All news: April 2014

Dear friends!

Finally we are at the cusp of a new season on Elbrus!

So, we have organized a big party dedicated to the beginning of the season “Elbrus 2014”. Our party will take place on 9, May on the terrace of a well-known hospitable hotel “Povorot”.

You will be able not only to meet your friends who you haven't seen for a long time but also enjoy the songs of a famous Italian singer Giampaolo Spatola from sunny Sicilia.

This year we open our season on Victory Day. On this day we more than ever realize the value of friendship, mutual understanding, a peaceful sky over our heads and that it is not money but love rules the world. Our guest Giampaolo Spatola often says: our world is fragile but at the same time indestructible if all the nations understand each other, if there is an advertence and tolerance. The main topics of Giampaolo's songs are Peace and Love which band people together regardless of their nationality, language, skin color, faith or wealth.

Let us appreciate peace and love and carry these light feelings through all the season.

We love you. We are waiting for you. You are welcome to our party.

Office " 7 Summits Club " Terskol  daily from 10 to 20

indoor shop " 7 Summits Club "

Location : The village Terskol turn to Tcheget

Anna Abramova - branch coordinator

Office phone: +7-866-38- 17/07/71

Mobile : +7-928-711-97-70 , +7-928-720-26-94

E-mail: info@7vershin.ru

May 3rd the season of the 7 Summits Club" begins at Mt. Elbrus. Guide Alexandra Sack meets at the airport Mineralny Vody the first group of climbers on the highest point in Europe .

The team consists of 8 people:

Vassily Bumagin,

Nikolay Zhuravlev,

Maxim Malkov,

Eugene Kravt Sn,

Eugene Kravt Jn,

Dmitry Surikov,

Diarmuid Smyth,

Mark Toner.

We wish a good mood and good weather on the mountain and we invite everyone to join our group in June , July and August !

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Office " 7 Summits Club " Terskol

daily from 10 to 20

indoor shop " 7 Summits Club "

Location : The village Terskol turn to Tcheget

Anna Abramova - branch coordinator

Office phone: +7-866-38- 17/07/71

Mobile : +7-928-711-97-70 , +7-928-720-26-94

E-mail: info@7vershin.ru

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- Agency for organizing climbing Elbrus ;

- School of Mountaineering (climbing, ice climbing, ski touring) ;

- Repair skis and equipment ;

- Information center ;

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At the May holidays in the Elbrus region is crowded:

Red Fox Company and Russian Mountaineering Federation with the support of Emercom of Russia, Government of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria and International Skyrunning Federation conduct VI International festival Red Fox Elbrus Race on May 3-11, 2014.

The competition will take place on the Elbrus peak, the highest top of the Europe and the most popular Russian mountain region.

For several years the Festival Red Fox Elbrus Race with two races of the Russian National Series (Elbrus Vertical SkyMarathon® and Elbrus Vertical Kilometer®) is one of the central events in the skyrunning world. Elbrus Vertical Kilometer® and Elbrus Vertical SkyMarathon® were included in Skyrunner® World Series and the 50 World Ranking races of 2013 year. The best mountaineers, skiers and multisportsmen from all over the world come to participate in the Festival.

Last year the Red Fox Elbrus Race distinguished by the record established by the Italian skyrunner Marco Facchinelli in the main event of the Festival. The athlete overcame the very hard distance with height more than 3000 meters difference from Azau's glade to the West Elbrus Peak only in 3 hours 30 minutes. And the ordinary person needs not less than 1 day to carry out the same route.

But more than likely this record will be broken in the Festival Red Fox Elbrus Race 2014. Even now the desire to participate in the most high-altitude race of the world was expressed by many leaders of international skyrunning.

Our first group is on the route for several days with a local guide . They set up a second camp at an altitude of about 3800 meters. A first camp on the route was at an altitude of 2800m. This is due to the large amount of snow this season, the movement is slower than usual. Yet May 1 the group may reach the top.

On this day, May 1, a new group of 7 Summits Club arrives in the city of Van. It will be 7 person team, the youngest participant - 16 years . Group will climb under leadership of a guide of 7 Summits Club Artem Rostovtsev - known multisportsmen , one of the hardiest people in our country.

Wish the good weather !

Today our group climbed to the top of Huayna Potosi (6088 m it seems).

Leaving the beaches of Titicaca, we quickly got to the base camp of Huayna Potosi . Base camp - it's very cozy hut , around which there is roam herds of llamas and alpacas .

But then there we had a few days before climbing . Easy walks, ice class, the ascent to the upper camp ... We were doing everything for acclimatization, and it went as best as possible . Although of course it was not always easy.

