"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

The 7 Summits Club started the development and production of medals for ascents on each of “the 7 summits”. Today there was the first presentation of the medal for climbing Kilimanjaro. And practicing the ceremony of awarding the medals. Medals are awarded in a festive atmosphere by dressing on the neck of each participant. Medals are only given to the summit climbers. Its will be  not sold and not given. To every coin is issued a certificate signed by the guide. At presentation of the medal women made curtsey and kiss a guide. Men stand a thank-you on one knee. These rules must be explained by the guides prior to delivery. The certificate must be completed and signed by the guide.

Artem Rostovtsev, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Rainy greetings from Papua! We are again in Timika. In short, we flew to Sugapa, and then are unable to overcome obstacles in the form of representatives of the tribe of Moni on the way to the jungle. Some time groups of tourists weren't there, and, perhaps, some time, still will not. We spent the night in a police station  and in the morning were evacuated at the first opportunity. We'll go the other routes planned tomorrow to fly to the base camp under a Pyramid Carstenz by helicopter.

Negotiations, massive entry of Papuans in the police station, talks, again talks...

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of  the 7 Summits Club: Hi, 7 summits! A group of Papua-Carstensz gathered in Timika. Today I met the team at the airport, they checked in, slept off. All you need to navigate to mountain attended. We checked with the immigration service, the first step to getting a residence permit. Then we got under a tropical shower, and has revised our approach to protection from the rain. We bought another waterproof layer. Now in this matter we are quite.

Tomorrow finally we leave this bastion of civilization and go to the Papuan jungle. In the morning we depart for the array, which dominated by Pyramid Carstensz, and will slowly stomping around 5-6 days and we'll be under the mountain.

October 20, Friday, the 7 Summits Club celebrated its 10th anniversary in the restaurant "Korchma Taras Bulba", at our friend Yuri Beloyvan. The evening passed very quickly and we can't believe we had so much to hear and see. Thank you friends who came to congratulate us! Thanks to those who sent greetings to other types of communication! Thanks to the staff of the restaurant!

Among other things, highlight the following presentations:

1. Opening remarks of Yuri Beloyvan (owner of Korchma Taras Bulba) with a story about his Seven summits and friendship with our Club.

2. The performance of Natalia Smirnova (our permanent participant in the most difficult and interesting, including "pioneering" expeditions) with the story of the campaign under Manaslu.

3. Video clip of our guide Vladimir Kotlyar about climbing Manaslu.

4. Congratulations from our partners and friends from around the world..

5. The performance of our guide and high-altitude doctor all Everest expeditions Sergey Larin with a story about our new project - 14 eight-thousanders. Next summer we organize an expedition to Gasherbrum-II

6. The story of Lyudmila Korobeshko with the announcement of our fall HELICOPTER expedition to the Karstensz.

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Birthday of the 7 Summits Club – a traditional event that without a very good reason you have not miss! But this time – it will be our first big anniversary! 10 YEAR!

We invite all friends and those who want to be our friend, October 20, on Friday. Beginning at 19-30

The meeting place restaurant Korchma "Taras Bulba", address - Sadovaya-Samotechnaya 13/14

Prepare in advance, free evening for meeting friends!

On 10th October a group of the 7 summits Club climbed to the summit of Kilimanjaro. It was a trio: Mikhail Stepanov, Sergey Laptev and Yury Zozulya.

The climb was not very easy, but  guys did it! The weather helped as it could...

Congratulations! The team is now thinking where to go next.

Mikhail Stepanov: Thank you very much! Everything was perfect: the guides, the team, especially the food!!!

Immediately 2 groups of the 7 Summits Club performed a successful ascent on the roof of Africa - Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m).

11 participants out of 12 climbed to the highest point of the massif, which is called the Uhuru peak (which means "freedom" in Swahili). And one another of our climbers was able to climb to the edge of the crater to the key height of Stella Point.

 Congratulations to all climbers with the summit!

"I made a full version of the movie about the journey to another planet!))"

Starring: Николя Маньен (Nicolas Magnin), Кшиштоф  Сабиш (Krzysztof Sabisz), Владимир Котляр (Vladimir Kotlyar), Лена Абрамова (Lena Abramova), Вадим Фролов (Vadim Frolov), Александр Абрамов (Alex Abramov), Евгений Лесницкий (Evgeny Lesnitsky), Алексей Балакин (Alexei Balakin)

- all members of the expedition  the 7 Summits Club to Antarctica.

By the way, here you can see the work of Eugene under the name "Galapagos"

This film is made according to the materials of the trip at the end of the tour to Ecuador with the team of 7 Summits Club.

Andrey Berezin, head guide of  the 7 Summits Club Elbrus: the group  "Snow white and the seven dwarfs" today climbed to the summit of the volcano Elbrus. The weather treats us, and not surprising – because now there is "Indian summer"! See photos…

Alexander Dorozhkov, guide of 7 summits Club:

The band "No fear" made a acclimatization climb to the shelter and spent snow-ice training sessions...

