7 Summits Club company news - Page 15

Hello everyone from the 7 Summits Club "Akuna Matata" group from cold Africa! The higher we climb, the harsher the weather conditions become. Almost the whole day we walked in the clouds, only occasionally did the endless expanses of Kilimanjaro open up to us.

Our day began with overcoming the Barranco wall. There were steep sections in places, but they added emotions to us: it became an exciting adventure, and we realized that we were ready for more serious walls.

At the very top, tea and a hearty snack were already waiting for us. Then, we went down, and did not cease to be amazed at the diversity and beauty of the landscape. Lava stone formations pleased, various flowers and herbs added to our joy.

We reached the Karanga camp, where we were met with a delicious lunch.

After, we rested a little, walked and had dinner with real borscht!

Everyone feels well, sends greetings and congratulations on the International Mountaineering Day!

Guide Kristina Putintseva from the slopes of Kilimanjaro.

Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The Club 8000 "Old Bucks" group has moved from Camp 1 to Camp 2 (5300 m). The route goes along the glacier. We go most of the way in ropes. A small but technically interesting section of the icefall is passed along vertical fixed ropes. The weather constantly changes during the ascent, sometimes it is cold, sometimes there is no wind and the sun is hot. The second camp is on the slope of the glacier, sprinkled with stones. We have a comfortable dining room at our disposal, where our entire team fits. The group guides are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

 A warm greeting from our team "Akuna Matata" from the hottest continent! Every day we are getting closer to our goal - the summit of Kilimanjaro.

Today we had a very long and eventful day. In the morning, we did exercises, had breakfast, and went out on the trail. Having passed through lava collapses, we reached Lawa Tower - this is a real lava tower, at the foot of which they prepared a delicious lunch for us. We stayed a little for acclimatization at an altitude of 4600 m, and slowly went on, descending down. A real green oasis awaited us ahead: endemic plants of unusual shapes, of various sizes, which surprised and delighted us very much.

Exactly for dinner, we went down to the Barranco camp, while the famous wall itself Barranco was covered by clouds for us today...

Tomorrow we have a very interesting day ahead, but for now, we need to restore our strength with a sound sleep.

 Your guide Kristina Putintseva from the slopes of Kilimanjaro.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Olya Rumyantseva sends from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings to everyone from the Elbrus region from the Climbuli team! Today was our first truly high-altitude trip. We climbed to an altitude of 4100 meters, where the famous Refuge of 11 was once located. And now there is a wonderful slope for snow training.

All team members got acquainted with the equipment. They learned to put on safety systems and crampons and walk in them.

We were sliding down steep wet-snow slopes, learning to hack in the snow without hacking at themselves and those around them. They deftly walked up and down, digging their crampons' sharp teeth into the snow-ice slopes.

After the lesson, we stopped by our National Park куагпу, where we were very hospitably greeted. We only wanted to have a cup of tea, but our hospitable cooks did not let the guests go without a plate of borscht. At the куагпу, we met other groups of the 7 Summits Club, who were planning to storm Elbrus tonight. We wished them good luck. And we ourselves went down to the hotel to rest after a whole day of entertainment at altitude.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

Hello everyone! Our "Group of healthy travelers" climbed the summit of Ararat today! Hooray! It was very difficult for the group members, we walked for more than 6 hours up, then a little faster and easier down. Now we are already resting in the hotel of the city of Dogubayazit.

On August 4, the group of the Club 8000 "CIS Fregat" under the guidance of the guide Alexey Lonchinsky climbed the summit of the Communism Peak (7495 m) in full force. Our congratulations!

Finally, our team found the right noun for its name. On Mount Ararat, horses are used to transport goods, and of course, everyone gives way to them. And so, one very large group, which saw our confident move, decided to give way to us. And at that moment their guide shouted: "let the horses go"!

So, after that, our team called itself "Unprecedented pacers". On 08/07/2025, our group in full force climbed to the top of Mount Ararat, 5165 meters high. We walked so fast that we caught the first rays of sunrise already at the top. Congratulations to all the members of the group on overcoming themselves and the difficult slopes of the mountain, I wish them new peaks!

Group guide: Leuan Atabiev.

At the gala evening in the city of Van, the President The 7 Summits Club Alex Abramov awarded the members of the "Supergirls" team with medals and congratulated them on their 100% (100% of participants) ascent to the summit of Ararat. The girls are happy with the result and the overall awesome trip. 16 beautiful girls, almost all of whom have no mountaineering experience, overcame all the difficulties and reached the summit. Bravo!

The 7 Summits Club guide Artem Rostovtsev reports from Georgia:

 The "Zero Calories" team sends greetings from distant but hospitable Georgia! They feed well here. We spent the last few days walking in the fresh air on the slopes of steep mountains. We walked carefully along the paths, did not jump on wet stones, crossed mountain rivers in the narrowest places, and did not try to get under falling stones. So there was no need to worry. And if we had to go out onto the glacier, then only in crampons. An ice axe, rope and various aluminum trinkets are also with us, so we moved safely on the glaciers covered with snow.

