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Vladimir Kotlyar, guide of the 7 Summits Club: The team of the 7 Summits Club  climbed on the top of Lenin Peak. The highest point was reached by six participants and three guides.

Two new groups of the 7 Summits Club have arrived in the Elbrus area. Today they went up to the first station of the cable car, to the cafe Ai. One of them is led by the director of the 7 Summits Club Lyudmila Korobeshko, the other – by our main guide to Elbrus Andrey Berezin. On the way, the participants and guides admired the beautiful views of the mountains: this is, of course, Elbrus, the legendary glacier "Seven", located on the northern slope of Donguzorun, also the peak of Nakra. Tomorrow, two teams will go up to the refuge National Park, where they will continue acclimatization and preparation for climbing Elbrus.

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

 Today there was the first acquaintance of the team with Ararat, we hope that it is mutually pleasant! Ararat has opened and appeared in all its glory! We reached the starting point at 2200 m and then climbed in 5 hours to the base camp at 3200 m. According to the plan, we will spend 3 nights here - 2 nights before the assault and 1 after the assault. In the base camp this season, there are innovations - electrification of the camp and tents, beds in tents, a shower and the novelty of the season-a samovar (a hookah will not surprise anyone). Greetings to all from Turkey from the slopes of Ararat! Guides Boris Egorov and Anastasia Kuznetsova.

Group guide Max Shakirov: Today we spent the first day of acclimatization with pleasure and joy, climbing from Stepantsminda to the Church of the Holy Trinity. We gained about 500 meters in height. According to the forecast, we were promised rain, but it was not... It was comfortable, that is, not hot. In a word, we got a real pleasure! Tomorrow we have a climb to the refuge Meteostation, and on the 29th, according to the plan, we will storm the summit.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, group guide: Today, leaving at 2 am from 6100m, the team reached the top of Lenin Peak 7134m. The success was 100%. All 8 participants and 4 guides reached the highest point. Now the team is going down to the assault camp. The weather contributed to the success.

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

Greetings to all from Turkey from the city of Van, the pearl of eastern Anatolia! From here, our team will start tomorrow on Ararat, the highest peak in Turkey (5165 m). Today was a busy day. We met the group, found the lost luggage. Then we took a walk through the ancient fortress of the Urartu times, visited the archaeological museum, checked all the equipment, met the sunset on Lake Van, celebrated the meeting and got ready to go ahead to meet adventures! Your Boris Egorov and Anastasia Kuznetsova, 200 km from Ararat!

And yes, we practically took part in a Kurdish wedding!

Maxim Shakirov, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Georgia:

Greetings to all from the hospitable Georgia from the group "Shvili of Mountains" and the guide Max Shakirov! Explanation: in Georgian, "shvili" is a child. Now we are in Gudauri and tomorrow we will begin to acclimatize before climbing Kazbek. The weather is still cloudy, but everyone is in a good mood - we are celebrating the birthday of our team member Yulia!

The mission of the Dostoevsky Group has been fulfilled! The ascent on Elbrus in honor of the 200th anniversary of Fyodor Dostoevsky took place on July 24. All the participants of the literary expedition reached the top at 7: 30 am. It should be noted that according to the forecast, there should have been a wind of 45 km per hour. But in fact, the weather conditions for climbing turned out to be much more comfortable. It is also necessary to note the good physical fitness of the participants.

Alexander Avtomonov, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Northern Elbrus:

The group of the 7 Summits Club "Gazprom Nedra" today made an acclimatization rotation to the height of 3750. Then all the participants and guides descended through the "stone mushrooms" to the base camp.

Vladimir Murzaev, guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Elbrus region: On the first day we climbed the slopes of Mount Cheget. On the second day, we remembered what an ice axe and crampons are. On the third day, we climbed the Pastukhov Rocks. On the fourth day, we were preparing for an assault. And on the fifth day, in a stubborn struggle with bad weather, we reached the top in 6 hours, which is quite fast for such weather. It was July 23 at 9-20 am. The girls are very persistent and purposeful.

News of the Elbrus region. The group "Apricots" today (23/07) climbed the Western peak of Elbrus. The weather was not easy: the wind was 50 km/h, sometimes cloudy and foggy, when I had partly to walk along a marked path, from one marker to another one. And at finish of that, there was cold rain on the top. And all these natural disasters did not prevent us from reaching the summit.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, from Kyrgyzstan:

Greetings to all from the team "Hello, Mountain Fever" from Lenin Peak! Now our team is resting in Camp 1 and is preparing to storm the summit of Lenin Peak. So far, only 3 people have reached the summit due to the weather. But the weather is getting better and we have a chance.

Our team's plan:

24th Camp 2, 5300 m;

25th Camp 3, 6100 m;

26th ascent to the top and overnight at Camp 3;

27th descent to the Camp 1 4400 m;

28th descent to the Base Camp and transfer to Osh.

Guides Abramov Alexander and Nikita Slotin.

Vladimir Kotlyar, guide of the 7 Summits Club: Hello everyone! The group "Maybe Two Hundred Options" successfully went on an acclimatization rotation to an altitude of 6100. We spent two nights at an altitude of 5200 in Camp 2. Now we are resting in the first camp. Then there will be an assault on the summit.

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.

Group guide Andrey Berezin: News of the Elbrus region. The group of the 7 Summits Club "Apricots" climbed the Pastukhov Rocks today. During the day there was a strong heat, so we needed down jackets and membrane jackets only on the rocks themselves and at rest stops. We climbed at a good pace, the group was walking briskly, like one "Apricot". Tomorrow we plan to rest and prepare for the ascent.

News from the team of Alex Abramov from Lenin Peak. On July 19, the entire team, 12 participants and 5 guides, climbed to the top of Razdelnaya 6134m. During the ascent, on a steep slope, the guide of our team, Boris Dedeshko, the owner of the Golden Ice Axe and one of the strongest climbers of Kazakhstan, saved the life of a climber from the team climbing parallel with us.

When Boris's team traversed a steep snow-ice slope at the exit to 5600m, an uncontrolled fall began from the top of the slope by a climber from a neighboring team. The slide could continue for another 200 m with a flight to a rocky area. Boris, in a jump, risking his life, stopped the fall and fixed the climber on the slope. Thank him for this act!

After spending two nights at an altitude of 5300 in order to acclimatize, our entire team yesterday, July 20, went down to rest in Camp-1 at 4400m. The weather at Lenin Peak is consistently bad. Since the beginning of the season, only 3 people have reached the top.

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.

The group of the 7 Summits Club made an ascent on the summit of Kazbek according to the VIP program. Our guide Artem Rostovtsev led the assault on the summit and sent a series of photos.

Andrey Berezin, guide of the 7 Summits Club: The new group began acclimatization and preparation for the ascent on Elbrus. Today we went up to the Ai cafe, which is located at the first station of the Cheget cable car. Summer has also come to the Elbrus region. Today was an unusually hot day for these places, the air temperature rose to 35 degrees. But this did not prevent us from completing the program of the day. Tomorrow we will go up to the refuge"National Park", where we will continue to acclimatize.

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.