"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news

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!

Andrey Berezin, head guide of 7 summits Club Elbrus: a Group of Dragons & Bears successfully climbed the West summit of Elbrus, waiting for good weather on the mountain...

Alexander Dorozhkov, guide of 7 summits Club: "Argentina" made the ascent of mount Elbrus. Everyone is happy...

Dmitry Ermakov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: the Explorers group from South Africa climbed Mount Elbrus. Six of the eight climbers reached the top. The weather was terrible. The wind is 50 kms per hour and visibility of 5 meters. But everyone was happy!

Alexander Dorozhukov, guide of  the 7 Summits Club: "Argentina" made an acclimatization ascent to Pastukhov's Rocks in preparation for the ascent of Elbrus. For the weather -  we are not happy...

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club in the Elbrus region: Today, a group of Team Spirit climbed the West summit of Elbrus. All night there was  snowfall, but by the time of the group  closed to the top the weather had given us a gift in the form of a clear blue sky over the summit, with almost no wind!

Sergey Larin, guide of  the 7 Summits Club: a Group of South Africa in full climbed to the Western summit of Elbrus

Alexander Dorozhukov, guide of  the 7 summits Club: a Group of "Gene - Sultan" climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus. Weather was not  friendly, but everyone is happy...

Andrey Berezin, the main guide of the 7 Summits Club in the Elbrus region: Today the “Team Spirit” group made an acclimatization outing to the slopes of Cheget.

Sergey Larin, a guide  of the 7 Summits Club: A group of South Africa in the number of 6 people began preparations for the ascent to Elbrus. The name for it we have not yet approved. In my opinion, the name "Jolly Fellows" is very suitable. So far so good, except the weather forecast ...

Alexander Dorozhukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club: A group of climbers on Elbrus called "Gene Padishah" made an acclimatization outing to the Krugozor station. Everyone is OK!

Sergey Semykin, guide of the 7 Summits Club: our group from Brazil made a successful ascent to the Western peak of Elbrus, in full. We are already on the bivouac, we honor the winners!

Andrey Berezin, head guide of 7 summits Club in the Elbrus region:

Everyone, Hello! The group "Pretty snails", August 11^th, climbed to the Western summit of Elbrus. Congratulate us!

Kilimanjaro from a plane. Very rare and successful shots. The crater is seen directly in the palm of your hand. Three volcanic cones of different ages are clearly visible. And how little ice is left!

Full gallery (35 photos) here

Sergey Larin, guide of 7 summits Club:

Kilimanjaro. The sixth day. 7 Aug. Go to the camp to Barafu (4680 m). Despite three nights in the height of 4000 meters, the part of the participants was not feeling very well.

Kilimanjaro. On the seventh day. 8 Aug. Went out at 12 at night. At 8 am we were  on the summit, almost all. Except  Vlad 11 years old and Nikita is 12 years old. I stopped them  at 5300. I decided to keep young growing organisms for the next ascents in future.

The group descends into the Millennium camp at 3,000 meters...

Andrey Berezin, head guide of 7 summits Club in the Elbrus region: New group on the Elbrus called himself  as a "Pretty snails". We went to Mount Cheget. Snails went and happy.

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