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Alex Abramov from Georgia:  News from the team "Pink skis" - Kazbek 21.  The sun was shining this morning and it was warm as in paradise. We moved from the Alti Hut refuge to the 3765 m  Meteostation. The route passes through a moraine and a glacier. We were overtaken by horses and people carrying loads. As soon as we arrived at the Meteotation, a hurricane started and snow fell.  But we live well at the shelter. There is a great restaurant here.  Tomorrow – a new acclimatization climbing rotation.

Thank you to the Ukrainian team who left us handmade chocolates!

The weather is very windy. Yesterday and today, more than 10 teams were unable to climb the summit of Mount Kazbek.

Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:  Greetings to all from the summit of Elbrus from the 7 Summits Club group! In severe weather conditions, the group made an ascent on the Western peak of Elbrus! The team experienced everything on the route: wind, snow, fog. Surprisingly, the highest point gave the climbers a ray of sunshine! 

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:  News of the Elbrus region. The group "Children of Yeti" climbed to the refuge National Park and conducted snow and ice training. We have mastered the skills of self-arrest with the help of an ice axe and movement on fixed ropes. Tomorrow we are going to the Pastukhov Rocks. Guides Andrey Berezin and Alexander Avtomonov.

News of the Elbrus region. The group of the 7 Summits Club "Children of Yeti " has started acclimatization preparation for climbing Elbrus.  Today we went up to the first station of the Cheget cable car.  The weather was sunny and clear. Tomorrow we will go up to the refuge National Park. The guides of the group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Avtomonov.

Alex Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club:  The team "Pink skis" went on the climbing route to Kazbek. One participant was going to ski down from the top. He is a master of alpine skiing and a participant of the 2014 Olympics. Unfortunately, the horses refused to carry the skis. So everything has to be done the old-fashioned way. Now we spend a night at an altitude of 3200 in a super-comfortable refuge. Tomorrow, twe climb to the refuge Meteostation.  All the participants are healthy and cheerful, our team is super!

Alex Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club and the guide of the group: Today our team "Kazbek 2021" arrived in Georgia. We saw Tbilisi, Mtskheta and came to the mountains. Now we live in the Rooms 5* hotel, the best in the area. Awesome view of Kazbek! Tomorrow our team goes on the route. I am very pleased with the hospitality of our Georgian friends.

Nikita Slotin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Elbrus region:  Greetings to all from the slopes of Elbrus from the group "7 Cabbage rolls"! In the morning, the weather was pleasant, but by lunchtime it had slightly deteriorated.  This did not prevent us from implementing our plans! The group went on an acclimatization rotation to the Pastukhov Rocks. All happy and cheerfully went down to the refuge. Tomorrow will be a day of rest and preparation for the ascent.

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.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from the Elbrus Area: The group of the 7 Summits Club "Wind of Change" in full force climbed the Western peak of MountElbrus. Today was a beautiful windless weather. At night, the lights of distant cities of Georgia and Turkey were even visible. The ascent for the participants was easy and even relaxed, everyone is happy!

News from Ararat. Elena Titova has conquered her first peak! This peak was Ararat (5165 m), the legendary volcano and the highest summit of Turkey. Elena sends thanks for each guide, they were very attentive! Details on the return! Now Elena is in Van , the largest city in Eastern Anatolia, resting after climbing and continues to get acquainted with local attractions. 

 Elena Titova traveled according to the program of the Gornyashka (Mountain fever) project, climbing with local guides.

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!

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region:

The group of the 7 Summits Club "Wind of Change" went up  to the Pastukhov Rocks today.  We climbed at a good pace.  The weather was sunny, but cool. Tomorrow we plan to rest and prepare for the summit assault.

Alexandr Dorojukov, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:  Hello to all from the BLITZ group! Today our small group climbed on the top of Elbrus. The weather forecast promised a strong wind, but it did not come true and we were very lucky with this. We were promised 60 km/h, it was no more than 40-50. We have already descended, everyone is in excellent condition.

Andrey Berezin, super-guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region:

 The group named "American boy" has started a program of preparation and acclimatization for climbing Elbrus. Today we went to the first station of the cable car on Cheget. It has been several days since the cyclone came to the region. Therefore, the weather was overcast, periodically drizzling rain. We were ready for this, and as necessary, we were insulated and protected from precipitation with the necessary clothing in this situation. For the recommendation on equipment, a special thank you to the 7 Summits Club from the grateful participants of the ascent. Tomorrow we will go up to the refuge  National Park, where we will continue preparing for the ascent.

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.

The group "Juan tea" used the reserve day and reached the Western peak of Elbrus. The weather forecast was not the best and was confirmed in some places.  The wind reached 50 km/h. It was difficult to climb on the final leg of the way. The guides of the group Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov coped with the task and all the group members rose to the highest point.

The group with the guide Nikita Slotin also reached the summit of Elbrus on this day.

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:  Greetings from Elbrus!  Today in the morning we went up to our comfortable refuge National Park, settled in it. And later we started for the second day of acclimatization. We conducted snow and ice training, learned how to use an ice axe for self-arrest, walk on fixed ropes and in rope team. Now we have come down, had lunch and are resting.

The second group with Nikita Slotin as a guide had the same program.

Alexander Dorojukov, guide of the 7 Summits Club: Hello to everyone from the Elbrus area! Today we started to acclimatize on the slope of Mount Cheget. The weather for August is very gorgeous, sunny and very hot. The views are beautiful. Our teams are strong, the condition of all participants is excellent.

The guides of the biggest  group are Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov. Nikita Slotin works with another group as a guide.

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club "Crystal" and "Zenbrus" climbed the Western peak of Elbrus. The forecast promised wind up to 40 km/h. And in some places it was so. But in the area of the summit it was almost completely calm and clear. This is how we celebrated the outgoing summer. The guides of the group were Andrey Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov.

Alex Abramov from Turkey: News from Ararat. The whole team is on top! All 22 people: 19 participants and 3 guides of the 7 Summits Club. Having launched an assault by three teams at 1: 00, 2: 00, and 3: 00, all three groups simultaneously reached the top of Ararat. Russian record: a 12-year-old boy is on the top! This is Kirill Tergalinsky. It was the team of Oskar Konyukhov.

Guides: Sergey Avtomonov, Denis Abramov and Alex Abramov.