But in the end, today, our whole group was on top of this beautiful mountain, which has absolutely stunning crest.

We can not say that the ascent was simple. But we did it. And as a reward - in the evening in La Paz we celebrated his first victory.

Harry Kikstra and Ivan Corea now have two sons! We are very happy for them. And we hope to meet our friends somewhere in the vastness of our planet. Harry Kikstra means a lot for the program of the 7 Summits and we very much appreciate the friendship with him. Continue to be happy, Harry, Ivana and two kids!

Alex and Harry - two Sevensummitsmen

Almost all members of the group Everest climbers from 7 Summits Club took part in the competition. The event was held on the system "each with each" to 3 sets. Games stretched for almost the whole day. Chief judge of competitions was Ivona Zadarnovska-Wingert from Poland (by the friendly nickname "merry Pole").

By the end of the competition day by scoring we identified leaders who again played each other for prizes. As a result, Vladislav Lachkarev from Siberian Irkutsk won first place, second place went to Irishman Derek Mahon, and third place – for charming Muscovite Natalia Matusowa.

Evening at the banquet table, the winner was awarded a prize - a bottle of expensive wine. Vladislav first wanted to retire with this bottle in his tent, but decided to split the prize between all team members. As Vlad said during a toast : "Better to be first in the base camp than on Everest a second ! "

Now, the team members are trained for the next competition - are preparing in billiards.

Alex Abramov from BC:

Today, 11 members left in Old Tingri to lick their wounds. And remaining in the base camp 8 members staged bath.

Sergei Larin - aka Doc, senior in the group, departing down. Ру gives instructions on how to behave in a civilized society and how to protect yourself from bird flu ...

Lena from Kathmandu. Today I met a group that is going to go trekking in Upper Mustang. Today we had a busy day in Kathmandu, seeing all the major sites. It was interesting, but of course, all tired to the evening. In the morning there was no chance to rest after the flight. So we returned to the hotel early to get some sleep before tomorrow, morning flight to Pokhara. Well, the first day was good ...

7 Summits Club guide Vladimir Kotlyar, with climbing Island Peak. Today we had an acclimatization day here on the spot in Gokyo. We climbed Gokyo Ri, height 5480 meters. Everything is perfect, the weather was wonderful. We were lucky to see Everest, Lhotse and Cho Oyu. In general, all is well. Group, as always is cheerful. Everything is fine. Tomorrow go to Dragnak.

Hello! It is Alex Abramov from the Everest expedition, the camp ABC, at 6400 meters. There, of course, real fridge yet. Very cold, wind . Today we went here without acclimatization. Since in the South all the expedition were canceled, now we are the great common hope. Because in the north there are about 100 climbers, of which 19 people – from the team of 7 Summits Club. Now we are the biggest expedition on Everest .. .... Descend to the base camp, then we will see. Tomorrow our Sherpas start to set up a camp on the North Col, at 7000 meters ... Goodbye!

Today, our team made the first acclimatization outing to the Middle Camp, at 5800m. There was strong winds. It was very cold at night, but we survived. Everyone could feel like in the drama on Everest hero, 90 years before, attempts to climb Mallory and Irvine ...

Lake near Middle Camp

Alex: Because I had a bad cough and to prevent bronchitis, I went down for treatment at 1000 m below the base camp. To breathe "oxygen" and sleep in the warmth of the village of Old Tingri (altitude 4200m) .

There I suddenly met a team of Alpine Club of MAI (Moscow Aviation University), which just drives into the base camp Cho Oyu. They are 6 climbers led by Misha Volkov. The meeting was held at the high and even higher than the high level and ended warm parting. They went on their way, I stayed in my den.

Tomorrow I go up to the base camp . Hello everyone !

Reaching the North Pole by ski Vitaly Simonovich became the first person who made the collection: 7 Summits + 7 Volcanoes + 2 Poles

Photos from the base camp of the 7 Summits Club expedition...

The members of expedition returned to Kathmandu.

Members of ski expedition to the North Pole (4-11 April 2014) returned home.

Members of the expedition - Eugene KRAVT, Tatiana and Pavel Rodionov, Vitaly Simonovic Dmitry Moskaliev, Tom Mclver and dr.

The group was led by an experienced guide polar - Mikhail Lomakin.

Group almost entirely passed "last degree" and reached the North Pole, where they have already met Paul and Kostrykin Aleftina Bocharov.

A bit windy....

Almost all team at once...

Farewell to Lhasa....

Good morning Xigar!