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Alex: So ended 4 days in theRepublicofPapua New Guinea. PNG - as it is known for locally. Now we're flying on a plane to the capital ofPhilippines-Manila. But there is a feeling that we are still in Papua, do not let go ...

Of course, the country looks like a "Reservation forAustralia."

All is well in Papua. And they do not need anything. It seems to me that they are happy.

Everything is very poor. They go to the ragged shoes or even barefoot. But Papuans are constantly smiling. Nice to see their friendly attitude. And not because of the money. Though of course we pay…

The hotel we had, was really good one. The best inMountHagen. With swimming pool. A dining ... It is super. Roast leg of lamb. And an array of delicacies. It is a pity that only once during the whole time…. The rest of the time we have to spend in wet tents or on sucking dirt trail.

We wanted to climb the highest volcano inAustraliaand Oceania –MountGiluwe (4368 m). This is one of the 7 Summits Project - 7 Volcanoes! Before us, there were 3-4 Russian climbers – all singles. And our team is made up of 7 climbers. It is possible to say - the first big Russian expedition. I'm kidding. You always want to stand out.

The ascent took two full days. And it turned out really challenging and difficult.Forest, sucking mud, grassland with constant ups and downs, rain - as under the shower. Wet grassy slopes and climbing on them without belay. Hard and dangerous.

But we are happy. We are happy that we did it. Happy that it's over. And a short rest - 3 days inManilaandBali. We start for another challenge, interesting and difficult climb on the Carstensz Pyramid.

Last year, I did not reach to the top of Ojos del Salado inChile, the highest volcano in the world. I should turn back 50 meters before the highest point. So in January I am going there again. I hope - with the same (Papua) command. I want to reach the summit on January 16. To complete the project 7 Volcanoes. And to celebrate my day anniversary - 50 years!

Hello! Alex Abramov is calling direct from the top of Mount Giluve, the tallest volcano in the Ausralien continent. All members of our team has reached the top. The ascent was much more difficult than we expected. Mainly due to the fact that the climb goes on wet and steep grassy slopes. It is difficult to keep safety. In general, this is not an easy walk as we thought. Now we begin to descent from the summit. I hope that we go down, nothing will happen. I wil call you when we will be down. But not soon, because the connection will not be at the bottom of the mountain. Goodbye!

Ivan Dusharin, vice-president of Russian Mountaineering Federation, went to Nepal on Meru Peak, as the guide of 7 Summits Club. Members of a new expedition - a close-knit team, whose members are preparing for serious climbing - storming the Himalayan peaks of Cho Oyu (8201 m). In preparation for the expedition to this eight-thouthander, they made two ascents of Elbrus with the 7 Summits Club this season. Now the team is going to Mera Peak, and in spring they are going to Cho Oyu.
Today, arriving in Kathmandu, the group has already been at afternoon in Lukla and began a program of acclimatization.

Ivan Dusharin: We are in Lukla, the flight went normally. We are staying in the loggia "Everest". But here we were not satisfied with the catering. So we had dinner in the lodge "Himalaya". Tomorrow we plan to go up the valley, according to the plan. No more problems. Today we walked around Lukla, bought some stuff. Bye! Ivan Dusharin.

Hello! Alex Abramov from the global expedition to Mount Fuji, Giluve and Carstensz. Today we spent the night on benches at the airport in Tokyo. Then we arrived in the morning from Tokyo to Singapore, and spent a memorable 8:00. Chic city, we really liked the city... Now we're leaving from Singapore and fly to Port Moresby. It is the capital of Papua New Guinea. There's in a 2 or 3 hours we fly to Mount Hagen. Where Olga Rumyantseva will meet us. She will tell us about her ascent will and help our team to climb. We were has increased for one member - Liana Chabdarova has joint us. Now we are seven. Tomorrow we will meet Olga and be eight. In general you will have eleven on Carstensz joining later by three more persons. But for them - later. All we have is perfect, we all have the best mood. Such a fun trip that ... no one simply does not believe his luck.

That all. Goodbye!

