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Boris Egorov, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Mexico:

Long-awaited news from Mexico. Yesterday at two o'clock in the afternoon our team climbed the last rope of the huge wall, it is called El Gigante.  It was an incredible adventure! Three and a half days of continuous vertical movement, three nights suspended on inflatable platforms. There were practically no places on our route where you could at least stand, they were hanging in safety systems all the time. The rock is very wild, there is no one around, we have not seen a soul during the entire ascent. But it turned out to be absolutely detached from everything in the world, there were only us, the wall and our multi-kilogram trunks, which we dragged up after us. There are only a few such ascents in the world, and even more so in such exotic places. (Even just to get under the wall, we needed local guides with machetes). Of course, this is not our first rock adventure with Alexey and Zhenya, but we are experiencing such difficulty and danger for the first time. And such an event will be all the more memorable. Guides Boris Egorov and Vladimir Murzaev.

Boris Egorov, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Mexico: 

And we continue to warm up on the rocks in the Northern part of Mexico. We came to El Potrero Chico precisely because there are a huge number of multi-pitches (long climbing routes).  And this is exactly what you need to work out the interaction on the wall and develop strength endurance.   Yesterday we quickly climbed a rather long route of 12 pitches. Alexey was in the lead all the way, and the guides only served the delays and enjoyed the views like tourists. After the descent, we decided to run to a small tower before the pile, it looks like we have a solid collection of such rock "spires". At this point, we believe that the preparation is over and we have a whole day of flights and transfers to get to the canyon with a big rock walls.

Boris Egorov, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Mexico: 

Hello everyone from Mexico! A new adventure has begun, prepared especially for Alexey Sivkov and Zhenya Lesnitsky. We were going to climb the big wall again, in an adult way, with overnight stays in suspended platforms and with huge trunks, which we ourselves will drag up on ropes. But we will have it all in a few days, and in the meantime we are warming up on the rocks of the El Potrero chico massif. This is the most famous rock climbing area of Mexico, located near the city of Monterey. Guides Boris Egorov and Vladimir Murzaev.

Boris Egorov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Mexico: 

 Hello everyone from Mexico! 11 climbers went out to climb today and all of them reached the top of Orizaba. The ascent took from 4.5 to 8 hours for different team members. At the top, we had a 360-degree view of the whole of Mexico and a stunning huge crater.  That was cool!

Boris Egorov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Mexico:  Meanwhile, traffic on Orizaba continues.  Now the whole team has moved to the assault camp at an altitude of 4700m.  The transition took about 2 hours, which is pretty fast!  Here we also held small classes on moving with rope, using crampons and an ice axe. At night we go out to storm the summit!

Boris Egorov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Greece:

Hello everyone!  For two days, our team climbed in one of the most beautiful places in Greece called Meteora. There are huge pillars about 300 meters high, some of them are occupied by active monasteries. This whole natural and man-made complex is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The rock is a conglomerate, and quite fragile, it is necessary to climb carefully, since almost any stone can, if desired, simply be removed from the wall. An additional difficulty is that the belay on bolts is quite rare (5-6 meters between the points) and you can additionally belay only in rare crevices or by throwing loops on all the same protruding unreliable stones.

We made 3 climbs, and I managed to make one parachute jump from one of the walls.

Boris Egorov, super-guide of the 7 Summits Club from Greece: Today we continue to enjoy the rocks of Kalymnos. We visited the "big grotto" sector, this is a huge overhang with a lot of stalactites! 3D climbing for any level.

Boris Egorov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:  Hello to all from Elbrus! Today, the Wet Crampons team climbed to the highest point in Europe. The night before our assault, there was a thunderstorm and snow fell, so the ascent took place in not the most favorable conditions. Our participants were quite active, so we were almost the first among the groups to reach the top today. So, we trampled down fresh snow and made a trail. But it's nice that the not very good weather forecast did not come true, and we enjoyed the sun almost the whole way. Thank you to the participants for a great fast ascent! See you in the mountains!

Guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergey Onufrienko, from the Elbrus region:

Today, on August 19, according to the weather, we decided to leave at 4 am, as there was a thunderstorm. At 5-00 we came out from the height of 5100, through the snow and fog, in the direction of the summit. Yulia and Artem soon did not want to go further, not seeing the point because of poor visibility. They turned back from the end of “the oblique shelf”, but we must pay tribute, 5300 is also not bad. I will say thank you to our guides Berezin and Semyonov for the often placed hangers!

