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Our Manaslu-25 team today in full force climbed to Camp 1 at the height of Elbrus – 5642 meters. It is surprisingly warm here. And our excellent camp is set up, with a dining room, tables and chairs. The cook is making soup and frying chicken. And strong, spacious tents with sleeping bags are waiting for us.

Group guides Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

Yesterday the members of the Club 8000 expedition to Manaslu had a rest day. Everyone just walked around a bit, looked at the camps of other expeditions. Today our team will go out for the first acclimatization overnight. We will climb to Camp 1 at an altitude of 5700 meters.

Guides Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

Today our valiant team came to the Manaslu Base Camp. Altitude - 4750 meters. The camp is very comfortable. For the participants and guides - new tents, with beds. And our Internet is from Starlink. And the toilets are chic. Everything is great. Although everyone is a little "washed up", the altitude is taking its toll. The doctor did a "check-up". The whole team is fine. Tomorrow is a walk around the base camps and unpacking things. It started to rain lightly. And it's warm, for such an altitude.

Expedition guides Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

 Andrey Berezin:

Namaste from Nepal! The Manasl-25 group continued exploring the surroundings of Samagaon today. We visited the monastery closest to us, located at an altitude of 4000 meters. It was cloudy all day, so we did not see the surrounding Himalayan peaks. But this did not stop us from having a good, useful time. Tomorrow we will go to the Manaslu base camp.

 Alexander Abramov:

Today our team gained 500 m in altitude and went above the 4000 meter mark. We climbed to the Pungen Gumba monastery. Tomorrow we go to the Base Camp. Olga Rumyantseva came there today. She highly praised our camp. In the evening, as always, our team doctor conducted a medical examination. Everyone is doing great.

Namaste from Nepal! News from the 8000 Club expedition "Manaslu-25". Today was a busy day. In the morning, the third part of the team arrived, the participants who spent the night the day before in Namrung, 17 kilometers down the gorge. Meanwhile, the main group gathered to go to the village of Samdu, from where the trail to Tibet begins. We returned to Samagaon by lunchtime. In the afternoon, the entire expedition gathered at the lodge. Tomorrow we are going to the monastery. Guides Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

Today, in bad weather conditions, the Manaslu-25 team was able to fly to the village of Samagaon, located at an altitude of 3600 meters. The trail to the Base Camp begins from here. However, not all of them arrived. Two flights landed in Samagaon, and the third did not make it and

stayed in the village 17 km below us. Tomorrow, the guys will probably walk up. Like the entire expedition, this will be a day of acclimatization at this altitude.

 Photos by Olga Rumyantseva (Life as an adventure)

President of the 7 Summits Club, head of the Manaslu expedition Alexander Abramov from Nepal:

 My 30th expedition to eight-thousanders has begun. We are going to Manaslu. I have 25 expeditions to Everest, one to Manaslu and three to Cho Oyu. In them, 16 ascents to peaks above 8000 m have been made. I can't believe it myself! Today we received a permit for the mountain and the first participants have arrived. Everything is going according to plan.

According to our Nepalese team, the Manaslu Base Camp is fully prepared to receive our expedition. Comfortable personal tents, public areas, a kitchen, and a toilet. Food, gas, a generator, and oxygen cylinders for climbers and Sherpas have been delivered to the camp. Everything is going according to plan. We hope that the weather will not present any unpleasant surprises this year. A combined team of Sherpas from the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal (EOAN) is already working on the route. Seven experienced fighters promise to hang ropes along the entire route by mid-month. As usual, there will be a large number of climbers on Manaslu in the fall. Good luck to them all and to return victorious and without injuries!

 Base Camp, September 2, 2025

 On September 3, the President of the 7 Summits Club company, Alexander Abramov, flies to Nepal. Our traditional autumn expedition to the Himalayan eight-thousander Manaslu begins. This time, under the flag of the 8000 Club, we have gathered an impressive team of 12 participants and three guides. For about half of the participants, this will be the first attempt to climb the eight-thousander. The rest can already be called "collectors". We are following the information from Nepal!

 Expedition participants  MANASLU 2025

 FEDOROV EVGENII

PILSHCHIKOV DMITRII

SAGUTDINOV FARID

DYACHUK YURY

AKSENOV ALEKSEI

SKLIAR ROMAN

WOLFSON DANIELLE

KHOMKOV VLADISLAV

KERNITSKIY VASILY

SIVKOV ALEKSEI

RUMYANTSEVA OLGA

ANTIPINSKIY ANDREY

Guides

ABRAMOV ALEXANDER

BEREZIN ANDREI

EGOROV BORIS

On the evening of August 23, near the hotel "Povorot", the celebration "Closing of the Season on Elbrus" took place. Fun. With dancing and killer music. Guides and participants rocked. Our team Supergirls set the tone.  Organizers: the 7 Summits Club and Alpindustria.

