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Lyudmila Korobeshko reports from the slopes of Mount Denali: the weather is making adjustments, but we have  enough power and food

  Hello! It is again Lyudmila Korobeshko from the expedition to Denali. Today, June 16th, we have still 16 June, evening. According to the plan we had to do deposit in the High camp. But we woke up almost under two-meter layer of snow, ... read more

 

Hello! It is again Lyudmila Korobeshko from the expedition to Denali. Today, June 16th, we have still 16 June, evening. According to the plan we had to do deposit in the High camp. But we woke up almost under two-meter layer of snow, and snowfall did not stop before lunch. A lot of snow fall. Of course, in this weather it was impossible to go up. So we had to make a forced rest day. After lunch the weather improved. Accordingly, a lot of people came down from the upper part, but most of them probably without the top.

 

In general, all our members  feel good, all full of hope for a successful ascent. Best regards!

 

 

 

The next group starts its way to the top of Elbrus

Elbrus. Here is Alexander Dorozhkov, a guide of the 7 summits Club. Our team made an acclimatization trip to the waterfall Girlish braids. All members are cheerful and  energetic even climbed under the waterfall itself )). Best regards!   ... read more

Here is Alexander Dorozhkov, a guide of the 7 summits Club. Our team made an acclimatization trip to the waterfall Girlish braids. All members are cheerful and  energetic even climbed under the waterfall itself )). Best regards!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information from Lyudmila  Korobeshko from Alaska:  "Snow white and the 6 dwarfs"  group hopes for good weather

Unfortunately, due to technical problems we were unable to obtain audio from Lyudmila Korobeshko from an expedition to Denali. We inform you that they have everything in order. The group gave himself the name "Snow white and the 6 dwarfs". ... read more

Unfortunately, due to technical problems we were unable to obtain audio from Lyudmila Korobeshko from an expedition to Denali. We inform you that they have everything in order. The group gave himself the name "Snow white and the 6 dwarfs". They first few days were in the rain. Today finally started snowing. They have now reached camp 11000 feet. And will there be on the plan 3 days. From the higher camps  a lot of "unlucky" groups went down, since more than a week is already bad weather. But our team has high expectations, as bad weather can not stand forever.

 

 

SUMMIT!!! Photos of successful  climbing Mount Kazbek  by Vladimir Kotlyar and Alexander Logachev

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of  the 7 summits Club: We caught a weather window and climbed Mount Kazbek!                 read more

Vladimir Kotlyar, a guide of  the 7 summits Club:

We caught a weather window and climbed Mount Kazbek!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program of the Mountain school in the Crimea completed successfully

Natalia Kartashova, guide of 7 summits Club in the Crimea: the June program is Mountain school of the 7 Summits Club in the Crimea is over. We spent the third day on the rock Ai-Nikola. Sasha Lipatov climbed almost non-stop, I'm tired of ... read more

Natalia Kartashova, guide of 7 summits Club in the Crimea:

the June program is Mountain school of the 7 Summits Club in the Crimea is over. We spent the third day on the rock Ai-Nikola. Sasha Lipatov climbed almost non-stop, I'm tired of the hand to belay... Dima and Marina climb on easy routes felt another relief, worked on the technique of climbing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrey Berezin with a new group started to acclimatization

Elbrus. Hello! Here it is the main guide of  the 7 summits Club in the Elbrus region Andrey Berezin. So we continue season. Yesterday I met a new group. And today we visited the waterfall Girlish braids...         read more

Hello! Here it is the main guide of  the 7 summits Club in the Elbrus region Andrey Berezin. So we continue season. Yesterday I met a new group. And today we visited the waterfall Girlish braids...

 

 

 

 

Great photos by Vladimir Kotlyar from the  Kazbek weather station

Trio Logachev, Kotlyar and Plush Yeti are at the weather station Kazbek.  We  are acclimatizing  slowly. Fighting spirit, despite the thunderstorms.                       read more

Trio Logachev, Kotlyar and Plush Yeti are at the weather station Kazbek.

 We  are acclimatizing  slowly. Fighting spirit, despite the thunderstorms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guides of the 7 Summits Club helped in the installation of fixed ropes on the slopes of Elbrus. Photo-video

Elbrus. A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov sent photos and a video about the fixing of ropes on the section above the Saddle to the West Summit. In the absence of ropes in this place  there were accidents, often leading to fatal ... read more

A guide of the 7 Summits Club Alexander Dorojukov sent photos and a video about the fixing of ropes on the section above the Saddle to the West Summit. In the absence of ropes in this place  there were accidents, often leading to fatal consequences. So they made a step towards a safer season.

