All news: August 2018

Sergey Avtomonov, guide of the 7 Summits Club: a group of Noel Hannah climbed the Western  summit of Mount Elbrus.  All participants have reached the top, everyone is happy and everyone wants down!

Alla Mishina: Matterhorn is conquered! This fantastic mountain is MINE! We've been here in the refuge an hour, and I can't  stop drink water and cry at the same time. Just tears pouring down - how tired I am. 13 hours of battle! There is no strength at all. Many climbers turned from the middle. Many guides have stopped  their "tourists", but my guide did not give up. This was our common feat. He's great! Thanks to the 7 Summits Club, You fulfill  dreams!

 Philip is 13 years old, he is football fan of “Manchester City” since birth, knows all the players and most legendary “battles”. And this is it for the average story, because Philip conquered Mont Blanc today and his victory he dedicated to the favorite football club and his school – Fettes College.

 “We heard about mountaineers at school, but after the story of Greg Mortenson (Three Cups of Tea), I obtained a new dream – to meet the dawn at the altitude of 4000 meters. This victory I dedicate to the coolest team of sportsmen, who prove to us with every game that whenever it is impossible – then it is always about new possibilities!”

Group Blitz "Snow White and six dwarfs" successfully climbed to the top of  Mount Elbrus. We walked in two small groups. The weather was great, everyone is happy - all deserve  awards!

Guide Alexander Dorogunov…

Andrey Berezin, guide of the  7 Summits Club:

Today, the group "Vegetable salad with tuna" reached  the Western peak of  Mount Elbrus.  And Alena Gloss climbed  also to the Eastern summit of Elbrus.  So she celebrated her birthday!

Oleg Maximov, project "Way to Everest»:

Today, at 10 am, Elbrus let me be on its top! Tomorrow I will write a detailed post, but for now just tell the giant thanks for the good weather!

A group of Israeli climbers successfully climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus. It’s happened 24.08. At 9:00. So by this a guide Sergey Larin completes his work on Elbrus for this season. Ahead - the Himalayas..

Ivan Pominov: Alpamayo 5957м. This incredible expedition! Thanks to my friends Oleg Pimenov and Irene Kharazova, 7 Summits Club  and personally Alexander Abramov.

Lyudmila Korobeshko: Why go to Peru? Of course for Alpamayo!!! And these pictures from Ivan Pominov from a very fresh expedition to Peru on one of the most beautiful peaks of the world - once again confirm this.

 However there were stars in the expedition:  team leader, Prisident of the  7 Summits Club Alexander Abramov, the leader of Red Fox company Vlad Moroz, two stars from the movie " Gene of Altitude" Oleg Pimenov and his Muse, the inventor of beer from the glaciers of mount Everest El8848 Daniil Briman. And the Mount and the Team were worth each other!

There is a rumor has that these climbers have decided to make all project 7 Super Mountains. And in November, preparing for Mount Kenya in Kenya…

Full photo gallery, 66 photos and 6 diagrams…

On August 23th, a group of South African climbers (12 people) climbed to the top of Mount Elbrus and cut there a bottle of sherry from 1842.

The weather was perfect for climbing, with almost no wind, withd sun, warm and good.  Now the whole group went down to the hotel and resting. Tomorrow (August 24) – there will be a  solemn party and awarding the summiters!

Guide 7 Summits Club Sergei Avtomonov.

 In September, the 7 Summits Club organizes two expeditions to Himalayan eight-thousanders Cho-Oyu and Shisha Pangma! 

 September 5^th the expedition to Cho-Oyu starts under the leadership of our Director, Lyudmila Korobeshko. The group consists of three members and a leader. And on September 10^th  Sergey Larin's team goes after them. Our irreplaceable doctor of Everest expeditions and honored guide leads the expedition to Shisha Pangma.  This will be the first attempt of the 7 Summits Club to climb this mountain.

Today, summit of Mont Blanc was conquered by the Hero of Russia, cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko (59 years old). Despite the unstable weather, the group made the ascent from the hut Tete Rousse, breaking, thus, more than 1500 meters vertically. As a rule, climbs are made from a height of 3800 m from the hut Gouter. Congratulations climbers with excellent success!

