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The 7 Summits Club group "Fathers and Sons" is in touch! Today we had a relatively easy day. We climbed up to the assault camp of Ararat along a familiar road. It was hot, but quite bearable. We got there even faster than yesterday. We settled into small tents and slept. In the evening we held the final briefing and went our separate ways to rest before the ascent. Tonight we are heading out to storm! With you were the guides of the 7 Summits Club Leuan Atabiev and Sergey Avtomonov.

News from the slopes of Mount Ararat. Today our group "Fathers and Sons" went to the assault camp for acclimatization. We slept well after the flight, had breakfast in the morning and went up. We briskly reached the camp in three and a half hours. It was a bit tough, but we managed. We got down in a couple of hours and started to rest in the base camp. Tomorrow we are going to spend the night in the assault camp.

 With you were the guides of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov and Leuan Atabiev.

Greetings from Lenin Peak Base Camp! The "Pamir Vagabonds" group made their first acclimatization rotation to the ridge of Petrovsky Peak today. The weather was great, the views were stunning! We slowly reached the 4100 m mark, sat, rested, and admired the scenery. After lunch we checked the equipment and discussed the agenda for tomorrow. Tomorrow is an important day in terms of organization, all the equipment will be sent and the climb to the First Camp will take place. Guides Olga Startseva and Valery Myasoedov.

Hello everyone from the slopes of Ararat! Our new group "Fathers and Sons" arrived at Igdir airport today. Then we went to have breakfast. Then we repacked our things and got dressed for the hike. Then the car dropped us off at an altitude of 2500. From there, in three hours, the group reached the first camp. We rested, had a tasty meal and are getting ready to sleep. Tomorrow we will go on an acclimatization hike to the assault camp. With you were the guides of the 7 Summits Club Leuan Atabiev and Sergey Avtomonov.

Valery Myasoedov, the Guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Kyrgyzstan:

 Greetings from Kyrgyzstan! Another group from the summer season of the 8000 Club arrived at the Lenin Peak Base Camp today. On the way, we got stuck in a traffic jam for an hour and a half, and work was being carried out on the Pamir Highway to clear the slopes of dangerous stones. But this did not affect our excellent mood, and the amazing comfortable yurts in which we will spend two nights raised it even more. The day before, we spent the day in Osh, walked around the city and along Mount Suleiman-Too, and had dinner at the national restaurant Navat. Fortunately, despite numerous flight delays and cancellations, everyone arrived on time, and now nothing prevents us from starting our program. The group name will be ready tomorrow.

The Guide of the Club 8000 group Andrey Berezina sends from Kyrgyzstan:

Hello to everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The "Svet Zhok" group arrived today at the third camp of Lenin Peak. It is located at an altitude of 6100 meters. This is the assault camp from which the groups go on the ascent. It was very hot throughout the day. At night we go out to storm Lenin Peak.

The Guide of the Club 8000 group Andrey Berezina sends from Kyrgyzstan:

 Hello to everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The "Svet Zhok" group has set out to summit climb. Today we are climbing from the first camp to the second camp. Tomorrow - the climb to Razdelnaya. According to the plan, the ascent on the summit is scheduled for July 24th.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexey Lonchinsky reports from Tajikistan:

The team of the Club 8000 "CIS Fregat" returned to the base camp from the acclimatization rotation. Everything went according to plan. Overnight in Camp-1 (5100 m), then in Camp-2 (5800 m) on the slopes of Peak Evgeniya Korzhenevskaya. From Camp-2, a radial exit higher (up to 6000 - 6100 m) and on the same day a descent to the Base Camp. The condition of the participants is good, the mood is also good. Now a couple of days of rest and the departure for the ascent.

The Guide of the 8000 Club group Andrey Berezin reports from Kyrgyzstan:

 Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The “Svet Zhok” group, as part of the acclimatization plan, climbed to the second camp of Lenin Peak, from where they radially descended to Razdelnaya Peak (6148 m). The weather changed during the climb, it was sunny for three days, and it was also hot on the "Frying Pan". Today we descended to Camp 1. As soon as we arrived, it started raining. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow we will definitely rest, further plans "for rest" and the time of start for the climb will be adjusted according to the weather.

The 7 Summits Club guide Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:
The 7 Summits Club group "Ventilyator" successfully climbed the summit of Ararat. The weather was wonderful: sunshine, light wind. We were among the first to reach the top. We watched the beautiful sunrise and went down.

