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The guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from the Elbrus region:

18.08. Hello everyone! The new group of the 7 Summits Club "El'Barso" today began acclimatization before climbing Elbrus on the slopes of Mount Cheget.

Through a fairy-tale forest and alpine meadows we climbed to the famous cafe "Ai" at an altitude of 2750 meters. There we drank local fragrant herbal tea and ate exotic chebureks with blueberries. After lunch we went to the rental point, where we rented the missing equipment. Then we rested, took a massage ... Tomorrow we will try to climb higher, we plan to conduct snow training at an altitude of 4100 meters.

Take care of yourself! See you in the mountains! Good weather and good luck to all!

Guide Evgeniy Fedyunin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin sends from Kyrgyzstan:

 Hello to everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The "Old Bucks" group has climbed to the Camp 3 of Lenin Peak, from where we will set out to climb tonight. The wind was blowing and snowing all day while we were walking from Camp 2 to Camp 3. We settled into tents, had dinner and went to bed. Tomorrow is the climb.

Here our final program of this season on Ararat has begun. The whole group is assembled and the first stage of acquaintance has already been completed. A very interesting team has been assembled, each participant has his own story. For example, one participant with a very symbolic name Ararat decided to climb the cherished peak for the first time and dedicate the ascent to his grandfather.

The majority follow the spirit of adventure, and someone decided to climb five five-thousanders, in order to then move to a new level and go along the six-thousanders. We were glad to meet everyone and promised each other that we would do everything possible to take the next joint photo already at the top.

Your guide Sergey Avtomonov.

Hello to everyone from the southern slopes of Elbrus from the cheerful Brazilian group Grade 6!

Today we climbed to an altitude of 3900 meters to our refuge. But of course, we did not stop there. After we settled into cozy VIP houses, we went to training snow classes. For classes, we climbed to an altitude of 4100 meters, where we got acquainted with crampons and learned how to put them on, learned how to use an ice axe so as not to cut anyone with it, but to cut (arrest) yourself on a snow slope.

Everyone liked the part of the class when we slide down a snow slope, practicing self-arrest, the most. After lunch, we continued the classes. We learned how to put on harnesses and refasten ourselves on fixed ropes.

This concludes the technical part of the preparation. Tomorrow we will go to new heights to prepare our bodies for the summit of Elbrus.

Guides Olga Rumyantseva and Leuan Atabiev.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin sends from Kyrgyzstan:

Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The group of the Club 8000 "Old Buck" today passed a difficult section of the Lenin Glacier, with cracks and icefalls, and reached the second camp at an altitude of 5300 meters. According to the forecast, there was a strong wind on the summit today, we felt it on the "Frying Pan" and below it. Tomorrow we move to the third, assault camp.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Viktor Volodin, sends from Georgia:

Greetings to everyone from sunny Georgia! Or, more precisely and briefly, gamarjoba genatsvale! A new group of the 7 Summits Club in full force, but without a name yet, started today from Tbilisi and safely reached Stepantsminda. Our ascent of Kazbek begins.

We welcome all mountain lovers! So, a new cheerful adventure is beginning for the super-guides of the 7 Summits Club, with an equally cheerful group of climbers from Brazil. It was brought once again by our regular partner, the company "Grade 6". The team consists of 14 people and two tour leaders, led by our old friend Carlos Eduardo Santalena. Today we went on the first acclimatization trip along an interesting route to Mount Cheget to the cafe "Ai", through the Caucasian "tropics" with picturesque views.

Guides Leuan Atabiev and Olya Rumyantseva.

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Elbrus region:

 Greetings from Elbrus region from the "Berezki" team! Today we climbed Mount Elbrus in full force. We waited for good weather and reached the top at a good pace among the first that day.

The 7 Summits Club guide Evgeny Fedyunin reports from Elbrus region:

16.08. Hello everyone! The 7 Summits Club group "#Bezgornyashka" used the reserve day today and climbed on the summit of Western Elbrus 5642m! Six out of eight members of the group reached the highest point of the Caucasus and Europe! In the evening, a gala dinner with awards and plans for new Mountains!

Take care of yourself! See you in the mountains! Good weather and good luck to everyone!

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Georgy Bushuev sends from the Elbrus region:

 Greetings from the Elbrus region! The 7 Summits Club group "Greeks" successfully closed the issue with the postponed ascent. On the reserve day, we climbed to the summit, completing the group program by 87.5%. 7 out of 8 team members reached the Western summit of Elbrus. The weather window was justified one hundred percent. This is also evident from the photographs.

Hello everyone from Kyrgyzstan! The Club 8000 "Old Bucks" group finished resting at the Lenin Peak base camp on Achiktash and went up to the first camp. Yesterday we arrived at the camp, settled in. We spent the night. Today we made last preparations and at night we are leaving for the second camp, then to the third. The ascent on Lenin Peak is scheduled for August 19. The group's guide Andrey Berezin.