Andrey Berezin, head guide of 7 summits Club Elbrus: the group "Snow white and the seven dwarfs" today made an acclimatization ascent to Pastukhov's Rocks...

20 years ago, a team under the leadership of Alexander Abramov, the current President of the company "7 Summits Club" has successfully completed a unique project of climbing the summit of mount Elbrus with a car "Landrover"...

Alexander Dorozhukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club: a group named "No fear"  is beginning to acclimate by the exit on the mountain Cheget. The weather is gorgeous, hope it'll last.

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club in the Region of  Elbrus:  the "Snow white and the seven dwarfs" group  went up to the refuge and started to acclimatization. We made the entrance to shelters at 4100. There we had a snow training in self-arrest with an ice pick...

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club in the Elbrus region: team "Snow white and the seven dwarfs" made acclimatization on the slopes of Cheget.  In the Elbrus region there is Indian summer and we are enjoying the wonderful weather...

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club Elbrus:  the Second autumn ascent on Elbrus happened! The group "Sudden North" is now on the East summit of Elbrus. The whole team reached the summit. Today nature gave us relatively warm September day. And it was  almost calm – 35 km / h wind...

Yesterday, the the 7 summits Club welcomed a guest. Artist, Vice-President of the Union of Russian Abstractionist, Anastasia Dobrovolskaya brought her picture painted on the edge of the crater of the highest volcano of Africa – Kilimanjaro.

 Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro - it was the first climbing experience Anastasia. And there, in Africa, the idea of a large project called "Seven paintings in seven highest peaks in the world". Anastasia plans to climb all Seven summits and to do what did no one in the world. That is, to bring down the finished new painting.

We wish Nastya good luck in the project! Diary of her travels in Tanzania and the history of painting on top of Kilimanjaro, has recently been published on our website. On further expeditions and plans we will also keep you up to date...

Andrey Berezin, head guide of 7 summits Club in the Elbrus region: the "North Sudden" beginning of the acclimation program in the Northern Elbrus region. We are now on the Mushrooms. At the moment it is the only place where there is a connection. Therefore, all participants are engaged in dialogue at a distance. But I managed to trap under a flag of 7 summits Club...

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club Elbrus: so, despite all the disasters in the mountains of Elbrus, a few days of bad weather (and today was also the first half of the day the storm), a group of Pioneers climbed to the Western summit of Elbrus! While at the top the weather was beautiful. Congratulate the boys with the first  autumn climb this year!

 As you all probably know, the road to Terskol destroyed in several places the consequences of debris flow in gorge Adyl-su. Most likely, climbing from Terskol this year will be gone and our guides will be moved to the North side of Elbrus

Photo report about how I climbed Kilimanjaro and at an altitude of over 5700 meters, painted the world's first high-altitude painting...

Anastasia Dobrovolskaya – artist, Vice President of the Union of Russian Abstractionist...

We are at the top. This is 1st summit (Gillmans Point) - 5685 meters. We stay... we drank tea, ate chocolate and biscuits. We must go further. Close to 2-th summit, all stopped and no one could go far. We began to breathe artificial oxygen from the tank. The tour guide said that when we get to 3rd  summit, he will allow not more than 10 minutes to be there.

I have joined the brain. To write a painting I  need 30-40 minutes, and in the current situation and all 45. I decided to sit right here on the rocks, please oil on canvas and palette knife. With me remains husband and 2 porters. The rest of the group goes on... I begin to paint. My Head's not straight, the colors - in the pile, Kilimanjaro is not given.

After 20 minutes, the image of the mountain appears. The guides help keep the folder and the canvas serves paint and sincerely amazed at how the canvas it appeared - Kilimanjaro))))

It took 40 minutes and all my power, which I need to remain for the descent…

Alexey Balakin climbed to the highest summit of Antarctica Mount Vinson in 20162017 in the group of the 7 Summits Club under the leadership of Alexander Abramov... Thanks for the movie!

Alexander Abramov, President of  the 7 Summits Club:

August 28^th  at 5:30 we climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus with artificial oxygen. In preparation for the expedition Everest 2018, the team of  the 7 Summits Club held a new "Oxygen Experiment". Without pre-acclimatization, two climbers  with artificial oxygen and two guides climbed for 4 hours from Pastukhov Rocks to the top.

I believe that the use of artificial oxygen can make the mountain more accessible to the common climbers. In particular, this tool can be used for quick ascents (programs Blitz), when climbers simply no time for gradual acclimatization...

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club in the Elbrus region: Group Pioneers today visited the local sights: slopes of mount Cheget. All members  made a photo  for  the 7 Summits Club!

Alexander Dorozhkov,  a guide of  the 7 Summits Club: a group “Individual” made an acclimatization climb to Mount Cheget. The weather is nice, but smells like coming fall. All, have a good day!