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Salaam from Skardu!

There is a team name! We are “Me and my young team”! We say hello from hot Skardu!

It's time to tell us what's going on. So, the second day we spend at the starting point of all mountain expeditions - Skardu at an altitude of about 2500m. Today we have not received the promised permits, and we are looking forward to them tomorrow. As the locals say, Inshallah!

   Today is an amazing day! We are celebrating the birthday of the soul of our company — Artem Kolomiets! Artem, we sincerely congratulate you and wish you more travels, your sense of humor and positivity will warm us all the trip!

   Another day and there will be no places left in Skardu that we have not visited. In the morning we went to the Kuchara lakes. And in the evening, Cold Desert was waiting for us, the Cold Desert in jeeps, incredible dunes and the most beautiful sunset. We felt like the heroes of the movie Mad Max. After, we made a short trek to secret waterfalls and apricot trees.

And the evening ended with a festive barbecue and a party in honor of our birthday. Separately about security. Pakistanis are very friendly and welcoming people. Always ready to help, welcome foreigners with great joy and an open heart. Today Pakistan opened up to us from a new side. We look forward to continuing!

Salaam from Skardu! The first trekking group is assembled in Pakistan! It was one of the most beautiful flights. We flew past the majestic eight-thousand-meter of Himalayas and Karakorum. Skardu was greeted with pleasant warm weather. Today we rest and get to know each other better.

Our goal is to climb the second highest mountain in the World, the K2 peak (8611 meters), famous for its severity. The climbing expedition consists of 7 climbers, two guides, 12 Nepalese Sherpas and 8 Pakistani high-altitude porters.

The expedition program also includes a trekking trip to the foot of the peak, to the base camp of our expedition (two groups).

 The result of the joint work of RD Studio, the 7 Summits Club and the 8000 Club should be a full-length film that will be watched by millions of viewers. On our side is the experience of filming on Everest of the film "The High Altitude Gene", which had a huge audience of millions. It was repeatedly shown on Channel One - Russian main TV Channel. The documentary will show the most interesting moments of the expedition itself, and the host of the film Valdis Pelsh will tell about the history of the mountain itself, about the dramatic moments of the history of climbing it.

We present the participants of the expedition!

Expedition leaders and guides of the 7 Summits Club and 8000 Club:

Alexander Abramov

Founder and President of the 7 Summits Club. Master of Sports of the USSR in mountaineering, mountaineering instructor, mountain guide, high-altitude cameraman. 12-time summiter of Everest. Three-time summiter to the "Seven Summits", one of the first to complete the "Seven Volcanoes" program. Organizer of numerous expeditions to the main summits of the world.

 Lyudmila Korobeshko

Director of the 7 Summits Club, 3-time Everest climber, the first (and only) woman in the world to have completed the 7 Summits Project twice and thrice. If successful, she will become the first K2 climber in Russia who lives on the territory of our country. And together with Alexander Abramov, they can become the first married couple to successfully complete the ascent to this peak.

 Expedition Doctor:

Andrey Selivanov

A native of Tyumen, skilled in mountaineering and rock climbing. He has been working with us on expeditions as a doctor from time to time since 2005. He has extensive experience in mountaineering expeditions and medical practice in different regions of the world.

RD Studio crew:

Valdis Pelsh – head of the company, author and presenter

Kristina Kozlova - director

High - altitude cameramen:

Luis Lopez

Ivan Vasiliev

Alexander Kubasov

Climbers, members of the expedition:

 Arno Ter Saakovs

If successful, he expects to become the first Armenian at the top of K2. Arno has traveled with the 7 Summits Club many times, including reaching the summit of Mount Everest.

 Daniil Briman

The most famous brewer of the "Seven Summits", elected chairman of the Council of the Union of Russian Brewers. Summiter of Everest and other iconic summits together with the 7 Summits Club. We will wait for the signature author's beer "K2"!

 Valery Tebiev

One of our most active participants in the 7 Summits Club programs. He started with a trip to the North Pole. Climbed of Everest and Manaslu.

