All news: 26 July 2021

Two new groups of the 7 Summits Club have arrived in the Elbrus area. Today they went up to the first station of the cable car, to the cafe Ai. One of them is led by the director of the 7 Summits Club Lyudmila Korobeshko, the other – by our main guide to Elbrus Andrey Berezin. On the way, the participants and guides admired the beautiful views of the mountains: this is, of course, Elbrus, the legendary glacier "Seven", located on the northern slope of Donguzorun, also the peak of Nakra. Tomorrow, two teams will go up to the refuge National Park, where they will continue acclimatization and preparation for climbing Elbrus.

Nastya Kuznetsova, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Turkey:

 Today there was the first acquaintance of the team with Ararat, we hope that it is mutually pleasant! Ararat has opened and appeared in all its glory! We reached the starting point at 2200 m and then climbed in 5 hours to the base camp at 3200 m. According to the plan, we will spend 3 nights here - 2 nights before the assault and 1 after the assault. In the base camp this season, there are innovations - electrification of the camp and tents, beds in tents, a shower and the novelty of the season-a samovar (a hookah will not surprise anyone). Greetings to all from Turkey from the slopes of Ararat! Guides Boris Egorov and Anastasia Kuznetsova.

Group guide Max Shakirov: Today we spent the first day of acclimatization with pleasure and joy, climbing from Stepantsminda to the Church of the Holy Trinity. We gained about 500 meters in height. According to the forecast, we were promised rain, but it was not... It was comfortable, that is, not hot. In a word, we got a real pleasure! Tomorrow we have a climb to the refuge Meteostation, and on the 29th, according to the plan, we will storm the summit.

Alexander Abramov, President of the 7 Summits Club, group guide: Today, leaving at 2 am from 6100m, the team reached the top of Lenin Peak 7134m. The success was 100%. All 8 participants and 4 guides reached the highest point. Now the team is going down to the assault camp. The weather contributed to the success.

Nastya Kuznetsova, guide of the 7 Summits Club from Turkey:

Greetings to all from Turkey from the city of Van, the pearl of eastern Anatolia! From here, our team will start tomorrow on Ararat, the highest peak in Turkey (5165 m). Today was a busy day. We met the group, found the lost luggage. Then we took a walk through the ancient fortress of the Urartu times, visited the archaeological museum, checked all the equipment, met the sunset on Lake Van, celebrated the meeting and got ready to go ahead to meet adventures! Your Boris Egorov and Anastasia Kuznetsova, 200 km from Ararat!

And yes, we practically took part in a Kurdish wedding!