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Greetings from sunny Mexico! Today, the entire "Equipo de Orizaba" group climbed Mount Orizaba, North America's highest volcano and Mexico's highest point, at 5,636 meters. The weather was perfect: completely calm and temperatures below -5 degrees Celsius. After descending to base camp, we moved to Zoapan, where we were met by our friends and a Mexican orchestra. From there, we traveled to Puebla, where we spent the night. Our next destination is Mexico City and then home. Group guides: Andrey Berezin and Valery Myasoedov.

Greetings from sunny Mexico! Yesterday we acclimatized to the assault camp (4800m). The climb took two and a half hours, and we spent another half hour at the campsite. Tomorrow we'll ascend to the assault camp. Then, tonight, we'll begin the ascent ща Orizaba. Group guides: Andrey Berezin and Valery Myasoedov.

Greetings from sunny Mexico! The "Equipo de Orizaba" group is currently at the best base camp on Orizaba Peak, at an altitude of 4,200 meters. We are staying in large, spacious camping tents. There is a large dining room where our entire large team can eat. The food is delicious and varied. Wi-Fi is available throughout the day. The group's guides are Andrey Berezin and Valery Myasoedov.

Greetings from sunny Mexico! Today, the "Equipo de Orizaba" group set off for an acclimatization climb to La Malinche Peak. The route from the entrance to the National Park to the summit took us 5 hours and 42 minutes. We climbed faster than expected. The route is very picturesque: it begins in a pine forest, then passes through a small section of alpine meadows, and then reaches the rocky pre-summit area. The summit itself is compact; our entire large team (17 people) barely fit on top.
Afterward, we descended along the same route we had climbed. Tomorrow, we'll travel to the base camp at Orizaba Peak. The group guides are Andrey Berezin and Valery Myasoedov.

Greetings from sunny Mexico! Yesterday, the "Equipo de Orizaba" group visited the Teotiocan pyramids, some of the oldest in the world. Afterward, we had lunch at a picturesque restaurant located in a natural grotto. After lunch, we headed to the hacienda in the town of Soltepec. Tomorrow, we'll set off on an acclimatization climb to the summit of La Malinche, at 4,200 meters. Guides Andrey Berezin and Valery Myasoedov.

Greetings from sunny Mexico! The ascent of Pico Orizaba (5,536 m) has begun. We met all the participants today. We settled into the hotel and had a gear check. In the evening, we had a welcome dinner. Tomorrow we'll travel to Soltepec, visiting the Teotiocan pyramids along the way.
Group guides: Andrey Berezin and Valery Myasoedov.

 MANASLU 2025. The second group, led by Andrey Berezin, has reached the summit of Manaslu in its entirety! Members include: Yuri Dyachuk, Vasily Kernitsky, Dmitry Pil'shchikov and Olga Rumyantseva. Dmitry Pil'shchikov made a blitz ascent from Base Camp to the summit in five days, using xenon in preparation!

Olga Rumyantseva is currently descending to Camp 4, where Andrey Berezin awaits her. The remaining members are descending to the lower camps. Expedition leader Alexander Abramov is waiting for everyone at Camp 1.

The members of the first group are now at Base Camp and preparing for their flight to Kathmandu.

Photos and video from the ascent on September 24

Manaslu Expedition 2025. Our three groups are currently located in three different camps. Group 1, with Alexander Abramov, is at Camp 3 (6,800 m), Group 2, with Andrey Berezin, has ascended to Camp 2 (6,300 m), and Group 3 (5,600 m) is at Camp 1.

Tomorrow, Group 1 will ascend to Camp 4 (7,400 m), while Groups 2 and 3 will ascend to Camp 3. The weather is clear, the night is cool, and everything is as planned. Group guides are Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

The Manaslu-25 group rested today after going to the first camp. It has been raining all day, so instead of ice training, we held rope training in the canteen of the base camp. Tomorrow we have a puja and then we go out for two days to the first and second camps.

Guides Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

The 7 Summits Club guide Andrey Berezin reports from Nepal:

Namaste from Nepal! The main group of the 8000 Club Manaslu expedition gathered in Kathmandu. We visited the city's sights, participated as spectators in the colorful Indra Jatra festivities. We packed our things, bought the necessary equipment for the expedition. Tomorrow morning we fly to the village of Samagaon at the foot of our mountain. The group's guides are Alexander Abramov and Andrey Berezin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin sends from Kyrgyzstan:

 Hello to everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The "Old Bucks" group successfully climbed to the top of Lenin Peak, height 7134 meters. After a week of waiting, we finally caught a weather window between periods of strong winds, and climbed to the summit in excellent weather conditions. Today we are already in the first camp. Tomorrow - the trek to Achiktash and then immediately go to Osh. We were late!

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin sends from Kyrgyzstan:

 Hello to everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The "Old Bucks" group has climbed to the Camp 3 of Lenin Peak, from where we will set out to climb tonight. The wind was blowing and snowing all day while we were walking from Camp 2 to Camp 3. We settled into tents, had dinner and went to bed. Tomorrow is the climb.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin sends from Kyrgyzstan:

Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The group of the Club 8000 "Old Buck" today passed a difficult section of the Lenin Glacier, with cracks and icefalls, and reached the second camp at an altitude of 5300 meters. According to the forecast, there was a strong wind on the summit today, we felt it on the "Frying Pan" and below it. Tomorrow we move to the third, assault camp.

Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The Club 8000 "Old Bucks" group finished resting at the Lenin Peak base camp on Achiktash and went up to the first camp. Yesterday we arrived at the camp, settled in. We spent the night. Today we made last preparations and at night we are leaving for the second camp, then to the third. The ascent on Lenin Peak is scheduled for August 19. The group's guide Andrey Berezin.

Hello to everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The 8000 Club "Old Bucks" group descended to the Lenin Peak Achiktash base camp to rest and wait out the bad weather. Now, according to the forecast, strong winds are blowing in the area of the summit, which do not allow the ascent. In order not to waste time, we explore the surroundings in search of beautiful places. Group guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Hello from Kyrgyzstan! The 8000 Club "Old Bucks" group climbed Razdelnaya Peak (6150). We spent two nights in the Second Camp of Lenin Peak, at an altitude of 5300m. Now we have descended to the Base Camp to rest and to see off the group of climbers who have completed their program on Razdelnaya Peak. We will spend a couple of days in the Base Camp and then go on the ascent. The group's guides are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

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.

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.

Hello to everyone from Kyrgyzstan! Today the "Stary Bucks" group made an acclimatization rotation to the ridge of Petrovsky Peak. From where there are views of the Achik-Tash glade and the surrounding peaks. We saw marmots actively preparing for hibernation. The weather was clear, but windy, membrane jackets were not superfluous. Tomorrow we have a trek to the first camp of Lenin Peak. Group guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The 8000 Club group called "Old Bucks" gathered in Osh, from where today we went to the Lenin Peak base camp. We drove for six hours, not without adventures, along mountain roads to the Achik-Tash glade, a base camp located at an altitude of 3500 meters. In the camp we settled in comfortable yurts, went to dinner, where we appreciated the efforts of the cooks. Tomorrow we begin to acclimatize, go to the ridge of Petrovsky peak. Group guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.