 Sergey Bogomolov

Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, "Snow Leopard", who has made more than 60 ascents of the highest category of difficulty in almost all mountain systems of the world. The summiter on 13 of the 14 eight-thousandths of the planet is the first Russian contender for the "Crown of the Himalayas". If successful, he will become the first Russian to reach on all 14 eight-thousand-meters.

 Dmitry Moskalev

Our partner since the very first our Everest expedition in 2003.  President of the Moscow Mountaineering Federation. The second person in Russia who completed the "Seven Summits" program.  Founder and president of the MONT Group of companies (the largest distributor of software from the world's leading manufacturers).

 Ekaterina Safronova and Maria Oglobleva

Twin sisters who have been involved in physical education and sports since childhood (in synchronized swimming). After a passion for parachuting, rock climbing, career and family construction, they turned to high mountains. Elbrus, Lenin Peak, Aconcagua and, finally, the sensationally fast ascent on the eight-thousand-meter Manaslu.

Yesterday, June 8, the party of the 7 Summits Club and the 8000 Club "Spring 2023 After Party" took place. We summed up the results of the successful Himalayan season and shared our plans for the near future.

The presentation of Lyudmila Korobeshko's book "The Height Gene 2.0: A Woman's View" will also take place as part of the evening. There was a lot of communication, pleasant meetings and acquaintances. Well, we had fun, too. See the photos, look for yourself! And those who were not with us, envy! It is rare where you can meet so many positive people.

Vladimir Belkovich climbed to the top of Lhotse accompanied by sherpa Dava. Thus, Vladimir, within the framework of the 8000 Club programs, did a "double" - in one season he climbed two eight-thousand-meter Makalu and Lhotse.  After his return to Kathmandu, our season can be considered over. And completed successfully!

A couple of days ago, the team "Death zone freeride" (Vitaly Lazo, Anton Pugovkin and Ivan Rodin) went from the Base Camp to the Camp 1 (6100m). After overnight stay there, next day they climbed to the Camp 2 at 6400m. Great news today! There is the first ski descent on Everest — our team has successfully descended on skis from a height of 6500 m.  Guys skied through the icefall!  The start is given!

Dear friends, we are happy to share the news from Vitaly Lazo and his team, who are going to Mount Everest as part of the 7 Summits Club and 8000 Club groups!

 "Now drones not only fly away from us, but also... float away! Crash again — the FPV copter swam in the river. But Farit, sacrificing himself, caught the fugitive! Now we dry it — not Farit, but a drone — in a bag of rice)) Rice absorbs water well!

As a result, we spent 2 days in Namche Bazaar. We did not sit at home, and went to the neighboring village — Komjung. There we met a really interesting person, his name is Pemba Sherpa. He is 84 old and worked as a porter on the famous 1953 Everest expedition with Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary. It was a great shooting day!
Today we spent the night in Dibuche, and in the morning — a trek to the village of Periche (4370 m)”

A climber who first ascended on the summit above eight thousand meters gets the right to be called a member of the 8000 Club. It is enough for him to confirm his desire to join our community. Having joined our ranks, he has the right to receive a beautiful commemorative medal "For climbing the first eight-thousandther". So far, no one has been awarded this award.  You have a chance to become one of the first winners of this award!  Join our expeditions to the Himalayas and Karakorum!

At one time, the 7 Summits Club identified the "Seven Super-Mountains" in the World.  Seven unique climbing sites on seven continents.  Alpamayo is one of such objects, a mountain of amazing beauty. The 7 Summits Club has repeatedly arranged ascents on this wonderful peak. And we are ready to repeat this experience with new climbers.

 The first expedition of the 8000.Club project  starts on April 17^th to the fifth highest peak in the World -Makalu. Lyudmila Korobeshko will lead the team.  Mount Makalu (8,485 m) has long been famous for a long and tedious trekking approach to the base camp. However, now all issues are being resolved with the help of a helicopter. Makalu is also a record holder among eight–thousanders in terms of the number of routes climbed and their variants. However, almost all of them have been completed only once. The absolute majority of climbers use the French route of 1955. It's A Classic!  A long detour route leads along the glacier and ends with a very beautiful final part.