Hello! This is Alex Abramov from the top of Mount Fuji. We met the sunrise right near the top. Now there is a very strong wind. All six people were climbed up. This is Lena Gorelik, Vitaly Simonovic, Misha Turovsky, Vadim Nadvodnyuk, Kolya Stepanenko, Alexander Abramov ... yours truly. Very nice ... very nice view. And several layers of clouds, and the sun and the wind, and the green fields and brown lava, white clouds. In generally, a beautiful view. We are very excited. Today we have the last day in Japan. And tomorrow, we're leaving ... 're leaving inSingapore. That all, good bye!

The 7 Summits Club Club President Alex Abramov was hardly thinking, how and where he should celebrate his forthcoming 50th anniversary. It was an idea was to go alone from the South Pole to the ocean coast. There were other thoughts. But he accepted a decision, as always, non-trivial: to meet the anniversary at the top of the highest volcano of the World -Ojos del Salado! At an altitude of 6893 meters. And thus, to complete the project 7 Volcanoes. Now Alex went to a "global" expedition, which plans to climb the tallest volcano inAustralia–MountGiluve. If nothing unexpected happens, then on his return only the seventh volcanoOjos del Saladowill be to climb to finish the program.

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Alexander Abramov invites everyone to Ojos. The program begins - January 3. Group size is limited.

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 Our group led by Alex Abramov landed in Tokyo. The weather is typical for Far East: rain. But the mood is great. We plan to climb Mount Fuji. Then fly to New Guinea for the tallest volcano - Mount Giluve. And at last - to climb the Carstensz Pyramid.

The first day in Tokyo

A group of the 7 Summits Club went back to Kathmandu from the big tour to Tibet with visit of the Kailash region. everything is OK, all people are well. The travel with a guide Lena was very exciting and interesting.

Kuril Islands- very rough country. Travelers should be patient and be able to wait. Due to the severe weather here is hard to get, hard to see in the fog, it is difficult to go back ...

The Kuril Islands form part of the ring of tectonic instability encircling the Pacific ocean referred to as the Ring of Fire. The islands themselves are summits of stratovolcanoes that are a direct result of the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the Okhotsk Plate, which forms the Kuril Trench some 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of the islands. The chain has around 100 volcanoes, some 40 of which are active, and many hot springs and fumaroles. There is frequent seismic activity, including a magnitude 8.5 earthquake in 1963 and one of magnitude 8.3 recorded on November 15, 2006, which resulted in tsunami waves up to 5 feet (1.5 m) reaching the California coast.

The climate on the islands is generally severe, with long, cold, stormy winters and short and notoriously foggy summers. The average annual precipitation is 30–40 inches (760–1,000 mm), most of which falls as snow.

The chain ranges from temperate to sub-Arctic climate types, and the vegetative cover consequently ranges from tundra in the north to dense spruce and larch forests on the larger southern islands. The highest elevations on the islands are Alaid volcano (highest point: 2,339 m or 7,674 ft) on Atlasov Island at the northern end of the chain and Tyatya volcano (1,819 m or 5,968 ft) on Kunashir Island at the southern end.

Landscape types and habitats on the islands include many kinds of beach and rocky shores, cliffs, wide rivers and fast gravelly streams, forests, grasslands, alpine tundra, crater lakes and peat bogs. The soils are generally productive, owing to the periodic influxes of volcanic ash and, in certain places, owing to significant enrichment by seabird guano. However, many of the steep, unconsolidated slopes are susceptible to landslides and newer volcanic activity can entirely denude a landscape.

Cape Stolbchaty (Columnar)

Volcano Mendeleyev

Volcano Golovnin

Volcano Tyatya

The city of South Kurilsk, museum…

Vladislav Lachkarev was in travel groups of 7 Summits Club for the fifth time. In July, the good weather has favored the successful ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc. A group was led by our guide Denis Savelyev. Thus Vladislav Lachkarev is preparing for an ascent of Mount Everest, which is scheduled for next year.

Today, six climbers from China and two Russian guide reached the Western summit ofMount Elbrus... It was not easy, as the physical form of our Chinese friends were not quite good. But the weather was favorable, and the whole group reached the summit. Alex Abramov and Alexandra Sack were the guides from the 7 Summits Club. It was our first group from China, and we hope that in the future hundreds of Chinese climbers will go to Elbrus. We have already learned how to work with them, and most importantly, what and how to feed them. Welcome!