The Supergirls team climbed the summit of Elbrus in 100%. It was hard for everyone, but the weather was for us, just ideal conditions. Wind 0 all day. Everyone is down and everyone is already waiting for new trips with the 7 Summits Club. Hooray!

That day, about 400 people went to climb. Before the summit, we got into a queue of 150 climbers who just wanted to stand on the summit. It's time for the leadership of the KBR to think about building a large platform, since everyone who wants to can no longer fit on the top of Elbrus. And make the ascent along the fixed ropes a paid one.

The President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from the slopes of Elbrus:

Today, August 20, the 7 Summits Club SuperGirls team moved to the Refuge, at an altitude of 3600 m. And went on an acclimatization rotation to the Pastukhov Rocks. The weather got worse as we climbed. But before the snow and rain, we managed to reach our destination and go down. And in the kitchen of the 7 Summits Club, we had a delicious lunch, and then dinner. The weather outside is terrible: thunderstorms, wind, snow. Tomorrow is a day of rest and preparation for the Elbrus climb. And also a photo shoot in dresses against the backdrop of the mountains.

News from the Supergirls group! Today is the first day of our active acclimatization program. Our cheerful girl went out to the Terskol gorge! Alpine landscape, a turbulent river, snowy peaks around - all this inspires our girls for the main thing, Elbrus itself is ahead! The group climbed to the famous waterfall, where a photo shoot was arranged. The weather was great, and the day turned out to be great. Tomorrow - continuation of the program. Group guides Alexander Abramov and Natalia Marinkevich.

President of the 7 Summits Club company Alexander Abramov:

An incredible event in the History of Mountaineering has happened. For the first time in the History of mankind!  The 7 Summits Club project "Hungry Elbrus" ended with an amazing result. 14 participants and 3 guides spent 5 days of fasting in the Elbrus region and all 17 "hungry climbers" successfully ascended to the summit of the highest mountain in Europe - Elbrus. And they ascended at a very good pace.

This event can claim a World Record. All participants noted that both acclimatization and the ascent itself were easier than with a usual "well-fed" ascent. This is probably a new era in Mountaineering.

During the experiment, all participants drank only water and tea with honey or jam. But several participants drank only water. The process was observed by Doctor Myasnikov, who at 72 years old also climbed Elbrus hungry.

All the members lost at least 3.5 kg in 5 days. Alexander Abramov and Artem Gurshteyn lost the most. 7 kilograms each. The reason for this was that Artem drank only clean water.

And Abramov, probably because he led the expedition and spent nervous energy.

Participant Pavel Persidsky climbed on the 8th day of fasting, since before the project he had not eaten for 3 days.

Before the assault, I was very worried about the result. Suddenly someone would lose consciousness, but everyone was very cheerful and all 100% of the project participants climbed to the top of Elbrus hungry!!!

During the expedition, four cameramen and a director filmed its progress. Expect the release of the film "Hungry Elbrus" in about 2 months!

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!

 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.

President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Alaska:

We turned around from the Assault Camp at 17,000 feet. The mountain slopes are very dangerous for avalanches, and not a single group went to storm the summit of Denali. We went down the ridge and then came to the 14,000 camp. Here our second team, the "Orange Men," led by Lyudmila Korobeshko, was waiting for us. We went down and walked all night. We arrived at the Airfield. But because of the clouds, the planes are not flying. We are waiting.

The President of the 7 Summits Club, Alexander Abramov, reports from Alaska:

Our team is in Camp 5 at 17,000 feet. We have one day to the summit. But the slope is avalanche-prone. Today, two teams went down, only reaching the base of the slope. They left without the summit. We are still planning to assault the summit of Denali tomorrow. But it is not yet clear how to cross the avalanche-prone slope. We are thinking.

President of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Alaska:

Abramov's team is spending the night today in assault camp No. 5 (altitude about 5240 meters). Tomorrow we will have a day of rest. The day after tomorrow - assault of Summit.

Today we climbed on foot with heavy backpacks from Camp 14 (Rangers) to the assault camp. Many people went with us today, about 80 people. They accumulated. The weather window opened after several days of bad weather.

The president of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov reports from Alaska:

It snowed all day. Avalanche danger is high. Tomorrow morning, we leave for the assault camp. Minimum things. Extreme overnight stay and the day after tomorrow assault on the summit. There is a three-day window. We pray. The temperature at the summit is about minus 30 degrees. The team is charged with success. I think we will get through. All participants feel well.