 Another 8000.Club group will be working on Everest at this time. The team will be led by Viktor Volodin.  They have a special sport program. This year Nepal will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.  Expedition of the 8000.Club will follow in the footsteps of the legendary Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

 You will also be able to follow the news from these expeditions on the website of the 7 Summits Club.

  About a month is left before the start of our climbing programs to the summits of the Himalayan eight-thousandthers. The first to start is the traditional expedition of the 7 Summits Club on Mount Everest under the general leadership of Alexander Abramov.  The main group will work according to the classic program of climbing on the highest peak of the World with full service and maximum possible comfort.  And we will also repeat the successful program "Touching Everest" in the past years, with overcoming the legendary Khumbu icefall and climbing to the Camp 2.  

   This year Nepal will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.  The expedition of the 7 Summits Club will follow in the footsteps of the legendary Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. We would like to be present at the celebration at the end of the expedition as full-fledged participants and happy winners!

 Also this season, the first programs of the 8000.Club project are being held:  big Makalu expedition with  Lyudmila Korobeshko as a leader and Everest by the special sports program (head Viktor Volodin).

Meanwhile, on Everest, the work of installing base camps, processing the route of ascent begins. The "Doctors of the Icefall" have already headed to the base camp to begin work in the Khumbu icefall. The Sherpa team of the 7 Summits Club gathered in Kathmandu before leaving for Lukla. The shipment of goods has begun. There is still a lot of work to be done in the preparatory period. From the photos, it can be felt that our Nepalese friends, our partners, are looking forward to the start of the expedition with great impatience.

 The outgoing year 2022 has become a difficult test of strength for all of us. We can say that the 7 Summits Club withstood it with honor. Despite the objective difficulties, we have implemented all the planned plans. They did not give up our positions.

And we look to the future with optimism.

We will be cheerful, hardworking, we will be noble and patient, we will be freedom-loving and faithful, we will be beautiful and strong, kind and caring!

Let's be tireless in our desire to travel, in our desire to see the world, to leave our mark on all continents of our beautiful planet! We believe in ourselves!

Friends, stay with us! We love and appreciate you! We are of the same blood!

Join our new Everest and K2 expeditions!

The 7 Summits Club takes an active part in the activities of the Russian Mountaineering Federation (FAR).  In particular, we participate in the organization of traditional summing up evenings of the year. At the initiative of the President of the 7 Summits Club, a member of the FAR Board, Alexander Abramov, the ceremony of awarding the honorary badge "Summiter of Everest" is taking place at this event. It is awarded to climbers who have climbed the highest peak in the World for the first time.  The main theme of the evening will, of course, be the sporting achievements of the leading Russian climbers. But at the same time, the most important thing will remain friendly communication, the opportunity to meet old friends and see with your own eyes the stars of mountaineering past and present.

Yesterday, the 7 Summits Club welcomed our friends famous explorer Fyodor Konyukhov and his son Oscar Konyukhov. And we have now amazing news! In August, Fyodor goes on Kazbek with our 7 Summits Club and with his friends. You can join, but upon prior request. Vladimir Kotlyar has already applied for the role of a guide in this group and has been previously approved.

We discussed the possible participation of the Russian team under the leadership of Fyodor Konyukhov in the Jules Verne Cup (the fastest prestigious sailing race, you need to go around the World in less than 80 days). We will jointly look for finances and assemble a team.

Fyodor blessed Volodya Kotlyar and Alex Abramov for the fulfillment of the project "14 eight-thousandth". He believes that this project is very important for raising the prestige of Russia. After all, no Russian climber has done this project yet. Sergey Bogomolov is the closest (13 out of 14). Everyone got a tremendous boost of energy. Fyodor Konyukhov is very inspiring!