The 7 Summits Club guide Sergey Avtomonov reports from Turkey:

 The Ventilator group sends greetings from the Ararat assault camp! We got up a little later this morning. We had a leisurely breakfast and waited for all the horses to go up. Including our horses - they will all go to the assault camp. Then we slowly went up. We reached the camp, often resting and admiring the beauty of the Ararat valley. Now we are resting before the summit assault. We will start to the summit at night, the forecast is good.

The 7 Summits Club guide Sergey Avtomonov sends from Turkey:

Greetings to everyone from the slopes of Mount Ararat! The 7 Summits Club group "Ventilyator" climbed to the assault camp located at an altitude of 4200 today. We are acclimatizing, it is not easy for us, but we try to do everything slowly, without fanaticism, slowly going up. There we rested, looked at the beautiful views and went down. On the way down we got a little wet by the rain, but we were ready for it. Tomorrow we are going to spend the night in the assault camp and go to climb the summit.

The Guide of the 8000 Club group Andrey Berezin reports from Kyrgyzstan:

Hello to everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The "Svet Zhok" group made the first of three planned ascents. Today we went to Yukhin Peak, the height of which is 5130 meters. It is located a couple of kilometers from the first camp. The path goes along small scree slopes. We reached the summit in 3.5 hours. Now a cyclone has come to the region. Therefore, by the time we reached the summit, light snow had fallen. We descended quite quickly along an earthen path. Now everyone is in the camp. We are resting.

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexey Lonchinsky reports from the Pamirs:

 The entire team of Club 8000 "CIS Fregat" flew by helicopter to the base camp at the Moskvina glade. All our things and equipment were also delivered. Today we made the first acclimatization rotation, walked to the helipad under the Communism peak. The weather does not spoil us with views, but in general, it did not prevent us from going in comfortable conditions. Tomorrow we plan to conduct training with equipment and prepare for a high-altitude acclimatization hike to the slopes of Korzhenevskaya Peak.

The 7 Summits Club guide Viktor Volodin sends from Kyrgyzstan:

Hello to everyone from almost sunny Asia, from the "Shashlychnaya Fantasy" group! I will give a chronology of the last days. So, before dawn on July 12, we left the first to the second camp. On the 13th, we climbed to the third camp and on the 14th, before dawn again, we set out to storm the summit. Unfortunately, one participant felt ill and had to be lowered back to the third camp, and then to the second camp. I, with one participant, continued the ascent to the summit.

Our route went along rocks and snow-ice slopes. At about 6700 there was a problematic section called "Knife", where ropes were fixed, without which we would have had to sweat a little. Closer to midday the weather began to deteriorate, there was a thick fog, snow. There was also a strong wind at the top. We took a few photos and began the descent. By 19:00 we were in the third camp.

Today, July 15, we began the descent to the first camp and by lunch we safely descended to our tents. The weather is bad, it is snowing. In general, the entire program went well and without incident. Tomorrow we will go down to the city of Osh, soak, sunbathe, and eat well. This is where our expedition of the "Shashlik Fantasy" group of the 7 Summits Club and the 8000 Club ended. Until next time in the mountains!

Today, a new group called "Ventilyator" began its ascent of Ararat. We left the city of Van in the morning and drove three hours to the foot of the mountain. Then five hours of walking in the heat, and we are at the base camp. We are resting and preparing to leave, tomorrow we will go to the assault camp. With you was the guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Avtomonov!

The Guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from Kyrgyzstan:

 Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The "Svet Zhok" group today went to their first altitude, 4150 m. We climbed the slope of Petrovsky Peak. All participants joined the acclimatization process. After lunch, everyone together was busy packing and preparing things for sending to Camp 1.

 Additionally, a video review of the yurt and dining room in the base camp

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexei Lonchinsky reports from Tajikistan:

Good day! The team of the 8000 Club "CIS Fregat" arrived in Tajikistan and set out from the capital Dushanbe this morning towards the mountains. We reached the village of Jirgital and are expecting a flight to the base camp tomorrow, which is located on the Moskvin glade between the Korzhenevskaya and Communism peaks.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Dorojukov sends from Elbrus region:

Greetings from Elbrus region from the "YuAR" group! Yesterday, July 12, we completed our program with a successful ascent of Mount Elbrus. We were at the summit in full force, including the youngest participant, who was 12 years old. The weather was gorgeous, no wind or precipitation. Congratulations to everyone!

The 7 Summits Club  Guide Andrey Berezin reports from Kyrgyzstan:

Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The Svet Zhok group arrived at the Lenin Peak base camp. We checked into comfortable yurts. The houses have everything: beds with bed linen, electricity, hot water, a bathroom, and a shower. In general, a full-fledged hotel room, only it is located on a glade at an altitude of 3700, and with a view of Lenin Peak.