesterday, along with the opening of the bar, two massage tents were opened. Abramov hired masseuses from Tibet and now there is a turn for their service. Massage on 5200, whom going to tell, not believe.

In the evening there was a traditional hike to the bar, for coffee and mulled wine, and evening cinema show…

Alexander Abramov, head of the expedition on Everest: 

News from the Everest base camp 2018 from our luxury camp.

The day was warm. Later it's snowing. Fantastic food. All in shock. Elena led a Yoga class this morning.

Tomorrow a group of Kotlyar and Kovalev goes to the camp ABC.

The next day I will go with Dima (Ermakov) and 8 people are following in their footsteps. The day after tomorrow - Andrei Mariev, Sergei Larin and 8 more people.

We slept all with oxygen for the first night. Everyone slept great.

Today we opened two massage rooms with the masseuse, the inhabitants of Tibet. Today was the opening of the bar. And going to Rongbuk. All members and guides are happy and proud that we have the best camp on Everest for all 60 years of development of Everest.

The second group arrived in the base camp in full. At the same time Alexander Abramov conducted a direct report on his Facebook page…

Weather was cloudy, at night it snowed, which successfully melted during the day. Now the entire expedition is in the base camp. It has 24 members (22 – Russian, 1 – Polish and Lhakpa Sherpa), 10 guides,  35 high-altitude Sherpas, 3 – movie crew.

Two groups of our expedition to Everest under the leadership of Alexander Abramov met in the Tibetan city of Shegar. Today there will be another acclimatization exit. And our base camp is waiting!  All members are under strict medical supervision. So far, no deviations from the plan, all people are full of energy and desire to test himself at the highest mountain of the world.

Thanks to Pavel Kornilov and Ilya Tyagly for photos and cool video! And our huge congratulations to the guys!  Once again we will call their names: Ilya Tyagly, Denis Eremeev, Pavel Kornilov.  On April 18, 2018, they reached the geographical North Pole of the Earth! Congratulations!!!

Dmitry Ermakov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Expedition Everest 2018. Day 5. Yet the most memorable day of the expedition. But first things first. In the morning we woke up, ate, were going to go the airport. But Alex Abramov said that at the airport there was an  accident, the plane either rolled out of the lane, or broke the chassis and now all flights are postponed. But we decided to try the chance, went to the airport. This is a Zombieland simply, several thousands of people, there is no information. We went back to the hotel. Once we arrived at the hotel - it is reported that it seems to have opened the airport, we are back there. Wild queues everywhere, at the entrance, at check-in to passport control. As a result, after going through all the circles of the airport, were in a waiting room. Planes fly, but our flight is delayed. And we were waiting 4 hours in a row. But finally around 5pm we arrived in Lhasa. Everyone is happy, in a pleasant shock from the hotel. And there we met our first band again. Crouch and sleep…

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of the 7 Summits Club: Lhasa – a city of one million at the height of 3700 m. The last 10 years, the city adds something like 50 thousand people annually. All the newcomers are Chinese. The infrastructure is ready to accommodate 1.5 times more, and they do not stop there - they are being built and improved.

 As a benefit, there is a new useful health and time of deployment. The platform in the sphere of interest was quickly found, acclimatization is only to help, several times were able to work with your hands against gravity.

Tomorrow morning we allowed ourselves to run before a long running break, but a little, 20 minutes, and not fast. Still, the height is about 3700 m.

Alexander Abramov, head of the expedition on Everest: 

 Delay of departure to Lhasa for an indefinite period of time... Tonight in Kathmandu, the plane landed badly, broke the chassis. And now the airport is closed. A crowd of passengers. All flights delayed or cancelled. But we don't give up....

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: the vanguard of the expedition of the 7 Summits Club on Everest has arrived in the capital of Tibet, Lhasa. The height is already being felt, 3600 m))).  We settled in a very chic hotel! Thanks the captain!

April 15^th the International women's expedition to the North pole, which includes our Olya Rumyantseva, flew from Spitsbergen to the base (ice camp) Barneo.  Despite the difficult flight, the girls did not stay long at the base and on the same day went on the road. On the first day it was passed 10 kilometers. The outside temperature of the tents was around minus 38 degrees.

The construction of the base camp continues. Now Sherpas equip public tents, among which as a  novelty will be a bar. Meanwhile, the members begin to gather in Kathmandu. As well as guides…