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Alexander Abramov, the leader of the expedition Manaslu, from Samagaun village:

Diary of the expedition to Manaslu 2017 - the 7 summits Club.

Today morning started with the screaming on the street. At first I thought that there is always here in the morning. But when I got up and went outside, it was impossible to pass. The whole yard was crowded with porters, who fought for the right to carry our loads and loads of neighboring expeditions in the Base camp. After Breakfast we met Mingma and Zygmunt. They arrived by helicopter. Now the whole team  is together. And we went on acclimatization up the canyon - to the village of Samdo 3800m. On the way we saw yaks and DZO. Saw the Sherpas are building a new home. And how two Yaks are fighting…

Natalia Kartashova, guide of the 7 Summits Club in the Crimea: the Second day of the Mountain schools in the Crimea! Mountain Koshka climb. Our favorite route here is the "Ant trail". Sasha and Masha heroically overcame all difficulties and reached the top. Beautiful route over the sea abyss!

Today the team of 7 summits Club successfully flew by helicopter to the village Samagaun 3500m, at the foot of Mount Manaslu. Here we found several expeditions, the work is in full for shipping packages to the Base Camp.  Amd we met a very pleasant atmosphere of Nepalese village. Our mountain is visible above us. Here we will spend 3 nights and 12th September we are planning to go to Base camp, where we are waiting by our Sherpas and cook. Today the Sherpas went to lift loads to Camp 1 and Camp 2. So that means, the expedition really began. The weather is good. Ropes are  already fixed to the camp 3.

Alexander Abramov, the leader of the expedition to Manaslu, Kathmandu:

That was my last day in Kathmandu. I'm not swimming, not sunbathing - all day I was getting Internet modem Thuraya IP+. The result  there will be  Internet at the Base camp! Ours! Personally! Only for us. The speed of 444 Kbps / second. Wait for the messages, calls via Skype and photos. Tomorrow at 5:30 in the morning, we fly by helicopter to the Base camp of Manaslu. Onward and upward!

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of 7 summits Club:

New video on the channel Kotlyar adventure in the category “field news”. Short video report from the stupa Bodnath. So I'm starting a series of video diaries of the expedition of the 7 Summits Club on Manaslu.

Mountain spirits or diary of the expedition to Manaslu. Kathmandu, the stupa Bodhnath.

Artem Rostovtsev, guide of 7 summits Club:

While the leader of the expedition responsibly took care of our online life in the next weeks on the slopes of Manaslu, we wandered around Kathmandu. Excursions, the purchase of forgotten things. Now we look forward to the morning's helicopter flight

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club Elbrus:  the Second autumn ascent on Elbrus happened! The group "Sudden North" is now on the East summit of Elbrus. The whole team reached the summit. Today nature gave us relatively warm September day. And it was  almost calm – 35 km / h wind...

Alexander Abramov, the leader of the expedition to Manaslu, from Kathmandu:

Today we met the main part of our team. Now almost all expedition climbers are here. Then we gave our personal goods to the helicopter for lifting it to the base camp. We worked for a movie, and simply enjoyed the meeting. And, of course, there was a briefing, where we discussed all the details of the forthcoming difficult climb.

Yesterday, the the 7 summits Club welcomed a guest. Artist, Vice-President of the Union of Russian Abstractionist, Anastasia Dobrovolskaya brought her picture painted on the edge of the crater of the highest volcano of Africa – Kilimanjaro.

 Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro - it was the first climbing experience Anastasia. And there, in Africa, the idea of a large project called "Seven paintings in seven highest peaks in the world". Anastasia plans to climb all Seven summits and to do what did no one in the world. That is, to bring down the finished new painting.

We wish Nastya good luck in the project! Diary of her travels in Tanzania and the history of painting on top of Kilimanjaro, has recently been published on our website. On further expeditions and plans we will also keep you up to date...

Alexander Abramov, expedition leader: Today the second part of the team of 7 summits Club came to Kathmandu. They are  our guides and movie crew. All team members are very happy to be back in Nepal. And that baggage is not lost on the road. Expedition leader Alexander Abramov met a team with a misted bottle of champagne. We drank for the visit and for the birth of a new guide - Yaroslav Kotlyar.

Natalia guided by Dmitry climbed to the top of Mont Blanc from the refuge of Gouter  for 4 hours 30 minutes. So fast our girls this season didn't run on the highest peak of the Alps. Congratulations to Natalia Bykovsky and her guide! So this season in Mont Blanc  for the 7 Summits Club is completed, will give the mountains a break from us!

"The weather was so-so at first, but on top of everything inflated..."

The 7 Summits Club congratulates one of the most active our climbing clients – Vladimir  Gusakovsky! We wish him good health and new memorable travel!

He meets it on Mount Olympus  trek in the family circle.

