7 Summits Club company news - Page 29

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

 Greetings from the "Be Healthy" group from the slopes of Elbrus! More precisely, from a height of 3800 m, where our high-altitude camp National Park is located. Today we climbed and settled into our cozy trailers and went to snow training in the area of the Refuge of Eleven at a height of 4070 meters. There we worked on moving along a snow slope and a fixed rope, and also mastered the skill of self-arrest with an ice ax. After the training, a very tasty lunch from our cooks Zulya and Alla awaited us.

Unfortunately, a sudden, contrary to the preliminary forecast, increase in wind to a storm thwarted the attempt of Alexander Abramov's group to climb Everest. And the team of the Club 8000 led by Viktor Volodin, who had gone a day earlier, got into a tough time, especially on the descent. It remains to be hoped that the participants of the 7 Summits Club group will have enough strength and energy for a second attempt. And that the conditions will be ideal, or close to ideal.

 Latest news from the highest peak on the planet:

 Viktor Volodin's group

On May 19, the following were on the summit of Everest:

— Andrey Kravchenko and Dmitry Pilshchikov — at 08:30

— Natalia Bryukhovetskaya — at 09:00

— Valery Zaytsev — at 09:40

At the moment:

— Viktor Volodin and Natalia Bryukhovetskaya are already in Lukla, on their way to Kathmandu

— Dmitry Pilshchikov, Valery Zaytsev and Andrey Kravchenko continue their descent to Base Camp.

 Alexander Abramov's group:

— Alexander Abramov, Vasily Taradin — on the descent to Camp 2 (6,500 m), where they plan to wait for weather conditions for the second attempt at the ascent

— Sergey Ryazansky, Dmitry Demchuk — in Camp 2, where they plan to wait for weather conditions for the second attempt at the ascent

— Roman Sklyar is at the base camp.

 We are following the developments and sending strong support to all participants!

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov reports from Elbrus:

Greetings from Elbrus! The new gang-team "Don't panic" began their acclimatization on the slopes of Mount Cheget. In the morning it rained, and in the afternoon a cold breeze drove us to lunch. In the evening we rented all the necessary things, tomorrow we are going further to the slopes of Elbrus.

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Elbrus:

Greetings from Elbrus! Today our new team called "Be Healthy" climbed the slopes of Mount Cheget to the famous cafe "Ai" (2700m) on the first day of acclimatization. There, in a comfortable environment, we drank mountain tea and tried chebureki with lingonberries.

Dramatic live broadcast from the South Col of Everest. Alexander Abramov from a tent at an altitude of 8000 meters. The strongest wind, it is not possible to go on the ascent. All members of Volodin's group climbed the summit of Everest and descended at least to Camp 4.

The 7 Summits Club has set another record! This time we held a live broadcast, in which the head of the Everest expedition, Alexander Abramov, was telling his story from Camp 3, at an altitude of 7100. Watch and listen, this has never happened before in history. And a continuation is promised - tomorrow a similar session, but from an altitude of 7900, from the assault camp located on the South Col of Everest. And then - from the summit. If we're lucky, of course.

Today, the 8000 Club team led by Viktor Volodin climbed to Camp 3 on the slopes of the "Lhotse Wall". Tomorrow they will climb to the South Col (7900), Camp 4 and set out to storm the summit. Alexander Abramov's team (7 Summits Club) moved from Camp 1 to comfortable Camp 2. And will spend the night at an altitude of 6500. So far, everything is going according to plan. Good luck to the climbers!

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

Hello everyone! The "Sneg i Volya"  (Snow and Will) group of the 7 Summits Club climbed to the top of Western Elbrus 5642m on May 16!!! The weather allowed us to enjoy the views of the Main Caucasian Ridge!

During the festive dinner, the participants received their well-deserved awards. And, starting with this group, the climbers will receive an additional numbered honorary badge for climbing Elbrus from the Russian Mountaineering Federation to our awards!

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

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

  Greetings from Elbrus region! Our super-team "Krasavchiki" made a successful ascent on the highest peak of our vast Motherland, as well as all of Europe, Mount Elbrus (5642 m). The weather for May was excellent, the condition of the group is excellent, ready for new challenges. Group guide Dmitry Semenov.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Viktor Volodin reports from Nepal:

A Nepalese namaste from the slopes of Everest to everyone! Information from the Everest-25 expedition. Today, the group of Alexander Abramov (7 Summits Club, VIP) left Base Camp for Camp 1 at the crack of dawn. By two o'clock in the afternoon, all participants had successfully reached the overnight location at 6100. The group of Viktor Volodin (8000 Club) had a good rest in Camp 1 and slowly went to Camp 2. The weather is hot and we all also safely reached our second camp. There is complete comfort here, including the Internet, which is only available at the 7 Summits Club and this is at an altitude of 6500. Tomorrow we leave early and move to the third camp at 7200. I hope everything will work out for us.

The leader of the Everest expedition, Alexander Abramov, reports from Nepal:

 The season of Everest ascents has begun. We held classes on strategy and tactics of ascent. The guides told members all the subtleties and nuances of working on the mountain with toilet paper and food bags. We checked masks and regulators again. And today, Viktor Volodin's team (Club 8000), consisting of 6 participants, set off for Camp 1.

Alexander Abramov's team is leaving in a day. And the film crew of the movie "Space Everest" is going with us.

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

Hello everyone! The 7 Summits Club group "Snow and Freedom" went to high-altitude acclimatization on Pastukhov Rocks - 4700m! The weather was different, from fog to sun and wind. But without snow. It was not easy, but the whole group reached the intended goal! Ahead is rest and preparation for the assault!

