All news: 31 August 2023

So, as a final preparation, our small team spent the night in the Llaca Valley in a shelter at an altitude of 4500 meters. The next morning we climbed a multi-pitch with a pleasant climbing on a granite wall. The whole route was led by our friend Alexey! We moved very quickly and smoothly. It's good when the team is solidary and we already understand each other half a word. Unfortunately, when we went down and got in touch, the news came that blocked the road to our main goal, Mount Sphinx. And now we can only wait and hope that the blockage will be cleared and we will be able to make the ascent. While we are resting, we are thinking about a backup plan, for example, to go another fivethousander, trample the snow with crampons.

Guides Boris Egorov and Vladimir Murzaev.

Artem Rostovtsev, the guide of the 7 Summits Club, reports from Georgia:

Hello everyone! We leave the hospitable Kazbegi after a night at the best local hotel Rooms. In less than a day, we managed to have a great rest here, admire Kazbek once again. There was also the presentation of certificates and medals for successful ascent. And now we are already going to new adventures.

The Guide of the 7 Summits Club Andrey Berezin reports from the Elbrus region:

News of the Elbrus region (from 30.08). The group "What's around the corner?" continued acclimatization on the slopes of Elbrus. Today we climbed the Pastukhov Rocks.  Now it has warmed up sharply and there is abundant melting. Streams flow down the slope, pulling out large areas of soil.  The weather is clear and sunny in the morning.  Tomorrow we have a rest day according to the program.  We go to the summit of Elbrus on Friday.