All news: 11 June 2019

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club from the Crimea:

Hello dears! Team "Abramov and Korobeshko" works on contrasts. Yesterday we climbed Elbrus. And today we are already doing rock climbing in the Crimea. Today we climbed a cool new multi-pitch "Xenia" (4 pitches) on the mount Krestovaya. And tomorrow we're climbing a new route on Shan Kaya – named “Alex”. All of the upcoming holiday, Day of Russia!

Guide Valery Myasoedov from Iran.

Today, on June 11, “Tehran-19” group climbed Tochal peak with a height of 4000 m within the framework of the acclimatization program for Demavend.

The day before we went up to the shelter along a picturesque path along the Darband river. The rise was simple, three hours do not even have time to enjoy the views.

And the most important view was waiting upstairs, on the terrace of the shelter, from where, from a height of 2800 m, you can see the whole huge 13 million Tehran, playing with all the lights in the dark.

Our guide Mahior never ceases to surprise us with his care. Everything here is worked out to the last detail, not a minute of delay, cook delicious, constantly join the exquisite Iranian cuisine.

In the morning we went to the top of Tochal, on the road talking with many Iranian tourists, for whom climbing Tochal is  an usual walk.  We climbed at a good pace for 4.5 hours, which shows the serious attitude of the group for climbing Demavend.

Our Russian flag was popular. Friendly Iranians lined up to take pictures with our flag.

In the evening we were invited to dinner by our guide. And ended the evening with a brief visit to the mosque.

Thank you Mahior and Negin for a wonderful evening! Tomorrow begins the most important part of the program, we move to the town of Polur near Demavend and begin preparations for the ascent.

Today, two groups with guides Andrei Berezin and Alexander Dorozhukov trained in climbing on the snow on the slopes of Elbrus. And the international group WildGuanabana rested before attempting to storm Elbrus. Three guide of the 7 Summits Club Sergei Avtomonov, Denis Abramov, and Boris Yegorov will climb together with the members of the group. They will start at night.