And also we received an invitation to the exhibition of paintings by Fyodor Konyukhov "Journey of a Lifetime" from February 3 at the Zurab Tsereteli Gallery.

Join our groups, become participants of the "Russian camp" on the highest mountain of South America! Aconcagua is waiting! The programs of the 7 Summits Club will begin on January 3, 2021.

Since November 1, the Argentine authorities have been opening the borders to all vaccinated tourists, including travelers from Russia. It is allowed to enter the territory of the country with a vaccination certificate with any drug recognized in the country where the vaccination was received. Tourists with this document are exempt from the antigen test and quarantine upon arrival. At the same time, at least 14 days must pass from the moment of receiving the vaccine.

The authorities of the Aconcagua National Park are in doubt as to how they should behave in a pandemic. On the one hand, they cannot afford another missed season. And they need income, and hotels, and guides, and mules need food. However, you also need to show your concern about the possible spread of infection through the base camp. The example of Everest shows that this is not fiction.  The body's defenses weaken at altitude and it is easier for the virus to penetrate it.  It is extremely difficult to separate people, to ensure social distance. No one will seriously do this.

Local guides and tour organizers strongly object to the shortening of the season. In their opinion, this will only lead to more dense accommodation of tourists, which will have the opposite effect. After all, there are willing, given the delayed demand due to the missed season.  There is still a little time to change something. But for now, the season is officially shortened and will begin on January 1, 2022.

The schedule of programs of the 7 Summits Club on Aconcagua

A chance!  One place was vacated in the group following  Sidley Volcano in Antarctica. From January 6. Group Leader: Lyudmila Korobeshko.

We usually complete preparations for Antarctica in the calendar summer. That is, by the beginning of September, all the lists of tourists traveling and flying to Antarctica were always ready. But this year we are just getting out of the covid press.  Will there be a season in Antarctica? There was no affirmative answer to this question for a long time.  And it took longer than usual to form groups.  There was demand, and the demand is deferred. Since last season was completely canceled by the American logistics organizers on the Ice Continent.  Now all issues have been resolved and agreed. There will be a season and we already have groups.  But in other countries, booking is worse than usual. And there are unsold seats in many positions.  We publish a full list of our arrivals.  The availability of seats may be confirmed, maybe not. Guaranteed to have one place from January 6 on Vinson and Sidley.

Antarctica. Climbing Vinson. November 23 - December 8, December 4 - December 19, December 15 - December 30, December 26 - January 10. January 6 - January 21.

Guide Artem Rostovtsev. Cost: $45,900.

Antakrtida. The South Pole. December 4 - December 19, December 15 - December 30, December 31 - January 15. Guide Artem Rostovtsev. Cost: $65,900

Antarctica. Sidley (The Seven Volcanoes program). January 6 - January 21.  Guide: Lyudmila Korobeshko. Cost: $60,990.

In the program "Seven volcanoes" there is an absolutely definite main mountain. This is Mount Sidley. The most remote volcano from civilization, ascents on which are not organized every year.  And no more than one group per season. In January 2022, the group of climbers will be headed by the director of the 7 Summits Club, the incomparable Lyudmila Korobeshko, who will "close" the Seven Volcanoes program. As a rule, all applications for a trip to Antarctica stop being accepted on September 1. Then you can only hope for someone's cancelation. Now is such a case! The lucky one is waiting for a completely unusual journey, the adventure of whole life, and even in a wonderful company.

 January 6 - January 21. Guide: Lyudmila Korobeshko

 Cost:$60,990.

Program and details

American mountaineer, guide and organizer of Everest expeditions Garrett Madison came to Russia at the invitation of the 7 Summits Club. Today, he climbed to the top of the highest mountain in Europe, Elbrus, together with a client of his company Madison Mountaineering. Next, according to the plan, Garrett will go to Bezengi  region together with the guides of the 7 Summits Club Alexey Lonchinsky and Viktor Afanasyev. Goal: to make an ascent on our formidable five-thousand-meter DykhTau. Good luck!