"7 Volcanoes" project news - Page 66

Group guide Lyudmila Korobeshko: Greetings to all from Iran, from the slopes of Demavend, from the team "Kakasy in Iran"! In the morning, we had to get up very early to get to the Demavend assault camp by secret paths, since Demavend is officially closed and the police do not allow us to climb the mountain. We started the ascent on foot from 2700, although usually everyone starts from 3100.

By lunchtime, we arrived at the camp for 4200. We are staying in the old refuge, as the new refuge is closed due to a lockdown. Tomorrow will be a day of acclimatization and preparation for the assault. All participants feel great.

Guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin from the Elbrus region:  The group of the 7 Summits Club  climbed the Pastukhov Rocks today.  It was sunny and clear all the way.  But on the Pastukhov Rocks, a snowdrift began and a slight frost was felt. Tomorrow we are resting and preparing for the ascent.

P.S. On the ascent we saw the flight of Nims on a paraglider (see the video)

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Lyudmila Korobeshko:

Greetings from Iran (almost from the slopes of Demavend) from the group "Kakasy in Iran"! Today we managed to leave Tehran, make our way through several checkpoints and arrive in the town of Larijan at the very foot of Demavend.

Now we are soaking in the hot springs, resting and preparing for tomorrow's transition to the assault camp on Demavend.

Alexander Dorojukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Elbrus: Greetings to all from the Elbrus region from the group of the 7 Summits Club called "Slow Reaction Squad"! Today, according to the acclimatization plan, we walked to the end of the right rocky ridge.  The group was divided.  The weather has improved, there are beautiful panoramic views. We are working according to the plan. Tomorrow will be a day of rest before summit climb.

Greetings from Tehran from the team "Kakasy in Iran"! Today we had a long, busy and difficult day. We made a heroic ascent on the top of Tochal (3960m). In fact, the heroism was to overcome a very long descent with a drop of 2000 m in the heat, by stones and rocks. At 7 am, we went on an assault from a height of 2700m. At 12 o'clock in the afternoon we were at the top. And only at sunset we went down to the bus. We are glad that we all went up and down all together!

Tomorrow we will try to break through to the foot of Demavend. In Iran, the authorities have just announced a lockdown. And all the roads to Demavend were blocked. We hope that our relations with the Iranian Mountaineering Federation will help us overcome all the barriers.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, the guide of the group "Kakasov in Iran", was in touch.

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club with guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Avtomonov have started their acclimatization rotation programs before Elbrus today. In the break between the rains, they climbed the slopes of Mount Cheget. Two other groups with guides Sergey Onufrienko and Alexander Dorojukov have already climbed the slopes of Elbrus and conducted training there in conditions of fog and complete lack of visibility. The cyclone dominates the entire Caucasus region. It should be over soon.

Hello to all from Iran! Today our group started climbing to the peak of Tochal (3960m). We went to the Elburs mountain range, 900 km long, where both Tochal and Demavend are located. In 3.5 hours we reached the Shirpalla Refuge at an altitude of 2800 meters. The route passed along a picturesque path, the upper part of which is the Via Ferrata.

We were comfortably accommodated in the shelter and walked a little up. Tomorrow we will have a hard day - about 5-6 hours to the top of Tochal, then 5-6 hours down to Tehran.

In the evening, we watched a film about Russia at the refuge and went to bed early.

Guide group "Kakasy in Tehran" Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The group "Red jackets" today, on August 14, from 7: 30 to 8: 00, in full (100%), reached  the highest point of Africa. We will consider the ascent completed, and accept congratulations only at the exit from the National Park. We started at one o'clock in the morning from Kosovo camp 4850m, where we spent the night. Before that, we spent the night in the Barafu camp at 4600m.

 Dmitry Semenov, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region:  Today (August 13), a group of the 7 Summits Club under the modest name "Victoria" climbed the Western peak of Mount Elbrus.

News of the Elbrus region. Today we climbed the Western peak of Elbrus. The weather wasn't favorable, but we did it! It's a pity only this time the landscapes did not open. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Avtomonov: The whole group of the 7 Summits Club reached today the Western peak of Elbrus in very bad weather conditions. All night we struggled with a squally wind and walked through the deep snow that had fallen over the past few days. On the way, we put up hangers for future groups. In the evening, everyone went down to the hotel and then left for Pyatigorsk to continue the program.

Sergey Larin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Tanzania:  Hello! The group "Red jackets" continues trekking along the Machame route. On August 11, we passed through the Lava Tower (4600m) and went down to the Baranko Camp. It wasn't raining again. Today we are moving to the Barafu camp.

News of the Elbrus region.  Today the group of the 7 Summits Club planned to climb the Pastukhov Rocks.  But on the way, the weather turned bad, and a thunderstorm began in the area of the rocks. We reached the height of 4400, where we decided to turn around. Tomorrow, according to the plan, we have a rest day, we will prepare for the ascent. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Alexander Dorojukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Elbrus region: Today we went up to the refuge "National Park", settled in comfortable houses. According to the acclimatization plan, we walked to the former Refuge of Eleven and held snow and ice training there. There are streams flowing around, there is already little snow on the slopes, but we found it.  Now we had lunch and are resting at the refuge. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Sergey Larin, guide of the 7 Summits Club: The ascent of the 7 Summits Club group on Kilimanjaro continues. It is more correct to say that this is a high-altitude trekking along the Machame route, which should end with an ascent to Kilimanjaro. Yesterday, on August 9, the group climbed 3000m to the first camp, today - to the second camp at 3900. The weather is favorable, it is not cold and not hot.

 A new group of the 7 Summits Club arrived in the Elbrus region and began to acclimatize on the slopes of Mount Cheget. By the time we ascended to the first station of the Cheget Mountain cable car, it began to rain, which we safely waited out in the Ai cafe. There we ate delicious hychins with hot mountain tea. After the rain stopped, we went down to the Cheget glade, rented the missing equipment and went to the hotel for dinner. After dinner, it was time to relax and get ready for tomorrow's move to the National Park Refuge. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov

Hello, 7  Summits Club!  Today, the program of climbing Kilimanjaro along the Machame Route began. The group is a team, 9 people, plus the guide Sergey Larin. The participants have just met, but, in my opinion, they have already managed to rally together.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus area: The group "Unbearable Lightness of being" climbed the Western peak of Mount Elbrus today. We reached the highest point in two groups. There were those who used the snowmobile, but part of the group climbed on foot from the National Park Refuge (3888). The weather for climbing was perfect, the whole day was clear, without clouds and precipitation. The result is 100% of the participants were at the top during the day.

Lyudmila Korobeshko, director of the 7 Summits Club and the group's guide: Greetings to all from the Elbrus region from the Oscar Angels group! Today, a group of Angels climbed the Western peak of Elbrus, although without Oscar. It was not easy for the Angels, but they proved to be extremely persistent. At 9 am, three angels named Yana, Sofia and Ksenia, plus a support group of Angels in the person of George and Olga, were standing on the top of Elbrus.

A group of the 7 Summits Club with a guide Evgeny Fedyunin made a successful ascent on Mount Elbrus from the North. The Eastern peak (5621 m) was reached on August 3th, at 11: 40. All the group members and guides climbed to the highest point. Today the group is moving to Pyatigorsk: to relax and celebrate. The program has been successfully completed.