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Lyudmila Korobeshko from the Elbrus Region: Greetings to all from the Elbrus region from the group "Oscar's Angels"! Today we had a difficult day – we climbed to the Pastukhov Rocks. But it is noteworthy that an 11-year-old boy (the son of one of the participants) named Stepan decided to go with us. As a result, Stepa ran almost faster than everyone else (we had to restrain him). And since he had previously watched the "High-Altitude Gene", he kept asking on the way: "Will it be approximately the same on Everest?"

The 7 Summits Club guide Sasha Dorojukov also took a walk with us. He decided to check his leg, because of which he was out of action a couple of weeks ago.

Tomorrow morning we rest, and after lunch we go up to the refuge and at night we go to storm Elbrus.

Nikita Slotin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Pamirs: Greetings to all from the group "Knights of the rectangular table" from the first camp on 4400! All the participants are in good shape, we reached the camp just in 4: 30 hours, everyone feels great. The weather was pleasant, the sun was shining and allowed us to admire the surrounding beauty of the nature of the Pamir snow-capped mountains. But it's snowing now! The mountains are the best way to overwinter the summer ... Tomorrow we are planning an acclimatization climb on the peak of Yukhin.

Guides Nikita Slotin and Vladimir Kotlyar.

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.

Greetings to all from the Elbrus Region from the team "Oscar's Angels"! Today we went up to Refuge 11 and had fun there - first we walked in crampons, then we learned to work on fixed ropes. And at the end, we arranged a slide with self-arrest with ice axes.

And near the Refuge 11, a stunningly beautiful husky dog came to us. We arranged a photo shoot with him. And after lunch, hungry but happy, we went down to our hotel, where the children were already waiting for us.  They just returned from their own heroic ascent.

The guide of the climbing part of the group and the head of the Angels, Lyudmila Korobeshko.

The 7 Summits Club congratulates our guest Nirmal Purja with Elbrus summit! On the 1st of August Nims successfully summited mountain  Elbrus 5642m - the highest peak of Europe - and on the descent he jumped on a paraglider from 5100m!

Congratulations, Nimsdai!

Nikita Slotin, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Pamirs: Greetings to all from the base camp of Lenin Peak from the group "Knights of the rectangular table"!!! Today we went for acclimatization to the peak of the "Mounted Police" 4150m. The weather was pleasant in the morning, but by the time we got back we were caught in a thunderstorm! Everyone feels good! We just need to pack our things and move on. Tomorrow, according to the plan, we go to the first camp. Guides Vladimir Kotlyar and Nikita Slotin.

Natalia Kartashova, head of the Crimean programs of the 7 Summits Club:

There is a new guest at the Mountain School of the Crimea now! Natalia Mozgoleva is here for the first time, but she has already climbed an overhang on one rocky route and climbed the routes to two peaks: Koshka and Merdven-kaya! We remind you that the route "Dobrynya" is one of the most difficult in our school and only the brave pass it, and have you been there?

Guide of the 7 Summits Club Vladimir Murzaev from the Elbrus region:  News from Elbrus. Today, on July 31, the group "Lucky Chance" made an ascent on Elbrus. The weather was perfect.

Impressions from the participant @Katiachup : I had a long-standing dream to conquer Elbrus, I offered my son and he agreed, in return, not to go to a camp.

We have already bought a tour on Kilimanjaro, from the 7 Summits Club. Then the son did not reach summit and regretted it. We agreed very quickly, collected some things from the list for climbing Elbrus, we rented everything else on the spot.

We had 4 days, we were very lucky with the guide Vladimir. This is a professional in his field, we learned so much about mountaineering and other extreme sports, time flew by very quickly!

On the day of the ascent, we had another cool guide, he is a local resident and works in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Aznor. I was very calm for my son, as he was walking with him. The ascent was very difficult for me, there was hard mountain sickness until the very descent. But with our guides, we had no chance not to reach the summit.

We conquered Elbrus, together with my son, largely thanks to our guides! I want to say thank you for their professionalism! For finding the right words, for helping me with mountain sickness all the way up. I also want to mention the cuisine in our camp, Zulya and Olya prepared very delicious dishes for us, they were always very friendly, and in general, the atmosphere in the kitchen was very cool.

We got more than we expected! Thanks to Marina and Irma! For the organization and for always being in touch!

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

News of the Elbrus region. The group "Fresh cucumbers" climbed the Western peak of Elbrus. The weather did not let us down, there was a calm and bright sun on the top. The peaks of the Main Caucasian Ridge were clearly visible.

Alexander Avtomonov, guide of the 7 Summits Club: On July 28, a team of Gazprom Nedra specialists made a successful ascent from the North side to the Eastern peak of Elbrus - 5621m. And then the group made descent to the Southern slope of the highest mountain in Europe, thus making the traverse of Elbrus.