Vladimir and Tatiana will climb the highest mountain in Greece – Mytikas 2917 m. The program also includes trekking to  the unique rock monasteries of Meteora (Meteora) — "floating in the air", which are included in the UNESCO list.

Stunning views all around, ancient myths and legends, delicious homemade food.

Alexander Abramov from Nepal: in the program of preparation for expedition Everest 2018, we received a permit  for "7 Summits Club"  for Manaslu 8156 m. All the goods of the expedition, 8 Sherpas and 2 cooks have already been delivered by helicopter to the Base camp. 13 members - a lucky number. Expedition leader Alexander Abramov and Sergei Larin as a doctor.

Andrey Berezin, head guide of 7 summits Club in the Elbrus region: the "North Sudden" beginning of the acclimation program in the Northern Elbrus region. We are now on the Mushrooms. At the moment it is the only place where there is a connection. Therefore, all participants are engaged in dialogue at a distance. But I managed to trap under a flag of 7 summits Club...

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club Elbrus: so, despite all the disasters in the mountains of Elbrus, a few days of bad weather (and today was also the first half of the day the storm), a group of Pioneers climbed to the Western summit of Elbrus! While at the top the weather was beautiful. Congratulate the boys with the first  autumn climb this year!

 As you all probably know, the road to Terskol destroyed in several places the consequences of debris flow in gorge Adyl-su. Most likely, climbing from Terskol this year will be gone and our guides will be moved to the North side of Elbrus

Photo report about how I climbed Kilimanjaro and at an altitude of over 5700 meters, painted the world's first high-altitude painting...

Anastasia Dobrovolskaya – artist, Vice President of the Union of Russian Abstractionist...

We are at the top. This is 1st summit (Gillmans Point) - 5685 meters. We stay... we drank tea, ate chocolate and biscuits. We must go further. Close to 2-th summit, all stopped and no one could go far. We began to breathe artificial oxygen from the tank. The tour guide said that when we get to 3rd  summit, he will allow not more than 10 minutes to be there.

I have joined the brain. To write a painting I  need 30-40 minutes, and in the current situation and all 45. I decided to sit right here on the rocks, please oil on canvas and palette knife. With me remains husband and 2 porters. The rest of the group goes on... I begin to paint. My Head's not straight, the colors - in the pile, Kilimanjaro is not given.

After 20 minutes, the image of the mountain appears. The guides help keep the folder and the canvas serves paint and sincerely amazed at how the canvas it appeared - Kilimanjaro))))

It took 40 minutes and all my power, which I need to remain for the descent…

Alexey Balakin climbed to the highest summit of Antarctica Mount Vinson in 20162017 in the group of the 7 Summits Club under the leadership of Alexander Abramov... Thanks for the movie!

In the app - a few photos from the trip to Leh. There are more impressions from the trip… a lot more.

Ladakh is all forgiving atmosphere of real Tibetan Buddhism is multifaceted, multinational Leh, where I live next to Hindus, Tibetans, Ladakhi, Chinese,

-  friendly and smiling people,

- place where the phone is not useful to you,

- a mix of Indian, Tibetan, Chinese and European cuisine

- a clear sense of intimacy-guarded borders with patrolling helicopters and the Indian border

 and of course is mountains, which have a variety of colors - green, gray, brown, red, lilac, white.

Stok Kangri is currently not allowed me  be on the top.

But Leh did not want to let go. First the trip to the airport in Leh, the staff do not want to register on the flight, explaining that the system does not confirm my tickets.

There is a reason to come back.

Valeriy Glazyrin climbed the highest peak in the Alps Mont Blanc in the group of  the 7 Summits Club under our program from 6th to 13^th of August....

... And presented us with a selection of 82 photographs, beautifully illustrating the route of ascent...

photo gallery

Alexander Abramov, President of  the 7 Summits Club:

August 28^th  at 5:30 we climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus with artificial oxygen. In preparation for the expedition Everest 2018, the team of  the 7 Summits Club held a new "Oxygen Experiment". Without pre-acclimatization, two climbers  with artificial oxygen and two guides climbed for 4 hours from Pastukhov Rocks to the top.

I believe that the use of artificial oxygen can make the mountain more accessible to the common climbers. In particular, this tool can be used for quick ascents (programs Blitz), when climbers simply no time for gradual acclimatization...

A message from a guide of the 7 Summits Club: Part of the band "the Odessa steamer" ascended to the summit of Mont Blanc. Weather "pleased" guides, but customers  managed to suffer until the top. Well done!

This summer season in the Alps is almost over. There will be only one group next week...

Andrey Berezin, head guide of the 7 Summits Club in the Elbrus region: Group Pioneers today visited the local sights: slopes of mount Cheget. All members  made a photo  for  the 7 Summits Club!

Alexander Dorozhkov,  a guide of  the 7 Summits Club: a group “Individual” made an acclimatization climb to Mount Cheget. The weather is nice, but smells like coming fall. All, have a good day!