"7 Volcanoes" project news - Page 73

A new group of the 7 Summits Club has arrived safely in Tanzania and is now climbing the slopes of Kilimanjaro.

  Before flying to Kilimanjaro and starting to climb, the team hung out for a couple of days on the Indian ocean in one of the hotels in Dars-es-Salaam (the former capital of Tanzania). There, in addition to the beach, they also managed to see several museums and plunge into the flavor of a large African city.

If you want to spend more time on the coast, you can also find something to do there. In addition to the ocean itself, you can visit the southern national parks and go on a luxury Safari.

The group ascends Kilimanjaro via the Lemosho route. This is the Western traverse with a high throw of up to 3500 m on the first day of the ascent. Then you will have to walk to the first camp for another 1-2 hours and from there you will see magnificent panoramas of the Shira plateau (one of the cones of the Kilimanjaro volcano) and mount Meru (the second highest in Tanzania).

Guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin: The group "Pole pole": “perseverance and tenacity” -  that's our motto! Well, and a little bit of luck. The weather today was surprisingly favorable to us. Bottom line: we climbed on the top in the afternoon, at 2 p.m. We were alone on Mount Elbrus! This is so unusual. These types of mountains views you will not see in the summer when the air is not so clear. Today we could even see the Turkish coast. And we fully enjoyed the beauty of the Caucasus peaks. The season is over, winter is ahead with other standards.

Guide Alexander Dorojukov from the Elbrus region: a group of the 7 Summits Club under the Blitz program today climbed the Western Peak of Mount Elbrus. We were very lucky with the weather, it was quite warm. We climb up quickly and in a good mood. The breeze was light and the colors as always were amazing.

Our friend and companion on many 7 Summits Club expeditions Daniil Briman is not just a brewer, but a brewer of the highest category. Suffice it to mention that he is the Chairman of the Council of the Union of Russian Brewers! And he had a very good tradition – to brew a unique special beer dedicated to a specific mountaineering ascent and a specific summit. So the rapid blitz ascent on Elbrus ended with the following scene of taking snow from the top to prepare a new variety of beer:

These are our members! We are proud! Brewer Daniil Briman previously brewed with us and treated us to special beers: Everest, Denali and Mont Blanc.

By the way, the idea of a super-blitz on Elbrus was born in Daniil during our recent friendly expedition on Ararat, in a conversation with Alexander Abramov.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov from the Elbrus region: Greetings from the 7 Summits Club group named "Capable"! Well, what can I tell you, we climbed the summit. Blitz program without the use of a snowcat is a rarity. Yes, and it is in October! But we did it. The weather was perfect, with a light wind blowing in the morning.

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region:

Summit! The group of the 7 Summits Club climbed on the top of Mount Elbrus after two days of bad weather. We used a spare day for reaching the summit. The weather today surprised us: there was strong wind and deep snow. And suddenly, as an unexpected result - clear weather at the top!

The Elbrus climbing season is not over yet. Two small groups of the 7 Summits Club with guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Avtomonov climbed the Pastukhov Rocks to a height of 5000 meters. Thus, they completed the acclimatization rotation before attempting the climb Western Peak of Mount Elbrus.

Greetings from the Elbrus region from the 7 Summits Club group "Mountain Lovers"! Today we climbed the Western Peak of Mount Elbrus. We used a spare day for this, as the previous day there was a strong wind forecast. We didn't regret it for a second. The conditions today were perfect: a colorful sunrise, wonderful mountain views, a slight breeze. We're going down now. Guide Alexander Dorojukov.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region: The new group of the 7 Summits Club started acclimatization rotation and preparation for the ascent on Elbrus. Today we visited Donguzorun Lake. Autumn in the Elbrus region is beautiful: warm weather, bright colors, and even a blooming rhododendron. Tomorrow we go up to the Refuge National Park, in the zone of ice and snow.

Hello! This is Boris Yegorov, the guide of group with news from the Elbrus region. Today, our team of old friends of the 7 Summits Club climbed the highest point of Europe, Mount Elbrus. The forecast for the day of ascent was so-so. But we were lucky, it was not true, it was calm and a lot of sun! Hurray!

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from Elbrus region: News of the group "Crazy Beetles". Summit! Today we climbed the Western peak of Elbrus. The weather forecast was half justified: instead of the bright sun, a cloud "settled" on the top of Elbrus. That's why we didn't get to see the usual colorful panoramas. But even in the "cloud"  it was cool.

A 7 Summits Guide guide Artem Rostovtsev:  The group climbed to the top without fuss, but quickly. Unfortunately, not in full force, but there were objective reasons for this. We are already going down to the long-awaited green Baksan valley, where we will loudly say the previously forbidden in our group word: "CHACHA"! (Georgian authentic strong drink, a clear and strong, 40-65%).

Today, a group with a guide Artem Rostovtsev went up to the refuge “National Park” and went to the slopes of Elbrus. On the next cycle of acclimatization rotation they went up to the Leaprus refuge. In this group, the famous Kazakh mountaineer Maksut Zhumayev also works as a personal guide for one of the members. The second group led by the chief guide of the 7 Summits Clubs on Elbrus Club Andrey Berezin started its program a day later. They spent the first day on the slopes of Mount Cheget.

Today, two groups of the 7 Summits Club reached the top of Elbrus. Andrei Berezin and Alexander Dorogunov were there as guides. The climbers were very lucky with the weather. It was a very beautiful dawn, a light breeze and amazing colors of the sky that can not be conveyed in the photo. Early autumn brings stable and beautiful weather, and the summit offers stunning views of the surrounding peaks and plains. The season on Elbrus continues.

Now two groups of the 7 Summits Club are on the slopes of Elbrus and are preparing to storm the summit. Today they climbed to a height of 5000 meters to the Pastukhov Rocks. By this the acclimatization rotation was completed. Tomorrow, both groups will rest and prepare for a summit assault. Guides of the groups: Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region:

The "Clean mountain" campaign took place on Elbrus today. Employees of the 7 Summits Club took part in garbage collection from the mountain slopes. We collected a large amount of garbage. In addition to us, there were volunteers from various nearby cities. Elbrus has become cleaner after all. We hope that this event will become traditional.

News from the group "Challenge thrown"! Today we climbed the top of Mount Elbrus. The day was very busy: in parallel with us, Karachay horses climbed, there was climb of international military games, and a race of skyrunnners. And you must add the beautiful weather. We haven't so many emotions in a long time! Congratulations to all members of the group! Group guide Andrey Berezin.

Greetings from the Elbrus region! The acclimatization program of the group named "Challenge launched". Today we went to Cheget and went up to the upper cable station. There we visited a cafe, looked at Elbrus and drank delicious mountain tea. Group guide Andrey Berezin.

Hello everyone! This is news from Elbrus. The group named "Emanuel" today, by all members, climbed the highest point in Europe – Mount Elbrus, 5642m. The weather was favorable for us throughout the acclimatization, and did not let us down on the day of the ascent. From the top, we could see the entire Main Caucasus range and the surrounding area. Group guide Andrey Berezin.

Today, the group of the 7 Summits Club "Snow White and Three Dwarfs" climbed the top of Mount Elbrus.  We got up very well, the weather was nice, there was almost no wind. The memberss felt great. Guide Alexander Dorojukov.