A large group of the 7  Summits Club "Devil's dozen" under leadership of Ivan Dusharin climbed  Mount Kazbek!!! Hurray!

Natalia Kartashova, head of the Mountain school of the 7 Summits Club in the Crimea:

Our guests in Crimea successfully completed a three-day course on the basics of technical mountaineering. They learned how to knit knots, how to move on fixed ropes, got acquainted with the basic techniques of climbing vertical rocks. Two ascents were completed in three days - a great result!  On the second day – members climbed Mount Koshka. At the end they passed the route "Surprise" of the 2nd category of difficulty  on the steep face of Merdven-Kaya.

  We are waiting for everyone in Crimea!

Yesterday, the practical part of the joint project of blogger Oleg Maksimov and the 7 Summits Club "Way to Everest" began. Oleg came to the Elbrus region, and together with partners by the group has started to acclimatization, under the guidance of Andrey Berezin.

 The guide, Andrey Berezin:

 The group, which was named  “Vegetable Salad with Tuna", began an acclimatization rotation on the slopes of mount Cheget. The weather today allowed us to see Elbrus, on the slopes of which we are moving tomorrow.

Roman Venediktov together with ф guide of the 7 Summits Club at 6.25 am  was on top of Mont Blanc. The second member of the blitz program, who due to health (too short acclimatization) was recommended a lower object, also was not left without a summit.  The replacement of Mont Blanc was found on the Italian side of Mont Blanc. Good weather favored all climbers today.

 Today cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko with the company goes for acclimatization of the White Valley traverse. Their group moved through the tunnel to Italy, where they rose to the station Helbronner on the cable car. From there they went to the hut Cosmique, at the foot of which held snow and ice classes.

Today, a large group of climbers of the 7 Summits Club under the leadership of Ivan Trofimovich Dusharin went up for the night at the shelter weather Station. This is the starting point of the ascent to the famous Caucasian peak Kazbek. The weather is good, the participants feel great, everything is fine!

Super blitz program: Elbrus, with artificial oxygen.

17.08. Arrival in Azau at 18:00.

18.08. Obtaining equipment rentals,  cable car  for a shelter 3900 m at 11:30.

19.08.  Start at 2:00.  Departure for the ascent by snowcats. Summit at  7:00. Descent to Azau at 11:30. Transfer to the airport at 12:40. Departure from Mineralnye Vody at 17:40.

Mountaineer - Jamil from Baku. Before that, he was on Kilimanjaro, where after 5000 he did not feel very well. Plus lack of free time. So Jamil decided to order our oxygen program.

One oxygen cylinder was used completely. All went well -  without headache and ailments of the climber. A little physical fatigue on the way down. And the weather matched the forecast, the wind was strong and cold, but the climber with the oxygen  did not froze. However, little grabbed the skin on the cheeks next to the mask, as usual.

For those who continue to fight for the purity of mountaineering, despite the thirty-year development of commercial mountaineering in our country, I want to add. This climbing we  do not consider as mountaineering sport. The participant does not consider himself a climber. Those who go to Elbrus without oxygen, we did not consider as goats. Moreover  we applies with large respect, especially to those who goes from Azau with large backpacks.

Guide Sergey Larin.

Two small groups of our Club climbed today on Elbrus. They met the sunrise at the top. The weather was perfect. Andrei Berezin and Alexander Dorojukov worked  as guides.

Today, a large group (8 people + guides) climbed the legendary mountain of Kazbek. Congratulations! And thanks to our Georgian friends, guides and organizers of the climb!

This Saturday, another group, this time the largest in the season - 12 people, arrives in Tbilisi.  The famous Russian climber Ivan Dusharin will lead this team in a campaign to Kazbek.

Two groups of  the 7 Summits Club, partly united, quickly went to the Pastukhov Rocks. Tomorrow is our day off. And the day after tomorrow, if the weather permits, we will go to the summit of Elbrus. The weather is still good, let's hope we're lucky.

Vladimir Kotlyar,  guide of the 7 Summits Club from the Pamir:

Hello,  friends! Group of the 7 Summits Club under the name of "Colonizers" successfully climbed Lenin peak. Guides - Vladimir Kotlyar and Valery Myasoedov.  We caught a weather window and hit the target. And now we are rushing down to fresh lamb meat, shower and a plane HOME!