Alex Abramov met a new group in Terskol, it is a group from China. First time in our practice we met climbers from this country. Just a leader of group speaks English, but we communicated mostly by smiles. The first day they climbed Mount Cheget, unfortunately it was made under the rain. Next day, the team went to the slopes of Elbrus. The weather is still bad. But we hope for a change in few days…

On the Mount Cheget

Just before going to Elbrus

On the Elbrus slopes

Yesterday a guide of the 7 Summits Club Denis Saveliev with a group started from the Refuge of Gonella , climbed the summit of Mont Blanc and descended by the route “Three Mont Blanc” (via Mont Maudit). They reached Aiguille du Midi and went down by cable car to Chamonix. Now they are resting in this resort. All is OK…

Alexander Abramov from Elbrus. Today, August 15, we had a remarkable event: the whole our team, 7 members and 3 guides, reached the summit of Elbrus. The weather was qiuite good. Also, two our friends Jenia and Katja, with a guide Eugene Pismenny, climbed two peaks, Western and then Eastern, and continued on their way down to the north side of Mount Elbrus. The rest of the team went down to the south.

Un this team Elena Abramova, and Denis Abramov for the first time reached the summit ofMount Elbrus, and made it with his father, Alex Abramov. Such family climb .... . It was hard, seriously. But, in general, all managed.

Alex with children on the summit

Dima Ermakov from Georgia. Today, we (almost whole group) climbed Mt.Kazbek. Only Marina has not reached the main summit, she was stopped on the Saddle. Everything is OK. On the way down we were captured by bad weather. It was hard, but now we are save on the meteostation. All people dream about tomorrow return to the hotel and having a bath.

Yesterday, an Elbrus group of Alex Abramov has climbed a refuge of Islam at 3800 m. Today under bad weather conditions they climbed to the Pastukhov rocks for acclimatization. On the way the team visited buildings of a new refuge on the slopes of Elbrus. It was contracted but not in use yet. Just one group had an overnight there. Now it names LeapRus Shelter made and erected by Italian manufacturer “Leapfactory”. The owner is the North Caucasian Mountain Club which is a part of North Caucasus Development Corporation.

More information:

http://caucasus.ru/en/placement/item/1?#section_description

Or (better) in Russian

http://kuchavo.ru/archives/3057

A new group of the 7 Summits Climb led by or guide Denis Saveliev  has climbed the peak of Signalcuppe or Gnifetti in the Monte Rosa massive. It was an acclimatization for Mont Blanc climb. Now they are resting, and day-after-tommorow start of Mont Blanc climb.

Sergey Bogomolov after climbig Lenin Peak is going to conquer Peak Pobeda (7439 m) in the Tien Shan  Mountains. From Osh he flew to Bishkek and then went by car to Karkara, a base camp of the Central Tien-Shan mountaineering camps. The weather is very bad and Sergey is waiting for helicopter in Karkara.

Denis Provalov, a guide of the Seven Summits Club sent a message from our Terskol office. 8th of August he led a group of six climbers that reached the Western Peak of Elbrus. Then two of them made a traverse to the Eastern Peak and went down to the North side of the mountain. The weather was perfect as well as conditions of the group members. The climb was dedicated the World Mountaineering Day, pointed as a memory of the first successful climb of Mont Blanc at 1786.

Today, 9th of August is a great day for our Club. Three new big groups departed from Moscow to different directions.

1. Mount Kazbek expedition. It will be an international team, they meet in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Tour leader – Dmitry Ermakov.

2. The fourth in this season group of the 7 Summits Club will start its Mont Blanc program. This program includes an acclimatization on Monte Rosa. Tour leader - Denis Saveliev.

3. For the first time we organize a big tour on the Kurilskyie Islands in the Far East. A program was made by our managers Marina Nemirova and Olga Rumyantseva. The members of this expedition will visit the islands of Shikotan and Kunashir. And climbs volcanoes Mendeleeva, Golovins and Tytya. Unique program !

And the President of the 7 Summits Club Alex Abramov flew to the Caucasus. He will a leader of a new our group that will climb Mount Elbrus.