A Nepalese mountaineer, a former military Gurkha, who amazed the whole world with his epic "14 eight-thousand-meters in 7 months" and winter K2, begins to collect a collection of the highest peaks of all continents, or "Seven Summits". Therefore, he was invited to Elbrus (persuaded) to come by our 7 Summits Club. This is the second visit of Nims to Russia and we can safely call him an old friend. We hope that luck will be on his side again and all his plans will be implemented.

The group's guide Lyudmila Korobeshko from the Elbrus area: Today our group "Chebureks with Lingonberries" , all members, quickly ran on the top of Elbrus. At 6.40 we were already opening champagne and unfurling flags on the Western peak. We were very lucky with the weather and views.

Lyudmila Korobeshko had a birthday today and the 7 Summits Club sent her warm congratulations!

Hello to everyone, not from the slopes, but from the top of Ararat! Today, the Olympionika team stood on the top of the legendary volcano. The mountain let it in and let it out. The weather was perfect, despite several hours of snowstorms before the assault. The participants climbed to the top in different ways and almost crawled, and ran with acceleration for the last meters. Now the team is resting at the base camp. Tomorrow we will return to civilization and get acquainted with the local sights. Guides Boris Egorov and Anastasia Kuznetsova.

Guide Maxim Shakirov  from Georgia:  Greetings to all from Sakartvelo from the team "Shvili of Mountains"! We had a very long day today: we got wet in the rain, jumped through crevasses, listened to rockfalls, and also saw Elbrus in the distance from the top of Kazbek!

We're going to bed now…

The photo shows us today at the summit of Kazbek, with the whole team.

Nikita Slotin, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Kyrgyzstan:  The team "Hello, Mountain Fever" from the city of Osh! We have finally descended into civilization! It was a busy day. At first, there was a walk from Camp-1 to Base Camp, then - packing things, moving to Osh, awarding, a festive dinner, packing things again and part of the group is already flying to Moscow! The rest of the participants will also fly home soon. See you in the mountains!!!

Manager of the 7 Summits Club Olga Startseva from the Elbrus region: Hello everyone! The corporate group of VEB RF arrived at the Cheget glade and stayed at the hotel "Povorot". After lunch, we held a briefing and checked the equipment. After that, we went for a walk and got acquainted with the resort. Some of people took a walk to the Narzan Valley. And, of course, we got acquainted with the Caucasian cuisine, tried "khychiny". The group is friendly, everyone is in a fighting mood. Tomorrow we are going to acclimatize on Cheget. The guides of the group are Sergey Larin, Ilya Tsygankov. Manager Olga Startseva.

Greetings to all from the Elbrus region from the group "Chebureks with lingonberries"! Today we were not too lazy and climbed up to the Pastukhov Rocks. For this, they were awarded a bright sun and a blue sky, although it rained all day in Terskol. In 4 hours we reached the rocks, flew back in less than an hour - we were afraid to be late for the cable car.

Tomorrow, late in the evening, we go up to the refuge and at night we go to the Elbrus assault.

The group's guide is Lyudmila Korobeshko.

Greetings to all from the slopes of Kazbek from "Shvili of the Mountains"! Yesterday, our team, at a good pace (in less than 7 hours), having overcome a little more than 1500 meters vertically, reached the refuge Meteostation. To our great regret, we did not have a chance to admire the surrounding beauty - rain and fog.

Today we walked to the church at 3900 meters and there we congratulated a member of our group, Alexandra, on her Birthday! We managed to get down to the weather station when it started raining again...

According to the plan, on July 29, at 2 am, we go out to storm. The group's guide is Max Shakirov.

Nastya Kuznetsova, guide of the 7 Summits Club, from Turkey:

Greetings from the slopes of Ararat!  Today there was a day of acclimatization. We climbed 4200 m to a high-altitude camp, from where tomorrow, according to the plan, we will go to the assault. The weather was favorable - the sun and a light breeze. Upon returning to the base camp at 3200, which already seems to be a resort, first there was hail (short), then rain with a rainbow and at the end of the storm with lead clouds passed by and disappeared behind Ararat.  After the descent, we prepared for tomorrow, crampons to the shoes, learned how to walk on crampons, passed a master class on tying shoelaces. At dinner, we tasted delicious dishes of Kurdish cuisine: juicy lamb, baked vegetables on coals, ayran, fresh vegetables. Your Boris Egorov and Anastasia Kuznetsova, with warm greetings from Turkey!

Two groups of the 7 Summits Club climbed the slopes of Elbrus and settled in the National Park refuge. One of group is led by the director of the 7 Summits Club Lyudmila Korobeshko, the other is by our main guide on Elbrus Andrey Berezin. In bad weather conditions, the participants and guides climbed up the slope in the direction of the former Refuge of the Eleven and conducted training sessions on climbing on snow and ice. Tomorrow, groups will climb the Pastukhov Rocks.