Abramov Alex

Alex Abramov, expedition leader from Nepal: It snowed for two days at the base camp. I with the Sherpa team heroically continued to set up the camp and equipped it. It turned out very nice. And so, the Everest - Lhotse 21 team began to come to the base camp. There is no end to the joy. Welcome to our Super-Camp! Tomorrow we have a Puja - the opening of the camp. And then – the first training session on the glacier.

Alexander Abramov from the Everest Base Camp: Today and tomorrow we finish building our base camp. It turns out beautifully. Good job, Sherpas! They are constantly working with a pickaxe and crowbar, breaking the ice and covering it with stones. The camp turned out to have a view of the summit of Mount Everest. By the way, the top is visible only from our camp. Because it stands slightly below the others.

Alexander Abramov from Everest Base Camp.  Yesterday, from Namche Bazaar, in 20 minutes, I and Lena Abramova, the manager of the base camp, flew by helicopter and landed right next to our tents. The Sherpas were happy to see us. We managed to check the sites of our camp, standing on the glacier. And then, under my guidance, we put up a large tent dining room eight meters in diameter.

Today we put up a bar of two American tents, ten sleeping tents, and a fence around our camp. We slept well. Our tents are as tall as a man. That is, two meters high, with an insulated layer and beds. Therefore, on the bed in a sleeping bag, covered with a blanket, it was very comfortable to sleep.

Alexander Abramov, leader of the Everest expedition from Nepal: Today we obtained permit for Everest from the Ministry of Tourism of Nepal. And in the evening we celebrated the birthday of Volodya Grigoriev. The whole team wished him not only a good ascent to Mount Everest, but also a successful descent.

 Earlier today:

The Lhotse summit guides of the Everest-Lhotse 2021 expedition flew to Kathmandu today. These are Lyudmila Korobeshko, Vladimir Kotlyar and Alexey Lonchinsky.

They congratulate everyone on the Cosmonautics Day!

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, head of the Everest expedition, from Nepal: The guides of the “Everest-Lhotse 21” expedition, multiple Everest climbers, Alexander Abramov, Sergey Larin and Artem Rostovtsev arrived in Kathmandu. Here we were met by our friend and partner Mingma Sherpa. He was presented with another award from the Government of Nepal today. The President of the country himself handed it over. Congratulations!

The leaders of the 7 Summits Club, Alexander Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko, fly to Nepal. There they will prepare for the arrival of the main part of our large expedition "Everest - Lhotse 2021". The staff of the 7 Summits Club wished good luck by preparing an amazing cake.

 The guides of the 7 Summits Club expedition on Mount Everest were photographed at the airport before flying to Nepal. Everything is going according to plan. On the photo: Alexander Abramov - Sergey Larin -Artem Rostovtsev.

The team of 38 Sherpas of the 7 Summits Club “Everest + Lhotse 2021” is working to establish a base camp on the Khumbu Glacier. On April 11, a team of 20 members and 7 guides will fly from Moscow to Nepal.

The Sherpa team of the 7 Summits Club expedition on Mount Everest and Lhotse continues to transfer equipment to the base camp. Cargo is transported to the upper part of the Khumbu Valley by the helicopter company Altitude Air. Then the caravan of porters will work.

The team of 38 Sherpas of the 7 Summits Club “Everest + Lhotse 2021” is leaving Kathmandu to establish the base camp on the Khumbu Glacier. On April 11, a team of 20 members and 7 guides will fly from Moscow to Nepal.

Preparations for the spring expedition of the 7 Summits Club "EVEREST + LHOTSE 2021" continue. Just a few days later, our team of Sherpas is going to start  moving  to the base camp of Everest on the South side!

 The 18th expedition of the 7 Summits Club on Mount Everest will start on April 12. This year's expedition includes 12 participants and 3 guides on Mount Everest, 8 participants and 3 guides on Lhotse.

 According to the tradition that has existed since 2003, we gather on the eve of the departure of the main group for a friendly evening of Pre-Party Everest Lhotse 2021 and see off our heroes to Nepal!

 We invite you on April 1, 2021, starting at 19: 00 to the Club of travelers of the Sports Marathon.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club from Crimea: Our mountaineering school in Crimea continues its work. Today, the guides of the 7 Summits Club Natalia Marinkevich and Alexander Abramov trained on the Ai-Nikola rocks. We were preparing new routes for the participants of the next shift, who come next week. Tomorrow, according to the plan, there will be training in Simeiz and making a new route on the Koshka rock.

Alexander Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko, together with the guides of the Mountain School of the 7 Summits Club in the Crimea, climb the Swan Wing rock in Simeiz by new routes. Its were prepared by local guides under the guidance of Alexander Marinkevich. Today, a new route was climbed, it was called "Geese-Swans", 5b along the edge of the Swan Wing rock against the background of the sea. The spring climbing season in the Crimea is open!

The first group of courses of the 7 Summits Club in preparation for climbing Mount Everest, Denali and in Antarctica has completed its work. On the final day, the team made an attempt to climb to the top of Elbrus. Due to the poor weather forecast, it was decided that it would be possible to limit the ascent to an altitude of about 5000 meters. The strong wind made reaching the summit too risky, and the conditions were quite harsh. See what the participants say about the course.