Take care of yourself!

See you in the mountains!

Good weather and good luck to everyone!

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Elbrus:

Greetings from the slopes of Elbrus! Today our group "Krasavchiki" made an acclimatization climb to Pastukhov Rocks at an altitude of 4700 meters. The snowfalls stopped, and we walked in good weather, climbed without problems. Tomorrow is a day of rest and recovery before the decisive day of our program, the ascent of Mount Elbrus.

Hooray! "Abramov's Favorite Group" summited Island Peak! It was very difficult, the route was technically complex, many pitches of rocks and vertical ice. We all summited. We were very tired, but happy! Now we are returning to civilization and resting after a 16-hour climb! With you was the guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov.

The leader of the Everest expedition Alexander Abramov reports from Nepal:

The Everest 2025 team returned from Namche Bazaar to the Everest base camp. Everyone is rested. Yesterday, for the first time in human history, we broadcast live from the slopes of Everest to the ISS space station.

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

 Hello everyone! The "Snow and Will" group of the 7 Summits Club moved today to the Nats.Park refuge at an altitude of 3900 meters. There we settled in cool houses, but only after digging out the entrances! It has been snowing for the third day.

Then we went to Refuge of 11 at 4100 m, where in white out conditions we held snow training sessions and practiced self-arrest techniques.

After a hearty lunch, we held training sessions on belay systems and moving along fixed ropes indoors. Everyone feels great, and their appetites are excellent! Tomorrow is high-altitude climbing to Pastukhov Rocks - up to 4700 m.

Take care!

See you in the mountains!

Wish everyone good weather and good luck!

Direct communication with the International Space Station from the Everest Base Camp itself!

Cosmonaut Sergei Ryazansky, who is in the camp at an altitude of 5300 m, participated in the broadcast along with the Everest 2025 team of the 7 Summits Club.

ISS crew commander Sergei Ryzhikov and astronaut Alexei Zubritsky were in touch from orbit.

Sergey Ryazansky: I showed the guys from the ISS views of Everest from the Base Camp. We had a warm conversation, I was happy with the modern technologies that made this call real.

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

 Greetings from the Elbrus region! Today, as part of the acclimatization, our new super-group "Krasavchiki" went out along the slopes of Mount Cheget to the cafe "Ai" (2700 m). The weather was different, we caught rain, snow and sun, and also saw an avalanche from the wall of Donguz-Orun (4454 m). It's good that we were on the opposite slope of the valley. Tomorrow we will go up to our assault camp National Park, where we will continue preparing for the ascent.

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

 Hello everyone! A new group of the 7 Summits Club was named "Snow and Freedom". We began acclimatization on Mount Cheget and climbed to the famous cafe "Ai", at an altitude of 2750 meters. There, the participants got acquainted with local delicacies of chebureks with lingonberries and herbal teas!  The weather was not at all pampering, visibility was limited, it was raining, even snowing at times. But we saw a giant avalanche from the wall of Donguz-Orun.

After lunch, we rented the missing equipment, then rested and prepared for tomorrow's move to Elbrus!

Take care of yourself!

See you in the mountains!

Good weather and good luck to everyone!

May 12 Dhaulagiri

Namaste to everyone from Nepal from the Dhaulagiri Lovers Club group! Report for the past period.

 May 7 - moved from BC to C1. A little faster than last time - in just 9 hours. The icefall melted, the cracks became wider.

 May 8 - moved from C1 to C2. By evening we learned that the advance group had been walking from C2 to C3 for as long as 12-14 hours... This made us a little... wary. We felt that our plans could change. However, we were told by radio that the plans were in effect and the advance group (the hanging team and the combined group) was ready to go on the assault in a few hours. Around midnight we were woken up and told that plans had changed and the upper group had decided to spend an extra day in the upper camp.

 May 9 - woke up late. Anyway, it was a forced rest day at 6200... Celebrated Victory Day and Igor Smirnov's birthday. Walked up a bit.

 May 10 - early rise and exit at 5 am to C3. The crossing turned out to be really tough - a snow-ice slope with falling snow. By the end - 35-40 degrees. There was nowhere to rest at all. We got there quickly - in about 10 hours. But we were exhausted. The camp is not conducive to rest and recovery at all - a tiny area at an angle of 25-30 degrees. The tents are crooked, it is impossible to walk between them without crampons and self-belay. There are 3-5 people in each tent. Boiling water is a huge problem. By this time, the ropers and climbers from the international team had just started to return from the summit (their journey to the summit took 15-20 hours).

In the end, we decided to leave after 9 p.m. We slept for 2-3 hours (whoever could). And by 10 p.m. we somehow got out of the tents. And immediately a steep snow-ice slope. We passed it in an hour and a half. Then the ridge. And then - an oblique traverse. All the ropes are under snow. Everything needs to be re-tracked and the ropes dug out. Snow above the knee. We walked very slowly. And then the wind picked up. We all hoped that it would die down. But it only got stronger. It was very cold. After 2 hours of fighting the wind and snow, the Sherpas said that it was dangerous to go further in such a wind. And we ourselves realized this. So we decided to turn around.

There were many adventures on the descent, including an avalanche, which miraculously only touched us with the edge. By the evening of the same day we were already at the Base Camp.

May 11 - today. We are already on our way to Kathmandu. We are resting and exchanging impressions in Pokhara. We decided that even if we go to another mountain, we will keep the previous name - "Dhaulagiri Lovers Club".