The head of the family, Alexander, and the eldest son, Vladimir, decided to fight with nature and received a single sunny picture on the saddle as a reward. And, finally, in 10-15 the main peak was reached, however, in a fog, but what can you do! But in fact, due to the warm wind from Abkhazia, a cap was formed over the top. But still, everyone is happy, there will be something to tell at work.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Boris Egorov from Turkey: Hello to everyone from the space group on Ararat! Mission accomplished! All the participants and guides climbed on the top of the legendary Ararat! We were lucky with the weather – we caught a window. All the participants have already safely descended to the base camp. Everyone is healthy, the mood is cosmic. Today we are moving to the city of Van, and on the way we will visit the palace of Ishaq Pasha.

Hello everyone from Ararat!  Today, all the participants of our high-altitude space mission (with the participation of the hero-cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko) have successfully completed acclimatization. We went up to the assault camp at an altitude of 4200 m and on the same day we went down to the base. The weather for the exit was perfect: neither hot nor cold. In the evening, we finally checked the equipment at the base camp and had a very tasty dinner with meat on the fire. Tomorrow we will go to the assault camp and prepare for the final dash to the top. Guides Boris Egorov and Alexander Spirin.

Boris Egorov, guide of the 7 Summits Club: Today we had a long day. Mount Elbrus struck us with its unpredictability. We have experienced almost all weather phenomena: this is the wind, and snow, and the lack of visibility, and even the unexpectedly scorching sun on the descent. For those who ventured to reach the top, this was an additional test. But, at the same time, the difficulties made the ascent unforgettable.

So, four representatives of hot Egypt were standing today on the highest point in Europe. Now everyone has gone down to the hotel and is recuperating. Guides Boris Egorov and Kristina Putintseva.

Greetings from Elbrus! Today, the Wild guanabana group has successfully completed the acclimatization rotation, all participants have reached the Pastukhov Rocks. The weather continues to give us so much, there was a calm on the mountain. Now we are resting and preparing for the ascent.

Greetings from Elbrus! Today, we and our guests from warm countries have climbed to the Refuge of Eleven, at an altitude of 3800. Summer is in full swing, streams flow down the slope. We went to snow training sessions. The mood of the participants is excellent, the weather is pleasing. Guides Boris Egorov and Kristina Putintseva.

Boris Egorov, guide of the 7 Summits Club:  News from Elbrus. Today, finally, for the first time in two seasons, we have foreign climbers, our friends from the Wildguanabana company, as guests. It was not easy for them to get to us, but they managed. Today we have already started to acclimatize. Before lunch, we took a walk on Mount Cheget, and after that we walked along the ecological path between the Cheget glade and the Azau glade.

Boris Yegorov, the 7 Summits Club guide:  Today, our micro-team "Clever Beauties" climbed on the Western peak of Mount Elbrus! The blitz climb (only 3 days long) wasn't easy, but they did it! Congratulations to Larisa and Lilia on such a wonderful achievement!

In February of the outgoing year, three Russian climbers visited Patagonia. They are Vladimir Murzaev, Konstantin Yaamurd and Boris Egorov, who is a guide of 7 Summits Club. They tried to climb the famous Cerro Torre. The summit was not reached due to the poor condition of the summit cap.

But the members of group made an impressive base jump from a point called "Rozov exit". Named after a great friend of the 7 Summits Club, the famous athlete Valery Rozov.

The 7 Summits Club guide Boris Yegorov:

Greetings from Crimea! Today we climbed one of the most beautiful rock routes in the Crimea on the most difficult steep face of Morcheka. It was a diverse, interesting climbing with gorgeous views of the Black sea.

Hello! This is Boris Yegorov, the guide of group with news from the Elbrus region. Today, our team of old friends of the 7 Summits Club climbed the highest point of Europe, Mount Elbrus. The forecast for the day of ascent was so-so. But we were lucky, it was not true, it was calm and a lot of sun! Hurray!

The third group of the 7 Summits Club with a guide Alexander Dorojukov yesterday went from the Confluencia camp to Plaza Francia. It was an acclimatization ratation. Today they came to the Base Camp. March was really difficult, but everyone coped. Three days there was bad weather, now the situation has improved.

 A special group of the 7 Summits Club with the guides Egorov and Kotlyar arrived at the base camp a day earlier. Today they explored the surroundings of Plaza de Mulas. In the morning they went to the glacier, and after lunch they climbed bouldering. Perhaps this is the highest bouldering area in the world! The mood is good, the appetite is good, acclimatization continues.