Three groups of the 7 Summits Club climbed the slopes of Elbrus and conducted training on climbing on snow and ice slopes

Today (11.06.2024), three of the 7 Summits Club  groups went up to the National Park Refuge, where they stayed for three or four nights.  After what, under the guidance of guides Andrey Berezin, Alexander Dorojukov and Dmitry Semenov, the participants went to the area the Refuge of 11, to the height of 4100-4200. There, training sessions were held on climbing through the snowy terrain. The participants learned how to walk on a rope, and also practiced the skill of self-arrest using an ice axe. The weather was good, although Elbrus was covered by a cloud. The acclimatization process is going according to plan. Tomorrow is the rotation to the Pastukhov Rocks.