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video of the lecture about Kilimanjaro. Speakers Anastasia Kuznetsova and Valery Lavrus

Kilimanjaro. June 8th the 7 Summits Club 7 held another lecture along the program of its Mountaineering School. This time the focus was on the highest peak in Africa, the legendary Kilimanjaro. Our small room was full and listened with great attention ... read more

June 8th the 7 Summits Club 7 held another lecture along the program of its Mountaineering School. This time the focus was on the highest peak in Africa, the legendary Kilimanjaro. Our small room was full and listened with great attention to our lecturers:  manager of our company Anastasia Kuznetsova and one of the summiters on this mountain, a member of the Writers' Union Valery Lavrus

 

 

See the video of the lecture "Kilimanjaro: A pledge of successful ascent, or whatever you wanted, but were afraid to ask" –

 

 

Summit!!! Olga Rumyantseva's group successfully coped with the ascent on the Mount of Damavand. PHOTO

Damavand. Olga Rumyantseva, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: Today our group climbed to Damavand. For half the participants, this was the first experience of climbing such high mountains. But, despite this, we have climbed in such rapid march. As ... read more

Olga Rumyantseva, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Today our group climbed to Damavand. For half the participants, this was the first experience of climbing such high mountains. But, despite this, we have climbed in such rapid march. As quickly as I had not ascended to Demavent, with any other group. And still Vitaly Dubinin had a birthday today. This is how originally he decided to celebrate it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stylish ascent  of the group of Andrey Berezin

Elbrus. Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: Fast and Light. We left on a ratrack at one o'clock in the night, at the top of Elbrus  we were at 5:27, at the shelter at 8:30. Now we go down the cable car to Azau, further - hotel and ... read more

Andrey Berezin, a guide of the 7 Summits Club:

Fast and Light. We left on a ratrack at one o'clock in the night, at the top of Elbrus  we were at 5:27, at the shelter at 8:30. Now we go down the cable car to Azau, further - hotel and shower.

 

It was the first our group in summer...

Photos from approaches to the Mount of  Tuchal from Olga Rumyantseva

Damavand. Having made incredible efforts, we have climbed from Tehran to a hut at the foot of Mount Tuchal. Tomorrow we will go for a climb.                   read more

Having made incredible efforts, we have climbed from Tehran to a hut at the foot of Mount Tuchal. Tomorrow we will go for a climb.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lyudmila Korobeshko will be a leader of a group on climbing Mount Denali, once again

Today, on Monday June 5th, an expedition of climbers on Denali from  the 7 Summits Club  has taken off to Alaska. We wish them good luck! And we will wait for messages already from the Western hemisphere from the head of group, a ... read more

Today, on Monday June 5th, an expedition of climbers on Denali from  the 7 Summits Club  has taken off to Alaska. We wish them good luck! And we will wait for messages already from the Western hemisphere from the head of group, a repeated summiter  on the highest mountain of North America - Lyudmila Korobeshko.

 And several days ago, Lyudmila Korobeshko has read in our Club a lecture about features of climbing the mountain Denali.

 

 

 

 

 

Today we announced  the beginning of the summer season of climbing Mount Elbrus

Elbrus. Hello!  Here is the main guide of the 7 summits Club in the Elbrus region Andrey Berezin. Well, the summer season of climbing Elbrus began. Sunny weather and a gentle breeze give the opportunity to enjoy a pleasant journey to the ... read more

Hello!  Here is the main guide of the 7 summits Club in the Elbrus region Andrey Berezin. Well, the summer season of climbing Elbrus began. Sunny weather and a gentle breeze give the opportunity to enjoy a pleasant journey to the waterfall Girlish braids. Today, we go there...

 

Olga Rumyantseva about the beginning of a new expedition to Iran

Damavand. Yesterday our expedition on Damavand started. The whole group gathered in Tehran and began to get acquainted with the country, and at the same time to acclimatize. Today we're going to our first ascent on the mountain – on Mount ... read more

Yesterday our expedition on Damavand started. The whole group gathered in Tehran and began to get acquainted with the country, and at the same time to acclimatize. Today we're going to our first ascent on the mountain – on Mount Tuchal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring season in Nepal came to an end. A group of Mustang is back in Kathmandu

The final for the spring season in Nepal  group of the 7 summits Club returned from an interesting tour through the Kingdom of Mustang. In the spring of 2017, our company has successfully implemented a number of programs. There was ... read more

The final for the spring season in Nepal  group of the 7 summits Club returned from an interesting tour through the Kingdom of Mustang. In the spring of 2017, our company has successfully implemented a number of programs. There was done climbing programs on Mera Peak and Island Peak, two of the group went trekking routes to Everest base camp, one group made the trek around the Annapurna and one -  a trip to Kingdom of Mustang.

 We will wait and prepare for the fall season. The call for applications is open. We offer many interesting things. See the program here >>>>>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team Everest-2017 of the 7 Summits Club depart home. In the end – many congratulations to Evgeny Kravt!

Everest.   Alexander Abramov: Congratulations Zhenya with the end of the program "Seven summits"! And the team are leaving Nepal ...     read more

 

Alexander Abramov: Congratulations Zhenya with the end of the program "Seven summits"! And the team are leaving Nepal ...

 

 

Our team arrived in Lhasa, and celebrated their achievements

Everest.   Alex Abramov, a leader of the Everest expedition: Today, finally, we got to Lhasa and settled in the cool Intercontinental hotel. We need to give people a rest from the expedition life, it was difficult to live under field conditions ... read more

 

Alex Abramov, a leader of the Everest expedition:

Today, finally, we got to Lhasa and settled in the cool Intercontinental hotel. We need to give people a rest from the expedition life, it was difficult to live under field conditions for 40 days. A little about outcomes. We conducted an expedition in 39 days. This is probably the shortest of the Everest expedition for 10 years. The experiment was a success and showed that it is possible. Just do not economize , let more oxygen.