Everything would be fine, but we had to make an unbearably long walk to the snowy peak of Kazbek. And we did it! Our company covered the round trip in 15 hours. We chose the best weather for the walk to the summit, so that it wouldn't blow, wouldn't be covered with fog, and wouldn't be covered with snow.

Now all that's left is to calmly and safely descend from the Meteorological Station shelter, which we'll do in an hour.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Olya Rumyantseva sends from the Elbrus region:

Hello to everyone from the sunny and very hot Elbrus region! Our small but very active German-Russian team gathered here yesterday, and decided to call itself Climbuli.

Today we had a short walk along the picturesque slopes of Cheget. We went up to the "Ai" cafe, and on the way we looked at the beautiful peaks of Elbrus and Donguzorun. We rented all the necessary equipment and prepared for tomorrow's snow activities, where all participants will finally find out why they rented so many beautiful, interesting things.

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from the Elbrus region:

Greetings from the Elbrus region from the "Assault Bags" group! Today our group finished the high-altitude part of acclimatization by climbing Pastukhov Rocks 4650m. Tomorrow we have a day of rest and at night we will go to storm Elbrus.

The 7 Summits Club guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from the Elbrus region:

 6.08. Hello everyone! The 7 Summits Club group "Moscow Eagles" went to high-altitude acclimatization to Pastukhov Rocks today! The weather was great. Tomorrow is rest and preparation for the assault!

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov sends from the Elbrus region:

Greetings from the slopes of Elbrus! Today our supergroup, which took the name "Assault Bags", climbed to our high-altitude camp, the National Park refuge, at an altitude of 3880 meters. After settling into comfortable trailers, we went to snow and ice training sessions in the area of the Refuge of Eleventh , at an altitude of 4070 m. There we worked on the skills of moving along a snow slope, self-arresting with an ice axe in case of a fall, and also practiced moving along  fixed ropes.

Big greetings from the African continent to everyone from the "Akuna Matata" group! Today we dressed like real adventure hunters and set off for the slopes of Kilimanjaro. The road was picturesque, we walked through a tropical forest, where the crowns of trees soar upward. We were lucky to meet the local timid inhabitants - black and white colobus monkeys. By sunset, we were already approaching the first camp (Machame).

We were very happy with the delicious dinner, as we were very hungry during the day. Tomorrow we have an equally busy day, so today we hope to get a good night's sleep.

Your Guide Kristina Putintseva from the slopes of Kilimanjaro.

 Today, August 5, at 7:00 am, the team in full force stood on the top of Ararat. Well done everyone! Great weather, great mood! Emotions of victory, champagne and beauty all around! Group guides Alexander Abramov and Natalia Marinkevich.

The 7 Summits Club guide Leuan Atabiev reports from Turkey:

Good evening! Mount Ararat continues to test our team for strength of spirit and endurance. We successfully went from the base camp (3200) to the assault camp (4200) for acclimatization, overcoming the dusty and rocky slope of the mountain. There we were pleasantly surprised to meet the "Super Girls" team descending after a successful ascent. We managed to take a memorable photo against the backdrop of Ararat with the legendary Alexander Abramov.

Georgy Bushuev, the guide of the 7 Summits Club sends from the Elbrus region:

 Hello to everyone from the southern slopes of Elbrus! Today the international group of the 7 Summits Club "Highfive" moved to the upper camp, to the refuge on the slopes of Elbrus. After resting, we went to the area of the Rufuge of Eleven, where we held snow and ice training. It was hot! Now in the evening we are meeting the sunset...

The 7 Summits Club guide Andrey Berezin sends from Kyrgyzstan:

Hello to everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The 8000 Club group "Old Bucks" has moved from the base camp to the first camp of Lenin Peak. The path went through the Puteshestvennikov Pass, then we walked along the scree slopes with an exit to the glacier. In the camp located at an altitude of 4400, we settled in comfortable houses with panoramic windows. The group's guides are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

Hello everyone, a group of "healthy travelers" left the city of Van and began climbing the sacred mountain Ararat! We drove by car to 2500, then walked to our base camp.

On the way, we were a little scared by the rain, but in the end it never started.

A big African greeting to everyone! Our small friendly company gathered tonight. After difficult flights, we slept for a long time…

In the morning we sorted out our things, checked our gear, hunted rabbits (to take cute photos).

In the evening, we set a festive table, the chef himself cooked for us over an open fire. During warm conversations around the campfire, we chose the name - "Akuna Matata". Now, this is both our name and our motto for the coming week.

Your Guide Kristina Putintseva from the foot of Kilimanjaro.