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Sergey Larin, leader of the expedition. 

Diary of the expedition on Cho Oyu. 15.09 we arrived in Shigatse (3800), the second largest city in Tibet. We walked around the city and who wanted could buy  pillows. While there was not a single day without rain.

 16.09. In the morning we went to the monastery, the second largest in Tibet. There we worshiped the world's largest Buddha statue. Then we went to Tingri (4300).

 17.09. After breakfast we drove to the base camp. In Tingri Chinese began to build housing estates and road towards Cho Oyu. Therefore, after 1.5 hours we were in base camp (4900). On Cho Oyu - it is rather an intermediate camp, than the base, as we plan to spend only two nights here. All the rest of the time camp ABC (5700)  will be our base. Everything goes according to plan, the members feel good.

The event will be held on October 13^th  on Thursday, beginning at 20:00. The 7 Summits Club celebrates its birthday and invites you to share the feast of all his friends and those who would like to become a friend. We invite you to our office ul. Bolshaya Pereyaslavskaya, 7. Metro Prospekt Mira.

In the evening we will tell about our key expeditions of 2016, we summarize the results of several months of travel and climbing programs. You will find a meal and attention from the owners.

More Details will be soon

That's how it was a year ago:

Team of Andrey Berezin by sunny, but windy weather, successfully reached the summit of Mount Elbrus. That these are autumn climbing. Congratulations to the brave participants and  valiant guides! It was the ending of a large climbing season on Mount Elbrus.

Ben Cranwell and Heleen Laurisson stood on top of Mount Kilimanjaro on 13 September. They climbed to the top together, accompanied by the local team.

 Now they are still in Tanzania, ready to fly home. Already, Ben and Helen make plans for the following ascents.

 The list of achievements they have already 2 of the 7 highest peaks of the continents, five ahead yet!

Our congratulations!

Alexey Lonchinsky - the coach of the 7 Summits Club, who runs Mountain School of our Club in St. Petersburg, went to the Himalayas today. His goal - to climb Manaslu (8156 m), the eighth highest mountain in the world. Alex plans to climb as soon as possible and in alpine style.

 This expedition is organized with the support of 7 Summits Club. We wish good luck to Alex and weather on the route!

 Remember that Aleksey Lonchinsky is the winner of the international competition "Piolet d'Or" in 2014.

Sergey Larin from Kathmandu:

Preparations for the expedition to Cho Oyu continues. Finally, all participants gathered in Kathmandu. All luggage was delivered on time! Sherpa Team of 7 people today early in the morning went to Tibet with loads through Gyirong. Since the road through Zhangmu is still closed after the earthquake. Monsoon is not over yet, every day in Kathmandu rains. Today we will have a gala dinner dedicated to the start of the expedition. Tomorrow our plan is to fly  to Lhasa at 11 a.m.

Sergey Semykin: September 11th members, courageous girls, from a group of Sergei Semykin climbed Elbrus.

Many thanks to Pavel who was the second guide!

Today our  climbers Dmitry Ginkulov and Egor Dulnev successfully reached the summit of the Matterhorn. And they could safely descend to the hut Hёrnli, to the beginning of the route ...

Alex Abramov,  Maxim Foygel and friends practiced today on the rocks of mount Rifelhorn near Zermatt. Excellent weather has allowed to receive real pleasure of climbing.

Congratulations on a successful ascent to the top of Mount Beluga to  the team consisting of:

Nikita Pivunov, Artem Pronyakin, Alexander Molchanov and Natalia Sidorova! Well done!

Previously, we reported that the program of climbing Belukha successfully ended for the father and son Kislenko. Yuri Kislenko sent us a photo, where he and his 16-year-old son Dmitry  are on the Tomsky refuge.

And to finish the season in the Altai we have one another group. We hope that the weather will allow them to climb to the top.

Group of Andrey Berezin named "Seven climbers and a Girl" made a successful ascent to the highest peak of Russia Mount Elbrus. Everything went well, they were lucky with the weather too. Photos turned out great. Our congratulations!

Guide Shota Komakhidze reports: Today is the second day of our expedition! And we made a heroic ascent from Stepantsminda village (at the foot of Mount Kazbek) to the base camp at 3700! The weather pleased us with abundant rains! Group bravely endured all the hardships, is now resting and saves power for the upcoming performances. Namely, we have go to acclimatization and  for training with a special climbing equipment - it plans for tomorrow. And, of course, we shall climb to the summit of Mount Kazbek!

September 6th an expedition of the 7 Summits Club on the 6th highest mountain of the World Cho Oyu (8201m) begins. Leader - Sergey Larin, many times Everest summiter.

The legendary mountaineer, basejumper, skydiver and holder of numerous records - Valery Rozov is taking part in the expedition. He plans to establish another world record!

Members of the expedition:

- Valery Rozov

- Nick Lebanidze (Georgia)

- Zygmunt Berdychowsky (Poland)

- Dmitry Kuznetsov

- Igor Smirnov

- Natalia Smirnova

- Vasily Kernitsky

September 6th, Sergei Larin flies from Moscow to Kathmandu. And all participants will gather in the capital of Nepal, Sept. 11^th. Then - they will go to Lhasa and then to the base camp of Cho Oyu.

Today at 8:20 am local time, in spite of the bad weather and strong winds, Vadim Vokryachko and Maxim Foygel climbed the highest peak of the Alps, Mont Blanc. Our congratulations!

 Today Makar German and a guide the 7 Summits Club Egor made perfect climb to the summit of the Matterhorn. They climbed quickly enough, so have time to go down to take the Schwarzsee cable car up to the closing. This gift has made by Makar in his own birthday! Our congratulations!

It is Avtomonov Sergei. Today I and a group from China went up to the Western peak of Elbrus. The ascent took place in ideal weather conditions. Great, very warm, excellent visibility. We have made more than one hundred photographs. Our friends enjoyed it, all members of the group are satisfied, all reached the summit.

Now we all down to the hotel and rest, getting ready to leave ... .. That is all!

Artem Rostovtsev, a guide of the 7 Summits Club: August 31th.  We say farewell to the summer-2016 by climbing  Mont Blanc.  We made about 5,000  sidesteps up and  even more going down, twice .. It was excellent climb and real joy...!

Roman Gorodyshchensky, the 7 Summits Club guide: We came out of the hut Gouter at 3:40, walked slowly, it was cold, I think it was cold about -5, -8. The mountains around were covered with clouds. With the rise some of the group turned back. At the hut of Vallo (4300) I had to warm the feet to the client, the shoes were not designed for such an ascent. As we all warmed and  already it dawned, it became a little warmer. We started to climb again. And so, slowly, to the 9:30 a.m. we went to the top. The clouds were below us, on  the top there was a blowing breeze and it was very sunny. The camera frozen ....

Artem Rostovtsev, Alexander and Dmitry Tertychnyi successfully climbed Mont Blanc, at eight o'clock in the morning. Theку was a fog, but very occasionally. Otherwise, the weather is amazing. Later Yegor's group also reached the top.

Our congratulations!

Andrey Berezin: I and  Kostya, we climbed Mount Elbrus, Western Peak. Kostya – Ironman, he need not moch time for acclimatization. The weather was nasty … Also some fumaroles opened, we inhale vapors of sulfur, all the time we wanted to sleep. At the top the wind was about 60 kilometers per hour. Therefore, the photo - just sitting!

 The second member of the group (climber from the USA) continued get acclimation according to the program. He must climb the summit, with Andrey a few days later ...