"7 Summits + 2 Poles" project news - Page 95

A group of the 7 Summits Club with guide Maxim Shakirov climbed Elbrus from the North. Three members and two guides reached the top, Eastern Peak (5621 m). Two couples stopped climbing on the Upper rocks of Lenz, due to lack of training of the female part. But everyone was satisfied, as the ascent gave unforgettable emotions. It is enough to watch the video, which was shot by the guide Azamat Uyanayev:

 Women's group "Salem Elbrus" from Kazakhstan climbed Western summit of Mount Elbrus. It happened on July 6,  at 8:45. All team members were able to climb to the top and go down the same day to the hotel Azau Star. Guide the 7 Summits Club Sergei Avtomonov was the leader of that climb.

Today, two groups of the 7 Summits Club successfully climbed Western Peak of Mount Elbrus. The weather was favorable, sunny and without strong wind.  The teams reached the highest point early in the morning and quickly went down.

The group "Red hose" under guidance of Alexander Dorojukov

A group of "Marusa" under guidance of Andrey Berezin

Hello!  This is Alex Abramov, Alaska, Denali. We've been sleeping at 14,000 feet for the third night. And today our valiant team climbed already in assault camp on 17 thousand feet. The walk was very interesting. Well, first of all, it was nice weather. Sunny weather.  Secondly, a very strong wind on the crest. The route is  in very good condition. It's not ice or very deep snow. 

 And we have to plan tomorrow a day of rest. 6yh of July, the entire team must climb to the assault camp.  And the 7th to climb to the top. According to the forecast, the best weather is the 6th and 7th. So let's hope that we will succeed.

 Listen to the audio message (in Russian):

Hello!  Abramov Alexander, Alaska, expedition on Denali. Today there  was the best day of our expedition – a day of rest. Today we didn't drag anything anywhere, didn't go anywhere. Only have  three meals. What else to say?  We have a good, fun team. And according to the plan, tomorrow we go to lift loads to High camp.  The day after tomorrow we will have a day of rest and preparation for the ascent. Well, everything. And then we go. Weather is incomprehensible. The first half-day it was snowing, half-day the sun was shining. Let's see what happens next. Bye, everyone!

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club under the leadership of guides Alexander Dorojukov and Andrey Berezin completed an acclimatization cycle before climbing Mount Elbrus. Today they have successfully climbed the Pastukhov Rocks, reached the height of 5000 meters. All of members and guides feel good. Ahead of them there will be a day of rest and preparation for the assault on the summit.

The new international group of the 7 Summits Club is acclimatized on the Northern slopes of Elbrus, preparing for the ascent. The group is fast, cheerful and optimistic! Group guide - Max Shakirov. This is the first group of the season in the Northern direction.

The 7 Summits Club, Hello!  Alexander Abramov, Alaska, climbing Mount McKinley (Denali). The whole team feels good, we are going at a very good pace. This morning we woke up at one in the morning, as usual. We ate, loaded, went upstairs. Snow fell. The weather was really bad, but nevertheless we managed to move to the Camp 14000 Feet. This is very important as this camp is key for climbing. This so-called "Camp of Rangers" - a very large, comfortable glade. And then we do getting to High camp and continue the ascent. This should take us 4 days.

Tomorrow - strengthening of snow, increase of wind. In General, we will look, dig ourselves. But by the weekend, by the 6th and 7th as we planned, by our ascent, the weather should, like, get better. 

Lots of hugs for everyone! Hot, warm greetings from Alaska!

Audio in Russian:

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club under the leadership of guides Alexander Dorozjukov and Andrey Berezin have training sessions on the slopes of Mount Elbrus. Before climbing  it is always necessary to refresh the ability to climb  in a team and ensure safety. The weather was great, everyone is happy!

 Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club:

  Hello! Alexander Abramov from Alaska, from the Denali expedition.  Once again I remind, we have 10 Russian members and three American guides. Of our ten members we also have three guides of the 7 Summits Club and I, Alexander Abramov, as the head of the expedition. Today we are at a very good pace dragged loads from the camp 8000  to the camp 11000. That is, it was a height difference of almost one kilometer. We walked with heavy backpacks for four hours and forty minutes.  It's fast. Then we went down to the camp at 8000. The camp is in a beautiful place here, very warm, even hot at times. But we know that after a while all this, of course, will end. Tomorrow we will move our camp from 8000 to 11000 feet. We will also spend two more nights there.

 The weather is good, but promise deterioration.  All, Bye!

 Listen to the audio message (in Russian):

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club successfully climbed to the top of the Western Peak of Mount Elbrus in one day. All members and guides reached  the highest point. The weather was close to perfect, there was almost no wind and the air temperature was comfortable.

Congratulations!

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club:

 We are in Talkeetna. We leave for the glacier in 30 minutes. All loads is collected and packed.

 The departure to the glacier is preceded by a mandatory briefing, during which all the mandatory rules of conduct in the National Park during the ascent to Denali are explained. The harsh laws of a liberal country!

The members of the 7 Summits Club expedition flew in a plane around Mount Denali, the purpose of their trip to Alaska. The view is stunning, breathtaking and unique.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club:

 Hello from Alaska!  Today  there was a long day. We met all the members of the group, solved the problems with equipment and food, visited the local cult bar. Tomorrow we fly to the glacier and  for 2 weeks we will be without Internet.

 By the way, the whole second floor of the bar is dedicated to Russia.

Today it was a day of bad weather in the area of Elbrus.  Rain and thunderstorm caught the group of "7 tigers" during the ascent to the Pastukhov Rocks. Guide Denis Abramov decided to limit this acclimatization climb by  height of 4800 meters.  And at the bottom  of the valley two new groups came on acclimatization rotation. The team led by the guide Andrei Berezin climbed the slopes of mount Cheget.  A group with guide Alexander Dorojukov climbed the slopes of mount Terskol to the waterfall Girlish braids.

 Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club:

 A team of 10 members flies to Alaska to climb Mount Denali. This is our last group of the season. We are the last of all in the summer of 2019.  We hope to meet no one but polar bears.

This climb will be last in the project of Alex Abramov "Seven summits in seven months"

We were happy to receive a message from Alaska that the team of our friends, on June 17, successfully reached the top of Denali, the highest point of North America! By this ascent Artem Rostovtsev and Alexander Popov completed the program of ascent to all the highest points of all continents - the program "Seven summits"!  Congratulations!

 Artem Rostovtsev is the pride of the 7 Summits Club, one of our leading guides, multi-sportsman and ultramarathon runner, a great friend.

Alexander Popov, representative of Nizhny Novgorod, he is 55 years old. He climbed all peaks with the Summits Club.

From photos of our Malaysian friend RJ Nagarajan:

Andrey Berezin, the 7 Summits Club guide: the night was snowy. By the time we reached the saddle, there was a new snowfall. While we rested, gained strength, there were doubts whether to go further.  But then it began to clear up. When we started climbing the Western summit, the weather was getting better and better. As a result, at the top we were in complete calm and almost without clouds in the sky.

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club (guides Alexander Dorojukov and Andrey Berezin) reached the summit of  Elbrus with a difference of less than one hour. Congratulations!

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club completed the acclimatization cycle on the slopes of Elbrus. Today they climbed the Pastukhov Rocks, to a height of about 4800 meters.  There they met with each other and made common photos.  Guides, Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov believe that all groups are ready to storm Elbrus. Tomorrow all members will rest. The weather is great, the mood is great, the main thing – that the day of the assault was with good weather.

Two new groups arrived in the region of Elbrus. On the first day they climbed the slopes of Mount Cheget. Our guides, Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorogunov work with these groups. The weather is great, the mood is great, it all started as it should.