 The 7 Summits Club completes the first part of the preparation course for climbing Mount Everest, Denali and Antarctica. Under the guidance of the Club's President Alexander Abramov and our other experienced guides, the course participants completed a series of practical exercises in the conditions of almost winter Elbrus. In particular, classes were held on technical snow climbing skills and belay on snow slopes, basic skills of climbing on ice in crampons, organization of belay on ice screw, climbing with fixed lines. The participants learned how to set up a tent camp in the snow, build protective wind walls from firn blocks, tear off and equip snow caves. All participants of the training camp were delighted with the program.

Alex Abramov from the slopes of Elbrus: The team of the 7 Summits Club training courses for Everest, Denali and Antarctica began practice on the slopes of Elbrus. Today we had a 4-hour trek to the camp on the glaciers of Elbrus. We went up with tents and sledges. The participants built their own camp, pitch tents, and two toilets made of snow blocks. They made their own dinner. In the evening, a blizzard began. The camp held out. Tomorrow we will have snow and ice classes and continue to strengthen our camp with protective walls of firn bricks. All participants are happy, very interesting program.

Alex Abramov from Elbrus region:  Today, the participants of the school of preparation for climbing Mount Everest, Denali, and Antarctica enthusiastically practiced all the necessary survival techniques on these mountains. These are: climbing on fixed ropes, pulling from crevasses, walking in snowshoes, setting up and protecting tents, cooking food. In the morning, all the girls, except for flowers and sweets, were given a snow shovel by the guides. In the evening, we celebrated the holiday on March 8 with champagne. Tomorrow, according to the plan, there will be an exit with tents on the glaciers of Elbrus for 2 days. We will learn how to set up a bivouac, build snow walls, heat snow and cook food, and even go to the toilet in bags. The day after tomorrow we will continue, we will have ice classes on real crevasses.

Training courses for Everest, Denali and Antarctica climbs have started in the Elbrus region. Today, the guides and some of the participants conducted a survey of the place of classes on Elbrus. We went on snowshoes on the glacier, dug caves. We prepared equipment:  sledges, ropes, oxygen, snowshoes, tents, food burners, and much more. The main group arrives tomorrow. The participants will have a fantastic adventure, a lot of unique knowledge and ascent on Elbrus.

The 7 Summits Club is finalizing the formation of a team for 2021 Everest Climb. Our President Alexander Abramov  will lead an expedition to the world's highest mountain for the 19th time. Most likely, this is a world record! The main part of the group of climbers has long been known, since last year. We can say that the team will be quite large and diverse. Now there is still an opportunity to join it, as they say, "jump into the last car". Do not delay, as the deadline for issuing permits is running out! It should be noted that this year's expedition will have several distinctive features that make it more attractive for participants.

See more below…

More information and program here....

Features of the 2021 Everest expedition

**  We will climb from the South, from Nepal. Tibet will not be opened this spring. For those who went from the North, you can repeat, on a different, very different route. This is only the second expedition of the 7 Summits Club along the Southern Route, along the path of the first climbers, the legendary Hillary and Tenzing. And we can't say right now when we'll be back on this side of Mount Everest in the future.

**  Due to the pandemic, it is expected that there will be much fewer people than usual on the Everest trail and on the ascent itself. This is a rare chance on this route to get more natural emotions, not spoiled by the crowds of tourists and queues at difficult places during the ascent.

**  After a one-year break, the entire tourist infrastructure of Nepal will resume its work. All local residents, service workers, hoteliers, high-altitude porters and guides, all will be happy to see us in a special way. They will be more aware of the value of the guests and try even harder.

**  In the base camp and on a significant part of the route, the Everest expedition will work together with the 7 Summits Club expedition on Lhotse. There will be a lot of bright personalities in it, both among the guides and among the members. It will be a large and, we are sure, friendly team together.

Pictures from 2009 

The 7 Summits Club is finalizing the formation of a team for 2021 Everest Climb. Our President Alexander Abramov  will lead an expedition to the world's highest mountain for the 18th time. Most likely, this is a world record! The main part of the group of climbers has long been known, since last year. We can say that the team will be quite large and diverse. Now there is still an opportunity to join it, as they say, "jump into the last car". Do not delay, as the deadline for issuing permits is running out! It should be noted that this year's expedition will have several distinctive features that make it more attractive for participants.

See more below…

More information and program here....

Features of the 2021 Everest expedition

**  We will climb from the South, from Nepal. Tibet will not be opened this spring. For those who went from the North, you can repeat, on a different, very different route. This is only the second expedition of the 7 Summits Club along the Southern Route, along the path of the first climbers, the legendary Hillary and Tenzing. And we can't say right now when we'll be back on this side of Mount Everest in the future.

**  Due to the pandemic, it is expected that there will be much fewer people than usual on the Everest trail and on the ascent itself. This is a rare chance on this route to get more natural emotions, not spoiled by the crowds of tourists and queues at difficult places during the ascent.

**  After a one-year break, the entire tourist infrastructure of Nepal will resume its work. All local residents, service workers, hoteliers, high-altitude porters and guides, all will be happy to see us in a special way. They will be more aware of the value of the guests and try even harder.

**  In the base camp and on a significant part of the route, the Everest expedition will work together with the 7 Summits Club expedition on Lhotse. There will be a lot of bright personalities in it, both among the guides and among the members. It will be a large and, we are sure, friendly team together.

Pictures from 2009 

On January 27, 16 members of the 7 Summits Club's Ojos del Salado expedition climbed on the summit. There was a lot of snow. The temperature dropped to -17 degrees. The wind was a hurricane all the days. But we caught the weather window. The ascent lasted 16 hours. We went down in the evening. But before that, the weather rewarded us with gorgeous views of the sunset.