After all, all problems on the high altitude are from the lack of oxygen.

 

In our expedition there was records and remarkable achievements. And some of them we pointed out today.

 

Janusz Kochanski – world record of 126 days on all 7 summits.

 

 

Eugene Kravt successfully completed the 7 summits project.

 

Aznaur Akaev – 3rd Balkar climber who became a summiter of Everest.

 

Valery Tebiev – the first since 1995 Ossetian mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest.

 

Daniil Briman - made the ascent in sporty style.

 

Andrei Starikovsky, the first Russian American Professor on Everest.

 

Other heroes: world women record holder Lhakpa Sherpa, Oleg Savchenko and Alexander Sidyakin have already left home.

 

Sergei Larin – 6th time on the summit of Everest.

 

Alexander Abramov – 8 times – a new record for Russia and the CIS.

 

 

 

Picture showing how our climbers have covered the body of Marko Lihteneker, Slovenian climber who died in 2005

Everest.  Oleg Savchenko, Everest summiter in the team the 7 summits Club, a former Deputy of the Duma of the Russian Federation:  Yes, we managed, as promised, to preserve fully but  the one body. This is the body of Lihteneker Marko ... read more

 Oleg Savchenko, Everest summiter in the team the 7 summits Club, a former Deputy of the Duma of the Russian Federation:

 Yes, we managed, as promised, to preserve fully but  the one body. This is the body of Lihteneker Marko from Slovenia. All dead climbers that are on the slopes, they are in different poses. I was just horrified. I thought when they announced this action, I saw pictures in internet but it was not so impressive. It's a terrible sight to see people who are 20 years, 40 years in that condition, with that expression on his face, with which they died. And we have not much time but did it.

 I am very grateful to the Sherpas who accompanied us, that they agreed to help us. According to their faith, they are forbidden to touch the dead bodies. I went in one group with Alexander Sidyakin, my friend and Deputy of the Russian State Duma. We were accompanied by two Sherpas.

 

  

We also managed to cover the "famous" green boots. Everyone knows that at the level of 8 500 meters... (said with heavy breathing - approx. ed.)... Sorry, I now the air is not enough... In 1996 there died one Indian climber Tsewang Paljor, he just lay down to rest and froze to death. His body had frozen into stone. He had a green climbing boots. And all the climbers began to determine the height to talk about the green shoes. This is the mark of 8,500 meters.

 We were able to do some semblance of the grave, covered his body with stones. Now there is no this reference. I think it's better to use gadgets for navigation than dead body.

 Another body of a climber from Ireland we tried to pull out, but were unable. He hangs on the ropes at the altitude 8600 meters. When we have been trying,  I have "flown" the glove, I ended up frostbitten hands. And then it was impossible to continue.

  Most importantly, all of the climbers in base camp have supported our initiative. It is about 600 climbers of all nationalities, from all over the world. From South Africa, India and to North America. Moreover, it was supported by the official Chinese…

 Marko Lihteneker (1959 -2005) was one of the first foreigners who took part in the ascent to Everest in the expedition of the 7 summits Club under the leadership of Alexander Abramov. He and his partner Viktor Mlinár positioned itself as an experienced, strong athletes who wanted  to make a quick ascent before to the top goes the main mass of climbers. And not to use the services of Sherpas.

  Marko was a member of the national team of Slovenia for ski-mountaineering and marathon runner, there was no doubt about his physical condition. And his friend Viktor had no doubt that there is something wrong in the fact that his comrade  goes behind. Just Marko all the time had small problems with the oxygen equipment he set up. Mlinár was afraid of frostbite and so I decided to go without delay. Be with them, someone from the Sherpas,  a misfortune most likely could have been avoided. Lihteneker died on the descent from the summit of Mount Everest, a problem with the oxygen equipment apparently played a major role in this. The frozen body of  the Slovenian climber, hung on ropes at a height of 8800 meters, more than 10 years the terror of the rising climbers. And now the body is covered. Hope for a long time. Will check in a year.

 

 

 

 

The summit day in the photos - 25 unique images from the route on Everest!

Everest. May 22 at 4: 30 am Nepal time the second team of the 7 summits Club reached the summit of Everest. These were: Valery Tebiev, Daniil Briman, Eugene Kravt, Aznaur Akkaev, Alexander Abramov (his 8th times). Now they have gone down to the base ... read more

May 22 at 4: 30 am Nepal time the second team of the 7 summits Club reached the summit of Everest. These were: Valery Tebiev, Daniil Briman, Eugene Kravt, Aznaur Akkaev, Alexander Abramov (his 8th times). Now they have gone down to the base camp. All climbers feel fine. Tomorrow or the day after they are ready to go to Lhasa. And later in Kathmandu, and in Russia.

Once again, congratulations on a successful ascent!

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