President of the 7 Summits Club company Alexander Abramov:

An incredible event in the History of Mountaineering has happened. For the first time in the History of mankind!  The 7 Summits Club project "Hungry Elbrus" ended with an amazing result. 14 participants and 3 guides spent 5 days of fasting in the Elbrus region and all 17 "hungry climbers" successfully ascended to the summit of the highest mountain in Europe - Elbrus. And they ascended at a very good pace.

This event can claim a World Record. All participants noted that both acclimatization and the ascent itself were easier than with a usual "well-fed" ascent. This is probably a new era in Mountaineering.

During the experiment, all participants drank only water and tea with honey or jam. But several participants drank only water. The process was observed by Doctor Myasnikov, who at 72 years old also climbed Elbrus hungry.

All the members lost at least 3.5 kg in 5 days. Alexander Abramov and Artem Gurshteyn lost the most. 7 kilograms each. The reason for this was that Artem drank only clean water.

And Abramov, probably because he led the expedition and spent nervous energy.

Participant Pavel Persidsky climbed on the 8th day of fasting, since before the project he had not eaten for 3 days.

Before the assault, I was very worried about the result. Suddenly someone would lose consciousness, but everyone was very cheerful and all 100% of the project participants climbed to the top of Elbrus hungry!!!

During the expedition, four cameramen and a director filmed its progress. Expect the release of the film "Hungry Elbrus" in about 2 months!

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Avtomonov reports from the Elbrus region:

 Hello to everyone from the Elbrus region! Yesterday, the 7 Summits Club group "Mountain Ladies" took advantage of the clear sky and successfully climbed the highest point in Russia, Mount Elbrus. We were very lucky with the weather, although there was, of course, wind in the area of the summit.

August 14. Greetings to everyone from Elbrus region from the participants of the Hungry Elbrus project!

Today was the culmination day, the fifth day without food and the assault on the summit. To be honest, many participants doubted that everyone would be able to climb. By the end, even Abramov himself began to doubt his success. After all, the topic of hungry climbs has been little tested and studied. And it is even more surprising that absolutely ALL project participants (and even the operators) climbed to the summit! Despite the fact that half of them had no experience of fasting and half had no mountain experience.

Not everyone had an easy climb. Someone was able to reach the limit, only on willpower.

So, the Hungry Elbrus project has been successfully completed! Now we are thinking about where else to go hungry!

P.S. - one of the project participants - Dmitry Demchuk - climbed both peaks (Western and Eastern).

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Dmitry Semenov sends from Elbrus:

  Greetings from Elbrus from the "Berezki" team! Today we have a free day, because the day of the assault was postponed due to weather conditions. To make sure this day was not wasted, we went to Mount Cheget 3470m.

The 7 Summits Club guide Dmitry Semenov reports from Elbrus:

Greetings from the slopes of Elbrus from the super team "Beryozki"! Today our group made the final acclimatization climb, climbed to the lower border of Pastukhov Rocks. The weather is excellent, the condition of the group is also excellent. Now we have a day of rest and we will be ready to storm the summit of Elbrus.

The 7 Summits Club guide Georgy Bushuev reports from Elbrus:

Greeks group and the Southern Elbrus region greet everyone! Today, 13.08.25, the general conditions of the group members allowed us to successfully climb from the refuge to an altitude of 4950 m in 5 hours 40 minutes. A fresh breeze was blowing. Now we are restoring our strength in the refuge at 3850 and waiting for a weather window to climb Mount Elbrus!

August 12. Greetings to everyone from the Elbrus region from the participants of the project "Hungry Elbrus"! The third (the hardest) day without food. And we decided to complicate it even more by climbing to the Pastukhov Rocks. Surprisingly, we reached the rocks quite quickly and simultaneously. And also simultaneously ran down. For better recovery before the assault, we decided to go down for one night. Here near the hotel, an evening of revelations was held by the fire. It turned out that almost everyone discovered a new source of strength and energy thanks to hunger. And Dr. Myasnikov even supported our conclusions with scientific data. But without spoilers - the details will be in the film!!!

And tomorrow morning, exercise, weighing and climbing up. At night - for the assault.

Super guides of the project "Hungry Elbrus" Alex Abramov, Denis Abramov and Lyudmila Korobeshko.

And also Dr. Myasnikov, cameraman Ilya Gladkikh and the Zavety film crew.

The 7 Summits Club guide Alexander Avtomonov sends from Elbrus:

Hello to everyone from Elbrus! The 7 Summits Club group "Mountain Ladies" made the main acclimatization rotation today before storming Elbrus. We climbed Pastukhov Rocks. Today the weather was great, magnificent views of the Main Caucasian Ridge opened up. The group members feel good and after a rest they will be ready to storm the summit of Elbrus.

The guide of the 7 Summits Club Evgeny Fedyunin reports from the Elbrus region:

 12.08. Hello everyone! The 7 Summits Club group "#Bezgornyashka" today made the first high-altitude acclimatization exit to Refuge 11, at an altitude of 4100 m. There we conducted training snow and ice sessions, worked out the technique of climbing and self-arrest on snowy terrain.

After a delicious lunch, we adjusted the crampons to our boots. Everything is going according to plan.

Take care of yourself! See you in the mountains! Good weather and good luck to everyone!

Guide Evgeny Fedyunin.