All news: 7 May 2024

The weather was changeable today, there was no significant precipitation. But most of the time the groups were in a fog.  Our guides Alexander Dorojukov, Dmitry Semenov and Evgeny Fedyunin worked with groups.  All three groups ascended to the area of the Refuge Eleven, to a height of 4100. There is a lot of snow on the slopes, the training turned out great.  Ascent-descent, movement on fixed ropes, self-arrest.  All three groups are relaxing now at the National Park Refuge.

Official publication on the website of the Russian Chess Federation:

In total, from the city of Lukla to the base camp, the chess players had to overcome 50 kilometers and climb from a height of 2,860 meters to a height of 5,364 meters during seven days of the hike.

Tomorrow, from 8:15 Moscow time and 11:00 Nepal time, the chess tournament starts at the highest natural altitude.

The chess players will have to play 9 games according to the Swiss system with a control of 10’+3”.

Recall that the competition will be held at the highest altitude, not counting the chess games played in space. The tournament will feature a prize pool of 7 million rubles.

The games will be broadcast on the channel of the Russian Chess Federation.

This week, three groups of the 7 Summits Club will try to climb to the top of Mount Elbrus. Last week, not all participants succeeded, the weather on the day of the ascent was quite bad. Now we hope for its improvement. However, the first day was rather stormy. Our guides Alexander Dorojukov, Dmitry Semenov and Evgeny Fedyunin work with groups. On the first day, they all climbed the slopes of Mount Cheget to the Ai cafe (2700m). In the afternoon, the participants were preparing for tomorrow's ascent to the slopes of Elbrus. At the rental point of the 7 Summits Club, they were able to take the missing equipment.